The American College of Sports Medicine, American Academy of Family Physicians and four other medical organizations have released a new team physician consensus statement.
Here are three points:
1. The statement was published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and Current Sports Medicine Reports.
2. It provides an update to a 2007 statement and offers recommendations on musculoskeletal injuries, head and neck injuries, heat illness, cardiovascular issues, injury reduction/modification and skin infections.
3. One of the key recommendations in the statement is the importance of up-to-date treatment information for athletes.