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Latest News
- Latest News
- Lack of Sleep Can Affect Teen Athletic Performance (06/09/2005, Reuters Health)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Pre-Participation Physical Examinations (American College of Sports Medicine) - Links to PDF
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Carbo-Loading: Boost Your Endurance during High-Intensity Workouts (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Fast Facts about Sports Nutrition (President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports) - Links to PDF
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- How to Fit a Mountain Bike (McGraw-Hill Companies)
- Stretching: Focus on Flexibility (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Timely Tips for Tennis Types (McGraw-Hill Companies)
- Tips for Snowboarders (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Training for a 5K Fun Run: A Schedule to Help You Reach the Finish Line (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Weight Training: Are You Using Good Technique? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Athletic Shoes (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Calculate Your Exercise Heart Rate Range (American College of Sports Medicine) - Links to PDF
- In the Zone: Training Your Mind As Well As Your Body (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Know Your Sports Shoes (American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society)
- Performance-Enhancing Drugs: Dangerous, Damaging and Potentially Deadly (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sports and Vision (American Optometric Association)
Newsletters/Print Publications
- Newsletters/Print Publications
- American College of Sports Medicine Fit Society Page (American College of Sports Medicine)
Directories
- Directories
- AOSSM Directory: Find a Doctor (American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine)
- Directory of Sports Organizations for Athletes with Disabilities (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
- Sports Medicine Clinic Directory (McGraw-Hill Companies)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American College of Sports Medicine
- National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Also available in: Spanish - President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
Children
- Children
- Do You Know How to Feed Your Child Athlete? (Nemours Foundation)
- Exercises for Young Athletes (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- How Parents Can Encourage Girls to Play Sports (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Youth Athletics: Finding the Right Sport (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Youth Strength Training: It's OK As Long As You Do It Correctly (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Dehydration (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Female Athlete Triad (Nemours Foundation)
- Guide to Eating for Sports (Nemours Foundation)
- Handling Sports Pressure and Competition (Nemours Foundation)
- Importance of Pre-Participation Physicals (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Sports and Exercise Safety (Nemours Foundation)
- Teen Athletes and Performance-Enhancing Substances: What Parents Can Do (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Teen Lifestyle: Help Your Student Athlete Find the Right Balance (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Women
- Women
- Female Athletic Triad (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Sports and Women Athletes: The Female Athlete Triad (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish