INJURIES AND SPECIAL CONCERNS IN FEMALE GYMNASTS - DETECTING, TREATING, AND PREVENTING COMMON PROBLEMS

Authors
NATTIV A MANDELBAUM BR
Citation
A. Nattiv et Br. Mandelbaum, INJURIES AND SPECIAL CONCERNS IN FEMALE GYMNASTS - DETECTING, TREATING, AND PREVENTING COMMON PROBLEMS, Physician and sportsmedicine, 21(7), 1993, pp. 66
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Sport Sciences
Journal title
Physician and sportsmedicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00913847
Volume
21
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-3847(1993)21:7<66:IASCIF>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Medical concerns for female gymnasts vary from medical problems such a s nutrient deficiencies to orthopedic concerns such as wrist injuries. Physicians who treat gymnasts-from recreational to elite-must be awar e of the most common problems. They can then expand their role in educ ating athletes about prevention and in treating sports-specific injuri es and associated diseases.