Editorials /
BY: Jack Taunton, MD
November 2003
... Sports Medicine Centre Editorials Sport medicine, Part 1: Training (Guest editorial) ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: M. Koehle, MD
December 2003
... coughing, and dyspnea that is triggered by exercise.” [1] Up to 90% of chronic asthma patients can experience ... exercise-induced asthma symptoms. These symptoms may last 1 to 2 hours following the cessation of exercise. High ... documentation of the patient’s condition. [7] Table 1 lists restricted medications. The most common ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jiri Frohlich, MD, FRCPC
December 2003
... Cardiac Outcomes Trial—Lipid Lowering Arm (ASCOT-LLA) [1] and MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study in people with ... (average TC was 5.5 mmol/L, LDL-C 3.4 mmol/L and HDL-C 1.3 mmol/L) were assigned to either atorvastatin 10 mg or ... lower in the lipid lowering arm of the study (see Figure 1 ): • Combined outcome of nonfatal myocardial infarction ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: T. Liu-Ambrose, MSc, PT, PhD (C)
December 2003
... of movement, and the position of the knee joint. [1-3] Thus, altered neuromuscular function secondary to ... mechanoreceptors in the following three groups: • Group 1—20 humans with untreated complete ACL tears. • Group ... with failed ACL (semitendinous) reconstruction. In Group 1, the results indicated that while morphologically normal ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jack Taunton, MD
December 2003
... and jumping, such as basketball, volleyball, and soccer. [1] Numerous conservative treatments (ice, rest, heat, ... NSAIDs or acetaminophen for any chronic condition within 1 week of randomization visit. • History or physical ... session. The fourth and fifth treatments were given 1 week apart. The researchers and the subjects were not aware ...
Letters /
BY: Caroline Penn, MD
December 2003
... with efficacy rates near 100% in healthy individuals. [1,2] Unfortunately, lab tests for hepatitis may be confusing ... it is relatively benign, there is a mortality rate of 1% to 2% overall and a high rate of mortality (20%) in ...
Letters /
BY: Erik T. Paterson, MD
December 2003
... states that the patient:doctor ratio ought to be 1000:1, which leaves Creston short 4.5 FTE family doctors (plus we ... to rural areas. For the next 2 years and with nearly $1 million in funding negotiated by the BCMA with the Ministry ...