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This unique text focuses exclusively on the ever-growing population of aging and masters athletes, both professional and amateur, presenting both operative and nonoperative management strategies for the range of sports-related injuries. The book is thematically divided into three sections. Part I describes the science of musculoskeletal aging and the benefits of remaining active as we age, including proper nutrition, supplements and medical therapies and adjuvants. Injuries common to the masters athlete are presented in part II, from the upper and lower extremities to the hips and spine, with special considerations for these injuries and treatments noted. Recommendations for how to thrive as a masters athlete comprise the final section, including return to sport, injury prevention and exercise as medicine.
An ideal resource for clinicians who treat active adults who won't slow down, Masterful Care of the Aging Athlete is a compilation of clinical, technical and research approaches aimed at keeping active people moving, returning them to sport rapidly and durably and protecting them from a sedentary lifestyle.
List of contents
Part I: Defining the Aging Athlete.- Who is the Masters Athlete and How are they Changing the Face of Sports?- The New Science of Musculoskeletal Aging in Bone, Muscle, and Tendon/Ligament.- Total Body Changes and Benefits of Exercise.- Structural Brain Benefits of Maintained Fitness.- Psychological/Mental Benefits of Maintaining Activity and Exercise.- Maximizing Nutrition and Supplements for Masters Athletes.- Anti-aging and Performance Enhancing Drugs.- Injectables, Biologics, and Stem Cells.- Part II: Injury, Treatment, and Return to Sport Considerations.- Knee Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport.- Hip Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport.- Shoulder Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport.- Hand and Foot Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport.- Back Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return toSport.- Return to Sport Following Total Joint Arthroplasty.- Part III: Injury Prevention and Fitness.- Maximizing Performance and Minimizing Injury.- Exercise Prescription for Active Agers.- Importance of Core and Gluteus Strengthening.- Mental Stamina and Building a Better Brain.- Longevity and Epigenetics.
About the author
Vonda J. Wright, MD, MS, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Chief, Hip Preservation and Hip Arthroscopy, Founding Director, Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA), Associate Team Physician, University of Pittsburgh Athletics, Team Physician, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Kellie K. Middleton, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Summary
This unique text focuses exclusively on the ever-growing population of aging and masters athletes, both professional and amateur, presenting both operative and nonoperative management strategies for the range of sports-related injuries. The book is thematically divided into three sections. Part I describes the science of musculoskeletal aging and the benefits of remaining active as we age, including proper nutrition, supplements and medical therapies and adjuvants. Injuries common to the masters athlete are presented in part II, from the upper and lower extremities to the hips and spine, with special considerations for these injuries and treatments noted. Recommendations for how to thrive as a masters athlete comprise the final section, including return to sport, injury prevention and exercise as medicine.
An ideal resource for clinicians who treat active adults who won't slow down, Masterful Care of the Aging Athlete is a compilation of clinical, technical and research approaches aimed at keeping active people moving, returning them to sport rapidly and durably and protecting them from a sedentary lifestyle.
