sports medicine Volume 39 Issue 5 May 2009

Abstract......Page 1
1. Genetic Testing for Prevention or (Sports) Performance?......Page 2
2. Genetic Testing in Sports and the Legal Regulation of Genetic Testing in Employment......Page 3
3. Problems of Confidentiality and Consent in Professional Sports Medicine......Page 4
References......Page 5
Abstract......Page 7
1. Tissue Repair and Growth Factors......Page 8
2. Biological Delivery of Growth Factors: Platelet-Rich Therapies......Page 9
3.1 Tendons......Page 10
3.2 Joint Injuries......Page 12
4. Future Directions......Page 13
References......Page 14
Abstract......Page 17
1.4 Analysis Methods......Page 19
2.3 Intensity......Page 20
2.4.2 Manipulations of Accumulation of Activity per Day......Page 30
2.5.3 Walking Compared with Running......Page 31
2.6.2 Energy Expenditure......Page 32
3. Discussion......Page 33
References......Page 35
Abstract......Page 38
1. Benefits and Popularity of Swimming......Page 39
3.1 Maximal Aerobic Capacity......Page 40
3.2 Arterial Blood Pressure......Page 41
3.3 Blood Lipids and Lipoproteins......Page 42
3.4 Carbohydrate Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity......Page 43
3.5 Bodyweight and Body Composition......Page 44
5. Conclusions......Page 45
References......Page 46
Exercise and Fatigue......Page 49
Abstract......Page 50
1.1.1 Biomechanical Consequences of the Accumulation of Metabolites within Muscle Fibres......Page 51
1.1.2 Depletion of Glycogen Stores in Muscles......Page 53
1.1.3 The Effect of Exercise on Muscle Membrane Structures: Excitation-Contraction Coupling......Page 54
1.1.5 Differentiation of Muscle Fibre and Motor Unit Properties......Page 56
1.2 Effects of Exercise on the Internal Environment......Page 57
1.3 Effects of Exercise on the CNS......Page 58
1.3.1 Afferents and Motor Control......Page 59
1.3.3 The Motor Cortex......Page 60
1.3.5 Branched Chain Amino Acids and the Serotoninergic System......Page 61
1.3.6 The Role of Cytokines......Page 62
1.3.7 Brain Metabolism during Exercise......Page 64
2.1 Sensations Related to Exercise......Page 65
2.3.1 The Teleoanticipatory System......Page 66
2.3.4 Arguments against the Central Governor Model......Page 67
2.4 The Effect of the Intensity of the Workload......Page 69
3.1.2 Cytokines and Illness......Page 70
3.1.3 Some Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs......Page 71
3.1.5 Malignancies......Page 72
3.1.6 Pulmonary Diseases......Page 73
3.2.1 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome......Page 74
4. Conclusions......Page 75
References......Page 76