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How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes?
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PDHPE (Sports Medicine) Mind Map on How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes?, created by jakeholland1001 on 25/03/2014.
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How does sports medicine address the demands of specific athletes?
Children and Young Athletes
Medical conditions
Asthma - reduction in airway width
Diabetes - insufficient insulin
Epilepsy - disruption to brain
Overuse Injuries
Repeated us of body part
tissue damage over period of time
runners knee, tennis elbow
Thermoregulation
Maintenance of stable internal temperature
Appropriateness of Resistance Training
Low Resistance
Not competitive
Adults and Aged Athletes
Heat Conditions
Medical Clearance
Must be aerobic
Moderate intensity
Fractures/Bone Density
Activity increases bone mass
Delays Osterporosis
Delays post-menopausal bone density
Flexibility/Joint Mobility
Exercise improves both
impact must be to a persons limitations
Existing medical conditions must be considered
Female Athletes
Eating Disorders
Purgeing, binge eating, starving
Often athletes who need idealised body
Gymnasts, dancers
Iron Defficiency
results in anaemia
limits the capacity of blood to transport oxygen
Bone Density + Pregnancy
brittle bones/osteoporosis
Low calcium levels
exercise during pregnancy is important
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