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Traveling Management

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Significant (often international) travel is a common event in the life of elite athletes and teams; increasingly recreational athletes are participating in overseas competitions. This provides unique challenges for both the athlete and the supporting medical staff regarding training and performance. Knowledge of international climates, insect-borne diseases, local food customs, jet lag, and travel-related illness are essential for medical practitioners to ensure athletes and teams can achieve maximal performance and optimal health while traveling. Detailed preparation and planning are critical components of any practitioner’s toolkit who support the traveling athlete.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada

    Steven R. Joseph

  2. Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic, London, ON, Canada

    Steven R. Joseph

  3. Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre (HULC), London, ON, Canada

    Steven R. Joseph

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  1. Orthopedics and Traumatology, State University of Campinas – UNICAMP, Campinas / Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Sérgio Rocha Piedade

  2. Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, University of Munich (TUM), München, Bayern, Germany

    Andreas B. Imhoff

  3. Ascot Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

    Mark Clatworthy

  4. Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, Federal University of São Paulo, Vila Clementino - São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Moises Cohen

  5. Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, Clínica do Dragão, Porto, Portugal

    João Espregueira-Mendes

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Joseph, S.R. (2019). Traveling Management. In: Rocha Piedade, S., Imhoff, A., Clatworthy, M., Cohen, M., Espregueira-Mendes, J. (eds) The Sports Medicine Physician. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10433-7_35

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