{"title":"Persistent Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Female Athletes: A Commentary on Postconservative Management.","authors":"Silvia Giagio, Gráinne M Donnelly","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001235","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Pelvic floor dysfunction is still an undervalued, underreported, and undertreated condition among female athletes. Despite high prevalence rates and growing interest within the scientific community, significant gaps persist in the application of evidence-based practices in sports medicine. This commentary, inspired by real questions encountered in the authors' work, is presented in a Q&A format to simulate a realistic conversation. The authors aim to provide answers to sports medicine physicians and the wider interdisciplinary team by offering a comprehensive overview of key considerations for managing athletes with persistent pelvic floor dysfunction symptoms. Through evidence-based suggestions, strategies, and a critical approach, the commentary aims to improve the understanding of the current best practice strategies for managing these athletes, both during and after conservative treatment options.</p>","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 3","pages":"65-73"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cătălin Pestrea, Rebecca Pântea, Ecaterina Cicala, Radu Brânzea, Elena Bobescu
{"title":"Muay Thai Almost Drowned My Heart - A Case Report.","authors":"Cătălin Pestrea, Rebecca Pântea, Ecaterina Cicala, Radu Brânzea, Elena Bobescu","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001234","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001234","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Rib fractures are frequently encountered in contact sports, with pyopneumothorax as a potentially severe complication. However, it is infrequent for pleural empyema to progress to purulent pericarditis and cardiac tamponade. In this report, we present a successful case of a 41-year-old previously healthy Muay Thai fighter who developed purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade due to the contiguous spread of infection from an empyemic hydropneumothorax caused by traumatic rib fracture. Emergency pericardial and pleural drainage were performed, and despite negative cultures from both pericardial and pleural fluid, empiric broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy demonstrated significant efficacy. This case highlights the importance of early recognition and treatment of infrequent but potentially lethal complications of rib fractures associated with contact sports.</p>","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 3","pages":"62-64"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Web Alert.","authors":"Steven A Greenberg","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001230","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001230","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 3","pages":"51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vahid Seifi, Niloofar Mirdamadi, Sahar Asl Fallah, Reza Mazaheri
{"title":"Eligibility and Qualification to Participate in Sports in an Asymptomatic Adolescent Soccer Player: A Case Report.","authors":"Vahid Seifi, Niloofar Mirdamadi, Sahar Asl Fallah, Reza Mazaheri","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001232","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001232","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 3","pages":"55-58"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556211","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Ultrasound in Diagnosing and Treating Costal Cartilage Injuries: A Case Report.","authors":"Tamzid Hassan, Jaime Dougherty, Altamash E Raja","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001231","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001231","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 3","pages":"52-54"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Case of Neurolymphomatosis Presenting to Sports Medicine Clinic as Worsening, Asymmetric Upper Extremity Weakness and Pain.","authors":"Levi A Harris, Misty F Todd, Luke A Stephens","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001233","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001233","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 3","pages":"59-61"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Misleading Conclusions Die Hard: Citing Flawed Research for Personal Agendas.","authors":"E Randy Eichner","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001236","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001236","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 3","pages":"49-50"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exertional Leg Weakness in a Female Zumba Instructor.","authors":"Justin Lee, Karen Halpert","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001224","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 2","pages":"34-35"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143064167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Workforce Diversity in Sports Medicine: Analysis of Recent Trends Relative to the US Population.","authors":"Jason Silvestre, John D Kelly, Harris S Slone","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001227","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001227","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study of sports medicine fellows from previous (2010-2015) and contemporary (2016-2021) training periods. There were 2315 trainees from family medicine (FM, 85%), 261 trainees from physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR, 10%), and 133 trainees from emergency medicine (EM, 5%). PMR had the highest female and Asian trainee representation while FM had the highest Black trainee representation. There was no difference in female representation between training periods (30% vs 30%, P = 0.714). White trainee representation decreased between training periods (72% vs 65%, P < 0.001). Black (6% vs 6%, P = 0.894), Asian (15% vs 15%, P = 0.970), and Hispanic (6% vs 7%, P = 0.130) trainee representation was consistent between training periods. Female (participation-to-prevalence ratio, PPR = 0.59), Black (PPR = 0.48), Hispanic (PPR = 0.35), and American Indian/Alaskan Native (PPR = 0.17) trainees were underrepresented in sports medicine relative to the US population. Efforts to recruit underrepresented groups in sports medicine fellowship training may help create a more diverse workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 2","pages":"43-48"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143064174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Travis Anderson, Eric G Post, Avinash Chandran, Zachary Yukio Kerr, Ashley N Triplett, William M Adams
{"title":"Consider the Mean-ing: Quantifying Injury Burden in Sports Injury Epidemiology.","authors":"Travis Anderson, Eric G Post, Avinash Chandran, Zachary Yukio Kerr, Ashley N Triplett, William M Adams","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001228","DOIUrl":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001228","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":"24 2","pages":"31-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143064162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}