SPORTS MEDICINE
Examples of thesis topics:-
Science of stretching.
Effects of shoe cushioning upon
ground reaction forces in distance running.
Value of resistance training
for the reduction of sports injuries.
Muscle imbalance and
extremity injury – a perplexic relationship.
Muscle glycogen synthesis –
before & after exercise.
Effects of exercise on protein
requirements.
Sports injuries in the lower
extremities.
Prevention of athletic
injuries.
Retrospective comparison of
taping and ankle stabilizers in preventing ankle injuries.
The role of warm up in muscular
injury prevention.
Muscular atrophy following
immobilization.
Role of non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs in sports medicine.
The use of low power laser in
sports medicine.
Corticosteroids injection
therapy in sports medicine.
The use of cryotherapy in
sports medicine.
Physical rehabilitation of the
injured athlete.
Current aspects of eccentric
training for muscle rehabilitation.
Response of skeletal muscle to
training.
The clinical use of continuous
passive motion in physical therapy.
Rehabilitation technique in
sports medicine.
The second impact in
catastrophic contact sports head trauma.
First aid for sports related
dental injuries.
Management of nose bleeding in
athletes.
Eye
injuries,prevention,evaluation and treatment.
Management of orbital blow-out
fractures.
Management of corneal abrasions
in sports medicine.
Combined movements of cervical
spine.
Physical therapy of cervical &
thoracic spine.
Concept of postural muscle and
posture in man.
Nerves and nerve injuries.
Anterior shoulder dislocations
in sports.
Acromioclavicular joint
injuries in sports.
Treatment of arm pain
associated with abnormal brachial plexus tension.
Secondary cause of shoulder
pain.
Diagnosis and non operative
treatment of shoulder injuries in athletes.
Conservative management of
shoulder impingement syndrome.
Recurrent transient anterior subluxation of shoulder.
Radial tunnel syndrome – aetiology of chronic lateral elbow pain.
Soft tissue injuries about the
elbows.
Lateral elbow pain in the
athlete.
Fractures of the forearm and
elbow.
Hand injuries in sports and
performing arts.
Sports related fractures of the
hand and wrist.
Ulnar nerve compression in the
cyclist’s hand.
Wrist pain in gymnast.
Ligamentous injuries of the
wrist in athletes.
Closed tendon injuries of the
hand & wrist.
Metacarpal fractures in the
athlete.
Post traumatic instability
of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb.
Causes of low back pain in
sports medicine.
Physical activity,physical
fitness and low back pain.
Femoral neck stress fractures.
Groin injuries in athletes.
Femoral shaft stress fractures
in athletes.
Hamstring injuries in sprinting
and the role of eccentric exercise.
Posterior cruciate ligament
insufficiency.
Knee fractures in sports.
Non-operative treatment of
acute knee ligament injuries.
Treatment of torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Kienetic chain exercises in
knee rehabilitation.
Meniscal injuries.
Management of chronic achilles tendinitis.
Overuse syndrome in lower
extremities.
Management and
rehabilitation of ligamentous injuries to the ankle.
Rehabilitation of ankle
sprains.
Non operative management of
athletic ankle injuries.
Posterior tibial tendon
rupture in athletes.
Tarsal tunnel syndrome in
runners.
Stress fracture of the
medial malleolus.
Heel pain in athletes.
Cuboid syndrome.
Soft tissue conditions in
athlete’s foot.
Acute lower leg compartment
syndrome.
Emergency treatment of the
injured athlete.
Management of exercise induced
gastrointestinal problems in athletes.
Runner’s diarrhoea.
Epilepsy and sports.
Immunology of exercise.
Fluid replacement during
exercise in the heat.
Management of heat exhaustion
in athletes.
Physiology of exercise in cold.
Cold injuries.
Adaptation to exercise in the
cold.
Hypoxia and cold.
Preparticipation evaluation of
athletes.
Growth hormone and athletes.
Caffeine and endurance
performance.