Masterful Care of The Aging Athlete: a Clinical Guide

Description

This unique text focuses exclusively on the ever-growing population of aging and masters athletes, both professional and amateur, presenting both operative and nonoperative management strategies for the range of sports-related injuries. The book is thematically divided into three sections. Part I describes the science of musculoskeletal aging and the benefits of remaining active as we age, including proper nutrition, supplements and medical therapies and adjuvants. Injuries common to the masters athlete are presented in part II, from the upper and lower extremities to the hips and spine, with special considerations for these injuries and treatments noted. Recommendations for how to thrive as a masters athlete comprise the final section, including return to sport, injury prevention and exercise as medicine. An ideal resource for clinicians who treat active adults who won’t slow down, Masterful Care of the Aging Athlete is a compilation of clinical, technical and research approaches aimed at keeping active people moving, returning them to sport rapidly and durably and protecting them from a sedentary lifestyle.

Table of Contents

1. Part I. The Science of Musculoskeletal Aging and the Benefits of Being a Masters Athlete
   1. The New Science of Aging
   2. The New Science of Musculoskeletal Aging in Bone, Muscle, and Tendon/Ligament
   3. Structural Brain Benefits of Maintained Fitness
   4. Psychological and/or Mental Health Benefits of Maintaining Activity and Exercise
   5. Maximizing Nutrition and Supplements for Masters Athletes
   6. Antiaging and Performance-Enhancing Drugs
   7. Injectable, Biologics, and Stem Cells
2. Part II. Common Injuries in Masters Athletes, Treatment Considerations, and Return to Sports
   1. Knee Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management, and Return to Sport
   2. Common Hip Injuries: Conservative Management
   3. Shoulder Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management, and Return to Sport
   4. The Management of Distal Radius Fractures in the Aging Athlete
   5. Foot and Ankle: Conservative Management, Operative Management, and Return to Sport
   6. Spine Injuries: Conservative Managment, Operative Management and Return to Sport
3. Part III. Thriving as a Masters Athlete
   1. Return to Sport Following Total Joint Arthroplasty
   2. Maximizing Performance and Preventing Injury in Masters Athletes
   3. An Exercise Prescription for Healthy Active Aging
   4. Importance of Core and Gluteus Strengthening
   5. Longevity and Epigenetics

Editors Biography

Vonda J. Wright, MD, MS, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Chief, Hip Preservation and Hip Arthroscopy, Founding Director, Performance and Research Initiative for Masters Athletes (PRIMA), Associate Team Physician, University of Pittsburgh Athletics, Team Physician, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, UPMC Center for Sports Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Kellie K. Middleton, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA