Overview
The Transgender Athlete: A Guide for Sports Medicine Providers presents sports medicine practitioners insights into the unique issues and concerns of transgender athletes in order to help them understand rules regarding transgender athlete participation and learn how to better provide competent care to transgender athletes. There are over 1.4 million transgender adults in the United States. Transgender individuals undergo gender-affirming treatments including sex hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery. An increasing number of transgender people are participating in sports and presenting to sports medicine clinics with injuries, yet there is little research about this athlete population. It is important that sports medicine providers understand the types of hormone treatments and surgeries and how these changes affect the musculoskeletal health of transgender people. Additionally, transgender people may require specific considerations when interacting with medical providers. Furthermore, sports medicine providers are often consulted to formulate transgender athlete inclusion policy. These policies are continuously changing, as new evidence becomes available, which may be difficult to understand without knowledge of the gender transition process.
Full Product Details
Author: Amy M. West, MD, EdM (Assistant Professor, Northwell, NY, USA)
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint: Academic Press Inc
Weight: 0.450kg
ISBN: 9780323916196
ISBN 10: 0323916198
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 18 August 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"*4 stars* ""The purpose of the book is to give sports medicine providers a better foundational and comprehensive understanding of transgender athletes... outlines a variety of health issues specific to transgender athletes, as well as issues specific to both trans male athletes and trans female athletes... [A] very well written [book] and is essential to any modern sports medicine physician. It seamlessly blends the psychological, social, and medical aspects of caring for the transgender athlete, which is a special context that physicians need to be aware of to provide proper holistic care for transgender individuals... has high utility for its intended audience of sports medicine physicians."" --©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, Bridget Murphy, MD (Medical College of Wisconsin)"
Author Information
A specialist in sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation, Amy West, MD, EdM, FAAPMR is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard-Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and her fellowship in Sports Medicine at Maine Medical Center. Dr. West focuses include non-operative sports medicine, musculoskeletal ultrasound, peripheral joint injections, electromyography (EMG), and concussion management. Her clinical and research interests include the female athlete, adaptive sports, lifestyle medicine, transgender athletes and nutrition. She is active in the CrossFit community, serving on the CrossFit Games Medical Team and participating in various Crossfit functions and outreach events. Dr. West has been featured on multiple podcasts and has authored peer-reviewed video and written publications.
