title: Sports chronobiology consultation: from the lab to the arena.
abstract: This final article, coauthored by a chronobiology consultant, a sports psychologist who applied a chronobiology-based program to an Olympic national team, a clinical neurologist, a performance data analyst, a training-conditioning coach from a major league baseball team who applied chronobiology principles to major league pitchers, and a substance abuse expert, discusses practical aspects of a sports chronobiology consultation, including the goals and current arsenal of available interventions. Short vignettes of actual cases are presented for edification, and references are made to appropriate reviews found elsewhere in this issue.
authors.affiliation: Mood and Anxiety Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. tpostolache@psych.umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Teodor T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Postolache
authors.forename: Tsung-Min
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Richard N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Soriano
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montes
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Stiller
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D001683:Biological Clocks / Q000502:physiology*; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000494:pharmacology; D002909:Chronobiology Phenomena; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D004300:Doping in Sports / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D020179:Jet Lag Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008550:Melatonin / Q000378:metabolism; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008550:Melatonin