Exercise and Sports Medicine

Medscape and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) present Exercise and Sports Medicine. This comprehensive site offers valuable resources to aid in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sports-related injuries. Also featured are the latest medically relevant advancements in exercise science and the uses of physical activity for health. The convergence of sports, medicine, and exercise is a rapidly advancing specialty that integrates therapeutic and preventive use of exercise, fitness development for athletic performance, sports-injury prevention and treatment, and sports nutrition.

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Multimedia: Video and SlideShows

Mountain Climbing Survival Tips -- It's All in the Details Drs Robert Glatter and Bert Mandelbaum review the dangers associated with rock climbing, and offer tips on how to properly acclimate and manage altitude sickness.
Medscape Emergency Medicine, July 2019
Nutrition Therapy for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes Dr Anne Peters discusses the new guidelines for nutrition therapy for adults with diabetes or prediabetes.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2019
The Perils of Dismissing Depression as Just the 'Baby Blues' If you have reproductive-aged women in your practice, you've probably encountered perinatal depression--a common, treatable, and often serious condition.
Medscape Ob/Gyn, June 2019
Consequences of the CDC's Opioid Guideline for Chronic Pain Dr Charles Argoff discusses important perspectives following the publication of the CDC's guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain.
Medscape Neurology, June 2019
Physical Activity: The Real Magic Bullet It's never too late to begin increasing physical activity--and reap the benefits.
Medscape Ob/Gyn, May 2019
The Week That Wasn't: Obesity, Breast Feeding, Physical Activity Two studies on obesity and pair of studies on exercise made it into our weekly review.
Medscape, May 2019
How to Be Elderly and Not Frail The answer is still physical activity and good nutrition, says Dr Lundberg.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 2019
How Important Is Breakfast, Really? We're constantly being told by our moms that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But is it really? Shhh, don't tell mom!
Medscape, April 2019
CVD Primary Prevention Guideline Puts Patients Center Stage Leading with lifestyle, this panel from the guideline writing committee review the key takeaways from the 2019 ACC/AHA guideline for primary prevention of CVD, which was written with patients in mind.
American College of Cardiology & Medscape , April 2019
Will Eating These Nutrients Lower Mortality? Two nutrients that had no effect on mortality via supplementation were shown to be protective when taken in the form of food. But is it really about the nutrients?
Medscape, April 2019
'Put Your Team Together'--Tumor Board Takeaways Dr Kris details topics that are commonly discussed in his institution's lung cancer tumor board.
Medscape Oncology, April 2019
MitraClip for Secondary MR: Patient Selection Will Be Key Wayne Batchelor, MD, and Catherine Otto, MD, discuss MitraClip for secondary MR. With FDA approval for this indication, how should cardiologists select patients to ensure COAPT-like results ?
theheart.org on Medscape, April 2019