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Sports Medicine Resources and Supporting References

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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: “A Guide to Safety for Young Athletes.”
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00307

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: “Warm Up, Cool Down, Be Flexible.”
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00310

Johnston, CC Jr, Miller, JZ, Slemenda, CW, et al. Calcium supplementation and increases in bone mineral density in children. N Engl J Med 1992; 327:82.

Laughlin, GA, Yen, SSC. Nutritional and endocrine-metabolic aberrations in amenorrheic athletes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1996; 81:4301.

Warren, MP, Perlroth, NE. The effects of intense exercise on the female reproductive system. J Endocrinol 2001; 170:3.

NIH Consensus Development Panel on Optimal Calcium Intake. Optimal calcium intake. JAMA 1994; 272:1942.

Wyshak, G. Teenage girls, carbonated beverage consumption, and bone fractures. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2000; 154:610.

McIlwain, M, Bruce, DF. Reversing Osteopenia: The Definitive Guide to Recognizing and Treating Early Bone Loss in Women of All Ages. New York: Holt, 2004.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Female Athletes: Health Problems Caused By Extreme Exercise and Dieting: http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00342

Female Athlete Triad Coalition - http://www.femaleathletetriad.org/

The Center for Young Women’s Health – Children’s Hospital Boston: http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/triad.html Arthritis Foundation: “Use Heat and Cold.” http://www.arthritis.org/use-heat-cold.php

American College of Rheumatology: “Back Pain.”
http://www.rheumatology.org/public/factsheets/backpain.asp?aud=pat#5

American Physical Therapy Association: “What You Need to Know About Arthritis.”
http://www.apta.org/AM/Images/APTAIMAGES/ContentImages/ptandbody/Arthritis/Arthritis.pdf

A Diet for a Pain-Free Life by Harris H. McIlwain, MD, and Debra Fulghum Bruce, PhD. (New York: Marlowe, 2007).

Women’s Guide to Ending Pain by Howard Smith, MD, and Debra Fulghum Bruce, PhD. (New York: John Wiley, 2003.)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases: “Back Pain.”
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Back_Pain/default.asp#10a

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA):
Chang, H.J., Lynm, C., Glass, R.M. (2009). Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. 302(15): 1720

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/302/15/1720.pdf

Medline Plus
Berger, A., Zieve, D. (2008). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000192.htm

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (MFMER).
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (2009).

http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy/DS00948/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Cardiomyopathy (2008).

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/cm/cm_what.html