Sport-specific conditioning.
The goal of the athlete is to optimize performance. The goal of the sports medicine physician is to minimize injury risk. By preparing the athlete's body for the mechanical and metabolic demands inherent in a particular sport, sport-specific conditioning programs can help achieve both these goals. Periodization of the conditioning program is the ideal framework for keeping the individual athlete's workload as high as possible without overtraining and injury.
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Lexington Clinic Sports Medicine Center, Kentucky.
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D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D010807:Physical Endurance; D010809:Physical Fitness; D013177:Sports / Q000193:education / Q000502:physiology