Phys Sportsmed. 1993 Oct;21(10):73-97. doi: 10.1080/00913847.1993.11710431.
The Physician and sportsmedicine
S P Van Camp
PMID: 27424731 DOI: 10.1080/00913847.1993.11710431
When a high-profile athlete like Boston Celtics captain Reggie Lewis dies, finger-pointing and fear often replace reason. But sports physicians need to practice restraint-not only in reviewing Lewis' case without being privy to all the data, but also in counseling active patients. Patients need to know that the potential consequences of inactivity are more to be feared than those of exercise.