Sep 9th, 2019 - Background: Whether health outcomes of menopausal estrogen therapy differ between women with and without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) is unknown. Objective: To examine estrogen therapy outcomes by BSO status, with additional stratification by 10-year age groups. Design: Subgroup analyses of the randomized Women's Health Initiative Estrogen-Alone Trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT...

Feb 10th, 2019 - Abstract: Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a common injury in recreational and organized sport. Over the past 30 years, there has been significant progress in our scientific understanding of SRC, which in turn has driven the development of clinical guidelines for diagnosis, assessment, and management of SRC.

Nov 14th, 2018 - Osteoporosis is defined as low bone mineral density caused by altered bone microstructure ultimately predisposing patients to low-impact, fragility fractures. Osteoporotic fractures lead to a significant decrease in quality of life, with an increased morbidity, mortality, and disability.[1] Over 50% of postmenopausal Caucasian women will have an osteoporotic-related fracture. Only 33% of senior...

Nov 11th, 2018 - Sport-related concussion is an important topic in nearly all sports and at all levels of sport for children and adolescents. Concussion knowledge and approaches to management have progressed since the American Academy of Pediatrics published its first clinical report on the subject in 2010.

Sep 3rd, 2018 - Clinical guidance for health care professionals is critical to improving health and safety of this vulnerable population, the recommendations represent current best practices and comprise the first evidence-based clinical guideline to date for diagnosing and managing pediatric mTBI in the United States.

Aug 6th, 2018 - A previous fracture increases the risk of subsequent fractures [1], even when the previous fracture is considered to be “traumatic” [2]. Since the correlation between prior fracture and future fractures is robust and at least partially independent of bone mineral density (BMD), a previous fracture is one of the clinical risk factors included in the FRAX algorithm to estimate the 10-year risk of.

Jul 31st, 2018 - Liposomal bupivacaine (LB) has demonstrated efficacy in improving pain scores and reducing opioid consumption across a variety of surgical settings, including orthopaedic surgery. However, meticulous infiltration techniques combined with a multimodal approach are important to optimizing outcomes.

May 8th, 2018 - This document provides an overview of select musculoskeletal and medical issues that are important to team physicians who are responsible for the medical care of female athletes. It is not intended as a standard of care, and should not be interpreted as such.

Apr 3rd, 2018 - Physical inactivity is one of the most prevalent major health risk factors, with 8 in 10 US adults not meeting aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidelines, and is associated with a high burden of cardiovascular disease. Improving and maintaining recommended levels of physical activity leads to reductions in metabolic, hemodynamic, functional, body composition, and epigenetic risk factors for no.

Apr 30th, 2016 - The first practice parameter on exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) was published in 2010. This updated practice parameter was prepared 5 years later.

Jan 31st, 2015 - The objective of this Consensus Statement is to provide physicians who are responsible for the healthcare of teams with guidelines regarding conditioning for sports. This statement specifically addresses the role of exercise in conditioning.

Sep 4th, 2014 - The following is a summary of the recommendations of the AAOS clinical practice guideline on the Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.

Mar 31st, 2014 - This is a summary of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) guideline update regarding evaluation and management of athletes with suspected or diagnosed concussion in sports.

Jan 31st, 2014 - Although significant advances have occurred within the last few decades, the field of athletic training and sports medicine can be traced back to the ancient Greek civilization and the establishment of the Olympic Games. 1 Today, there are more than 900 different sports world wide, however, not all of them have a physical component.

Dec 31st, 2013 - The objective of the North American Spine Society (NASS) Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy is to provide evidence-based recommendations to address key clinical questions surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy. The guideline is intended to reflect contemporary treatment concepts for sympto.

Apr 30th, 2013 - Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) describes acute airway narrowing that occurs as a result of exercise. A substantial proportion of patients with asthma experience exercise-induced respiratory symptoms.

Jun 27th, 2018 - By 2020, approximately 12.3 million individuals in the United States older than 50 years are expected to have osteoporosis. Osteoporotic fractures, particularly hip fractures, are associated with limitations in ambulation, chronic pain and disability, loss of independence, and decreased quality of life, and 21% to 30% of patients who experience a hip fracture die within 1 year. The prevalence o...

Mar 17th, 2013 - To update the 1997 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) practice parameter regarding sports concussion, focusing on 4 questions: 1) What factors increase/decrease concussion risk? 2) What diagnostic tools identify those with concussion and those at increased risk for severe/prolonged early impairments, neurologic catastrophe, or chronic neurobehavioral impairment? 3) What clinical factors identi.

Nov 30th, 2011 - This document provides an overview of select medical issues that are important to team physicians who are responsible for athletes with concussion. It is not intended as a standard of care and should not be interpreted as such.

Sep 7th, 2018 - Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, in children is a rapidly growing public health concern because epidemiologic data indicate a marked increase in the number of emergency department visits for mTBI over the past decade. However, no evidence-based clinical guidelines have been developed to date for diagnosing and managing pediatric mTBI in the United States. To provide a guidelin...