title: High-performance sports medicine.
abstract: High performance sports medicine involves the medical care of athletes, who are extraordinary individuals and who are exposed to intensive physical and psychological stresses during training and competition. The physician has a broad remit and acts as a 'medical guardian' to optimise health while minimising risks. This review describes this interesting field of medicine, its unique challenges and priorities for the physician in delivering best healthcare.
authors.affiliation: Cambridge Centre for Health and Performance, Impington, Cambridge. cathy.speed@btinternet.com
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Speed
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods*