PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Cathy Speed
TI  - High-performance sports medicine
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-1-47
DP  - 2013 Feb 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 47--49
VI  - 13
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/1/47.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/13/1/47.full
SO  - Clin Med2013 Feb 01; 13
AB  - High performance sports medicine involves the medical care of athletes, who are extraordinary individuals and who are exposed to intensive physical and psychological stresses during training and competition. The physician has a broad remit and acts as a ‘medical guardian’ to optimise health while minimising risks. This review describes this interesting field of medicine, its unique challenges and priorities for the physician in delivering best healthcare.