WRESTLERS AND DOCTORS

Cutaneous Infections in Wrestlers

CONTEXT Cutaneous infections are common in wrestlers. Although many are simply a nuisance in the everyday population, they can be problematic to wrestlers because such infections may result in disqualification from practice or competition. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are therefore important. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Medline and PubMed databases, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and...

Bolivian Wrestlers in Skirts

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY OF LOWER LIMB MUSCLES IN JUVENILE WRESTLERS Anaerobic capacity of wrestlers

Changes in the way of wrestling enforce change of its structure, and thus the nature of the competitor’s physical effort. This problem is still present and requires a deeper analysis of wrestlers’ physical fitness. The aim of this study was to determine the change in the level of selected indicators of lower limb anaerobic capacity in the students of the Sporting Championship School involved in...

Weight loss practices of college wrestlers.

PURPOSE The purpose of this investigation was to examine the weight management (WM) behaviors of collegiate wrestlers after the implementation of the NCAA's new weight control rules. METHODS In the fall of 1999, a survey was distributed to 47 college wrestling teams stratified by collegiate division (i.e., I, II, III) and competitive quality. Forty-three teams returned surveys for a total of ...

Doctors' speech and medical terminology today

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