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International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2001
Over the past 3 decades, there has been a continued increase in the number of “older” participants in sporting events such as running, swimming, cycling, rowing, and weightlifting. Some master athletes come from a background with years of training and competition experience, while others have only begun to compete as they approach middle-aged and older.
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Over the past 3 decades, there has been a continued increase in the number of “older” participants in sporting events such as running, swimming, cycling, rowing, and weightlifting. Some master athletes come from a background with years of training and competition experience, while others have only begun to compete as they approach middle-aged and older.
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The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 1990
In 1985, we began studying athletic fatalities in Marion County, Indiana (city of Indianapolis, population 779,966) U.S.A. We previously reported the data for calendar year 1985. The reviewed cases include all sudden, unexpected, or traumatic deaths of conditioned, competitive athletes in Marion County.
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In 1985, we began studying athletic fatalities in Marion County, Indiana (city of Indianapolis, population 779,966) U.S.A. We previously reported the data for calendar year 1985. The reviewed cases include all sudden, unexpected, or traumatic deaths of conditioned, competitive athletes in Marion County.
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Body Perception in Athletes and Non-Athletes
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 197920 male athletes and 20 control subjects were required to make estimates of the length of their body dimensions and of external comparison objects. Athletes were more accurate in judging body dimensions than comparison objects while the reverse pattern was demonstrated by non-athletes.
B. Rossi, ZOCCOLOTTI, Pierluigi
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Radiologic Clinics of North America, 1990
While athletic pursuits and exercise are intended to yield the physical rewards of endurance and muscular strength, abuse and overuse can result in musculoskeletal breakdown. The specific location and severity of an athletic injury depend on the activity or exercise, the age of the patient, and the enthusiasm and determination of the athlete.
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While athletic pursuits and exercise are intended to yield the physical rewards of endurance and muscular strength, abuse and overuse can result in musculoskeletal breakdown. The specific location and severity of an athletic injury depend on the activity or exercise, the age of the patient, and the enthusiasm and determination of the athlete.
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Athletes' Heart and Echocardiography: Athletes' Heart
Echocardiography, 2008Sudden death of competitive athletes is rare. However, they continue to have an impact on both the lay and medical communities. These deaths challenge the perception that trained athletes represent the healthiest segment of modern society. There is an increasing frequency of such reported deaths worldwide and the visibility of this issue is underlined
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Athletes, athletics, and sudden cardiac death
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 1993The pathological causes of sudden death during athletics varies with the age of the competitor. Congenital abnormalities are the predominant cause of exercise-related deaths in subjects under age 30 yr whereas atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is the primary cause of such deaths in adults.
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Child Athletes and Athletic Objectification
Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 2017This article examines the risks associated with conceptualizing the child athlete’s body primarily in aesthetic terms and as an instrument of sporting victory, and develops a concept of “athletic objectification.” It draws on a recent research project involving Australian males and females aged between 18 and 25 who participated in organized sport as ...
Cameron, Nadine +4 more
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Cardiology Clinics, 1982
Cardiac hypertrophy due to athletic training is a normal physiological response. There is no evidence that such cardiac enlargement is in any way pathological, and generally the heart weight does not exceed the ‘critical heart weight’ of approximately 500 g, which seems to be the limit for physiological hypertrophy.
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Cardiac hypertrophy due to athletic training is a normal physiological response. There is no evidence that such cardiac enlargement is in any way pathological, and generally the heart weight does not exceed the ‘critical heart weight’ of approximately 500 g, which seems to be the limit for physiological hypertrophy.
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Current Sports Medicine Reports, 2007
Dizziness is a common complaint both in athletes and their nonathletic counterparts. The diagnosis and treatment of dizziness is not significantly different between the two groups. The first step in evaluation involves defining dizziness as either presyncope, vertigo, disequilibrium, or nonspecific dizziness.
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Dizziness is a common complaint both in athletes and their nonathletic counterparts. The diagnosis and treatment of dizziness is not significantly different between the two groups. The first step in evaluation involves defining dizziness as either presyncope, vertigo, disequilibrium, or nonspecific dizziness.
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Managing athletes' post-athletic careers
2013In view of the significance of athletes’ transition out of elite sport into a post-athletic career life, this chapter provides information and research data on the relevance of athletic retirement and the provision of athlete career support services to retiring and retired athletes.
Reints, Anke, Wylleman, Paul
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