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Common Conditions in Endurance Athletes
Learning Objectives:
Following the completion of this lecture, the participant will be able to:
• Describe nuances of the history and physical for the endurance athlete.
• Understand the general principles of overuse injuries.
• Describe and differentiate between the definitions, pathophysiology, etiology, signs/symptoms, clinical presentation, exam features, and treatment plans of:
• Consider intrinsic and extrinsic strategies for overuse injury prevention.
Mark E. Rolfs, DO graduated from VCOM-Virginia, then completed a combined internal medicine/family medicine residency at St. Vincent Health in Indianapolis, IN, where he served as chief resident. With special interests in musculoskeletal medicine, osteopathic manipulation, PRP/Prolotherapy and athletics, Dr. Rolfs returned to VCOM/Virginia Tech to complete a Sports Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Rolfs serves as an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine/Sports Medicine at Liberty University College Osteopathic Medicine, as well as a team physician for the Liberty University Flames, University of Lynchburg Hornets, Liberty Christian Academy Bulldogs, and Lynchburg Hillcats.
Disclosures: None
