The Preparticipation Sports Physical: Are We Dropping the Ball?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 1151-1153
Author(s):  
Robert M. Cavanaugh ◽  
Merrill L. Miller ◽  
Paul K. Henneberger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
High School Athletics ◽  
Health Care Benefits ◽  
Organizational Requirements

More than 7 million adolescents regularly compete in high school athletics each year in the United States.1 Most will undergo a limited, sports-oriented preparticipation evaluation before competition.2 This type of examination has been performed for many years to satisfy various legal, academic, and organizational requirements. However, the health care benefits to the teenagers themselves have not been analyzed objectively using direct comparison to the standard history and physical. At present, the value of the sports physical remains unproven and its efficacy has not been clearly established. In addition, the potential negative impact on delivery of comprehensive medical services to adolescents deserves further emphasis in the literature and, therefore, will be the focus of this commentary.

Epidemiology of Overuse Injuries in Collegiate and High School Athletics in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (7) ◽  
pp. 1790-1797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen G. Roos ◽  
Stephen W. Marshall ◽  
Zachary Y. Kerr ◽  
Yvonne M. Golightly ◽  
Kristen L. Kucera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
The United States ◽  
Overuse Injuries ◽  
High School Athletics

scholarly journals The Effect of Psychological Factors on Athletic Injury and Recuperation

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Incidence Rate ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Athletic Injury ◽  
Health It ◽  
High School Athletics ◽  
Collegiate Sports ◽  
Negative Role

In spite of the evident benefits of exercise on health, it is also an irrefutable fact that exercise and injury come together as well. Over a million injuries occur each year in the United States alone, and that only counts collegiate sports; should we factor in high school athletics, professional leagues, gyms and street athletes, the incidence rate would be astounding, affecting millions of Americans. Prior research shows that injury comes from training, more that from competition. It also shows that athletes keep on training in spite of their injuries because of the pressure to compete. This project shows that psychology plays a negative role in the rate and incidence of injury; but that a positive disposition on the part of the athlete goes on to contribute in the injured athlete’s recovery. Coaches and sports federations must address the psychological factors that adversely affect injury and positively affect recovery as much as they now focus on the medical aspects of injury and recovery.

Health Communication: Implications for Diverse Populations

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19
Author(s):  
Amy Hasselkus
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Health Care Decisions ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Health Related

The need for improved communication about health-related topics is evident in statistics about the health literacy of adults living in the United States. The negative impact of poor health communication is huge, resulting in poor health outcomes, health disparities, and high health care costs. The importance of good health communication is relevant to all patient populations, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Efforts are underway at all levels, from individual professionals to the federal government, to improve the information patients receive so that they can make appropriate health care decisions. This article describes these efforts and discusses how speech-language pathologists and audiologists may be impacted.

Health Outcomes and Health Care Utilization Among Obstetric Deliveries With Concurrent CKD in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Oliverio ◽  
Lindsay K. Admon ◽  
Laura H. Mariani ◽  
Tyler N.A. Winkelman ◽  
Vanessa K. Dalton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Utilization
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