A reference for primary and emergency care providers and specialists, who require
information on Sport Medicine practices

Challenger Sports Medicine is intended for all physicians, both primary care providers and specialists, who require information on sports medicine practices.

In these days of fast paced clinical changes it is crucial for primary care practitioners to continuously update their knowledge and skills in the area of evidence based medicine, specifically; current best practices, diagnostic skills, risk factor identification and current treatment options.

Educational Objectives:
1. Describe how to utilize history, physical examination, and radiological investigation to identify knee pain/dysfunction
2. List the mechanisms by which acute and chronic external forces disrupt knee integrity
3. List initial treatment to the acutely injured knee
4. List therapies designed to preserve and/or restore knee function
5. Describe how to use Ottawa rules evaluate the injured ankle
6. Describe the rehabilitation of the sprained ankle
7. Describe how to diagnose and initially treat the following common causes of acute and chronic foot pain: hallux rigidus, metatarsalgia, neuroma, plantar wart, bunion, 'corn', and hammer and claw toes

Chapter Listing

1. Foot and Ankle Problems  2. Common Knee Problems  3. Common Shoulder Problems
 

Articles Included:

Foot and Ankle Problems - Ankle Sprains, Ankle Rehabilitation, Common Causes of Foot Pain, Understanding Shoe Wear
Michael Corbett, MD
Physician, Bone and Joint Institute
New England Baptist Hospital

Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Knee Problems
Pierre Rouzier, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical Centre

Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Shoulder Problems
John Zimmer, MD
Chief of Orthopaedics, Beverly Hospital

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