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Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Elite Athletes

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2000
It has been suggested that high-level training could contribute to the development of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), but the comparative effects of different sports on airway function remains to be determined. We evaluated 150 nonsmoking volunteers 18 to 55 yr of age; 100 athletes divided into four subgroups of 25 subjects each according to the ...
Jean-Bruno Langdeau, Dennis Bowie, Hélène Turcotte, Jean Jobin, Pierre Desgagné, Louis-Philippe Boulet   +5 more
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Physiology of Elite Young Male Athletes

2010
The participation of girls in elite sport has increased exponentially over the past 30 years. Despite these increases a tradition for recruiting boys for exercise studies persists and our knowledge of the physiologic response to exercise in girls remains limited.
Mcmanus, AM, Armstrong, N
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Sports Psychology and the Elite Athlete

Clinics in Sports Medicine, 1983
The objective of sports psychology is to optimize competence through the development of psychological skills that will permit athletes to enhance performance and gain maximal satisfaction. Sports psychology programs of the United States Olympic Committee are discussed and examples of training in psychological skills are presented, including the ...
Jerry R. May, Rainer Martens, Denis E. Waitley   +2 more
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Percutaneous Nucleotomy in Elite Athletes

Journal of Spinal Disorders, 2001
Percutaneous nucleotomy in elite athletes is considered a minimally invasive treatment of lumbar disc herniation. However, long-term effectiveness has not been established by careful follow-up studies. This article evaluates the outcome of percutaneous nucleotomy in elite athletes who have undergone the procedure. Thirty elite athletes with lumbar disc
Kazuhiro Nishimura, Takeshi Nomura, Masahiko Okuma, Joji Mochida, Eiren Toh   +4 more
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The Elite Young Athlete

2010
Preface: Armstrong, N. McManus A.M. Physiology of Elite Young Male Athletes: Armstrong, N. McManus A.M. Physiology of Elite Young Female Athletes: McManus A.M. Armstrong, N. Nutrition and Elite Young Athletes: Jeunkendrup, A. Cronin, L. Endurance Training and Elite Young Athletes: Armstrong, N. Barker, A.R.
Ali M. McManus, Neil Armstrong
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Elite athletes and pubertal delay

Minerva Pediatrics, 2017
Intensive physical training and participation in competitive sports during childhood and early adolescence may affect athletes' pubertal development. On the other hand, pubertal timing, early or late, may impact on an athlete selection for a particular sport.
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Mortality and longevity of elite athletes

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2010
The health benefits of leisure-time physical activity are well known, however the effects of engaging in competitive sports on health are uncertain. This literature review examines mortality and longevity of elite athletes and attempts to understand the association between long-term vigorous exercise training and survival rates.
Teramoto, Masaru, Bungum, Timothy J.
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Inspiratory Stridor in Elite Athletes*

Chest, 2003
Diagnosis and medical intervention for exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) are often based on self-reported symptoms, without spirometric confirmation. Inspiratory stridor (IS), a symptom of vocal cord dysfunction (VCD), is frequently mistaken for EIB wheeze.
Barry A. Spiering, Kenneth W. Rundell
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Nutrition and Elite Young Athletes

2010
Nutrition can play an essential role in the health of elite young athletes as well as exercise performance. Children and adolescents need adequate energy intake to ensure proper growth, development, and maturation. In addition, the requirements may further increase with increasing exercise training.
Asker Jeukendrup, Linda Cronin
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Elite athletes and epilepsy

Epilepsia, 2016
Daniel J. Costello, Ronan N. McGinty
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