This review highlights the unique medical challenges faced by swimmers, including musculoskeletal, respiratory, and dermatologic conditions, as well as overtraining.
May prompt tailored monitoring in competitive swimmers; leaves open the development of evidence-based guidelines.
Swimming is one of the most popular sports worldwide. Competitive swimming is one of the most watched sports during the Olympic Games. Swimming has unique medical challenges as a result of a variety of environmental and chemical exposures. Musculoskeletal overuse injuries, overtraining, respiratory problems, and dermatologic conditions are among the most common problems swimmers encounter. Although not unique to swimming, overtraining is a serious condition which can have significant negative impact on swimmers' health and performance. This review article is an attempt to discuss various issues that a medical team should consider when caring for swimmers.
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