This best-selling resource guides health care professionals through the preparticipation physical evaluation PPE process for young athletes from middle school through college. Included are recommendations on PPE timing, setting, and structure; medical history questions; and how to determine participation clearance. This resource also lists return-to-play guidelines, addresses medicolegal and ethical concerns, and explores future research and use of electronic formats. Contents cover physical examination and clearance, systems-based examinations, cardiovascular problems, central nervous system, pulmonary system, musculoskeletal conditions, and more. New in the Fifth Edition: New chapter for the female athlete New sections on mental health and the transgender athlete Includes English and Spanish versions of the History Form
ISBN: | 9781610023016 |
Publication date: | 30th June 2019 |
Author: | American Academy of Family Physicians |
Publisher: | American Academy of Pediatrics |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 240 pages |
Genres: |
Sports injuries and medicine Paediatric medicine Sports training and coaching |