Journal of the American Medical Athletic Association

Volume 29, Number 1 Spring 2016 FOUNDER Back to Boston…and Furthering Knowledge Ronald M. Lawrence, MD, PhD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Cathy Fieseler, MD, President Although by the time you read this, AMAA’s 45th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium at Charles L. Schulman, MD, Immediate Past-President the Boston Marathon will be in the recent past, I still feel the need to comment on my excite- Douglas J. Casa, PhD, ATC, FACSM ment about the anticipation of renewing professional relationships and friendships at this S. Mark Courtney, PA-C Mark Cucuzzella, MD, FAAP annual event. And I know, as always, the race will be challenging and exhaustive; however, it Ronald S. Dubin, MD is also rewarding in so many ways, calling for a repeat performance year after year. It truly Ronald M. Lawrence, MD, PhD, is a life experience! Member Emeritus Every year I also look forward to attend the American Medical Athletic Association’s Noel D. Nequin, MD, FACSM, FAACVPR, Member Emeritus two-day symposium, which never disappoints. The speakers, many of whom are the most COL Francis G. O’Connor, MD, FACSM respected physicians in the country, always seem to provide a myriad of thought-provoking, Kathleen Russo, MD inquiry-driven, and science-based lectures. From what I have seen, the program this year Chris Troyanos, ATC is following suit with a stellar line-up of speakers and interesting topics. But don’t fret if HONORARY DIRECTORS you missed the event this year because the next issue of the AMAA Journal will highlight the Marv Adner, MD Boston weekend in a special summer color issue, including a wonderful spread of photos, Judi Babb Walter M. Bortz II, MD summaries of the weekend, a list of AMAA finishers, and articles from symposium speakers. Ken Cooper, MD (And next year you can join us!) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Speaking of the AMAA Journal, I would like to take this opportunity to remind our read- David Watt ership that this publication is your journal. Among its published offerings that are both EDITOR-IN-CHIEF informative and educational are original papers related to the medical aspects of sports, Kathleen Russo, MD nutrition, exercise, fitness, and running. MANAGING EDITOR To fulfill the goal of providing a member journal that continues to interest you and in- Barbara Baldwin, MPH crease your knowledge base, we seek input from our colleagues as well as our readers. We BOOK REVIEW EDITOR encourage your support and participation by asking for article submissions that will not only Paul J. Kiell, MD add to our current profiles but also introduce new areas of interest to readers. You can view TALKING ABOUT TRAINING EDITOR the guidelines for submitting articles on page 11 of this journal or go to www.amaasports- Douglas F. Munch, PhD med.org/amaa_journal.htm. CONTRIBUTING WRITER We have also created a short survey to help assess the publication content and Jeff Venables determine new topic areas to consider. Please participate in this survey by going to MEETING COORDINATORS https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RK5SSK6. Judi Babb Let’s all remember that the journal is our resource for learning and for furthering and Barbara Baldwin, MPH enjoying aspects of the professional world that we share. The intellectual camaraderie within EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD our community is wholesome and the journal is a way to link us and help share worthwhile Brian B. Adams, MD topics of sports medicine throughout the year. Donald B. Ardell, PhD Thank you for being a member of AMAA, and for being an AMAA Journal reader. Robert Bice, Jr., MD, FACS Paul E. Casinelli, MD George M. Dallam, PhD Stay the course! Edward R. Feller, MD Kathleen Russo, MD Lawrence A. Golding, PhD, FACSM Editor in Chief, AMAA Journal Steven J. Karageanes, DO John M. Levey, MD Steve Morrow, DDS Douglas L. Noordsy, MD Edward R. Sauter, MD, PhD Walter R. Thompson, PhD Bruce Wilk, PT, OCS

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