Title |
Medical Care for Swimmers
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Published in |
Sports Medicine - Open, July 2016
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DOI | 10.1186/s40798-016-0051-2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Morteza Khodaee, George T. Edelman, Jack Spittler, Randall Wilber, Brian J. Krabak, Daniel Solomon, Scott Riewald, Alicia Kendig, Laura M. Borgelt, Mark Riederer, Vladimir Puzovic, Scott Rodeo |
Abstract |
Swimming is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Competitive swimming is one of the most watched sports during the Olympic Games. Swimming has unique medical challenges as a result of a variety of environmental and chemical exposures. Musculoskeletal overuse injuries, overtraining, respiratory problems, and dermatologic conditions are among the most common problems swimmers encounter. Although not unique to swimming, overtraining is a serious condition which can have significant negative impact on swimmers' health and performance. This review article is an attempt to discuss various issues that a medical team should consider when caring for swimmers. |
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United States | 4 | 80% |
Unknown | 1 | 20% |
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Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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Chile | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 185 | 99% |
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Student > Bachelor | 43 | 23% |
Student > Master | 26 | 14% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 9% |
Other | 14 | 8% |
Researcher | 9 | 5% |
Other | 23 | 12% |
Unknown | 55 | 30% |
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Sports and Recreations | 37 | 20% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 18% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 29 | 16% |
Social Sciences | 5 | 3% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 2% |
Other | 19 | 10% |
Unknown | 58 | 31% |