Volume 2 - Issue 2

June 2013
This issue continues the Aspetar Sports Medicine Journal’s commitment to represent all facets of sports science and medicine and offers a wide variety of topics from Sports Surgery articles on PCL injury and articular cartilage repair to Sports Rehabilitation and Radiology articles on throwing injuries. This issue also introduces the Healthy Lifestyle section with an article on how to promote physical activity. We also hear from Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Fabian Cancellara.

Articles

Legacy of Arabic Medicine
Ibn Rushd

Averroes Written by Emilia Calvo, Spain Al-Andalus produced some of the brightest intellectual minds...

Written by – Emilia Calvo, Spain

Letters From
Spring in the Black Forest, the desert dust and the respiratory system of the athlete

A LETTER FROM: FREIBURG, GERMANY Written by Yorck Olaf Schumacher, Qatar Spring is just...

Written by – Yorck Olaf Schumacher, Qatar

Healthy Lifestyle
Promoting health enhancing physical activity

The new role of the sport sector Written by Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari and Izzeldin Ibrahim,...

Written by – Mohamed Ghaith Al-Kuwari and Izzeldin Ibrahim, Qatar

Sport and Society
How innovative are you? High performance sport training centres

Written by Caroline Ringuet-Riot and Daniel James, Australia INTRODUCTION Sports technologies are...

Written by – Caroline Ringuet-Riot and Daniel James, Australia

Interview
Fabian Cancellara

Interview by Velvet Garvey, Qatar The last 12 months have been tumultuous for Fabian Cancellara. He...

Interview by – Velvet Garvey, Qatar

Sports Pharmacy
Drug testing in sport: A review of recent developments

Written by David Mottram, UK INTRODUCTION The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has provided clear...

Written by – David Mottram, UK

Sports Radiology
MRI of the athlete with elbow pain

Written by Richard Kijowski, USA INTRODUCTION MRI is commonly used to evaluate athletes...

Written by – Richard Kijowski, USA

Sports Rehab
Throwing is the most important thing humans have ever done! But…

“Baseball is a big part of injuries” - Yogi Berra Written by Rodney Whiteley, Qatar Arguably, the...

Written by – Rodney Whiteley, Qatar

Sports Surgery
Articular cartilage repair in athletes

Current concepts and future treatments Written by Alan Ivkovic, Damir Hudetz and Marko Pecina,...

Written by – Alan Ivkovic, Damir Hudetz and Marko Pecina, Croatia

Sports Surgery
PCL injury diagnosis and treatment options

Written by Philippe Landreau, Qatar INTRODUCTION Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injuries are less...

Written by – Philippe Landreau, Qatar

Sports Medicine
Ankle sprain: Diagnosis and therapy starts with knowledge of anatomy

Written by Pau Golanó, Spain and Jordi Vega, Switzerland A thorough knowledge of anatomy is imperative...

Written by – Pau Golanó, Spain and Jordi Vega, Switzerland

Sports Science
Exercise and oxidative stress: An exercise paradox?

Written by Wade Knez, Qatar Oxidative stress is the total burden placed on organisms by the...

Written by – Wade Knez, Qatar

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