General principles of training -- Adaptations to training -- The overtraining syndrome: diagnosis and management -- Clinical testing and assessment -- Clinical myology in sports medicine -- Cardiology -- Pulmonology -- Endocrinology -- Dermatology -- Exercise and infections -- Gastrointestinal system and exercise: a clinical approach to gastrointestinal problems encountered in athletes -- Exercise and the kidney -- Obstetrics and gynecology -- Neurological problems in sport -- Medical care of the disabled athlete -- Environmental sports medicine -- Drugs in sport -- Emergency sports medicine -- Genetics and sports participation -- Sports nutrition: practical guidelines for the sports physician