Evidence-based Sports Medicine

Evidence-based Sports MedicineSection 3: Management of chronic conditions 16310 Does regular exercise help in the treatment andmanagement of bronchial asthma? 165Felix SF Ram, Stewart M Robinson, Peter N Black11 Does exercise help or harm in osteoarthritisof the knee? 181Robert J Petrella12 Does physical activity help weight loss in obesity? 196Linda S Pescatello13 How should athletes with chronic low back painbe managed in primary care? 216Bruce Thompson14 How should you treat spondylolysis in the athlete? 239Christopher J Standaert, Stanley A Herring15 Is there a role for exercise in the prevention ofosteoporotic fractures? 266Olga M RutherfordSection 4: Injuries to the upper limb 28716 Are corticosteroid injections as effective asphysiotherapy for the treatment of a painful shoulder? 289Daniëlle van der Windt, Bart Koes17 How should you treat an athlete with a first timedislocation of the shoulder? 318Marc R Safran, Fredrick J Dorey, Raymond A Sachs18 How should you treat tennis elbow? A 351Alasdair JA Santini, Simon P FrostickSection 5: Injuries to the groin, hip or knee 36919 How reliable is the physical examination in thediagnosis of sports related knee injuries? 371William R Donaldson, Milan DiGuilio, John C Richmond20 How do you treat chronic groin pain? 389Peter A Frickervi