Sports Medicine

The Adolescent Athlete and the Team Physician

2008 Selected Issues for the Adolescent Athlete and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -- The goal of this document is to help the team physician improve the care of the adolescent athlete by understanding the medical, musculoskeletal, and psychological factors common in this age group.
(16-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Injury and Illness Prevention and the Team Physician

2007 Selected Issues in Injury and Illness Prevention and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -- The goal of this document is to help the team physician improve the care of the athlete by understanding and practicing methods of injury and illness prevention in specific sports medicine problems.
(11-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Psychological Issues Related to Injury in Athletes

2006 Psychological Issues Related to Injury in Athletes and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -- The goal of this document is to help the team physician improve the care of the athlete by understanding the relationship between injury and the psychological issues related to injury.
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Concussion and the Team Physician

2005 Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -- The goal of this document is to assist the team physician in providing optimal medical care for the athlete who has had a concussion.
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Event Management and the Team Physician

2004 Mass Participation Event Management for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -- The goal of this document is to assist the team/event physician in providing medical care during mass participation events.
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

The Female Athlete and the Team Physician

2003 Female Athlete Issues for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -- The goal of this document is to assist the team physician in providing optimal medical care for the female athlete.
(9-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Return-to-Play Issues

2002 The Team Physician and Return-to-Play Issues: A Consensus Statement -- The goal is to return an injured or ill athlete to practice or competition without putting the individual or others at undue risk for injury or illness.
(3-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Sideline Preparedness

2001 Sideline Preparedness for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement -- The safety and on-site medical care of the athlete is the goal of sideline preparedness.
(4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Conditioning of Athletes for Sports

2000 The Team Physician and Conditioning of Athletes for Sports: A Consensus Statement -- The goal of conditioning is to optimize the performance of the athlete and minimize the risk of injury and illness.
(5-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Team Physician Consensus

1999 Team Physician Consensus Statement -- The objective of the Team Physician Consensus Statement is to provide physicians, school administrators, team owners, the general public, and individuals who are responsible for making decisions regarding the medical care of athletes and teams with guidelines for choosing a qualified team physician and an outline of the duties expected of a team physician.
(2-page PDF file; About PDFs)