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eOrthopod.com: www.eorthopod.com Millions of Americans seek medical and surgical advice online each day. A great deal of what they find is either inaccurate, hard to understand, or linked to advertising. As a result, orthopedic surgeon Randale C. Sechrest, M.D., created this Web site to enable easy access to orthopedic patient education materials. eOrthopod.com contains a more expansive subscription site intended for use by orthopedic surgeons in their practices. However, there is a separate gratis site that provides more generalized orthopedic information to the public. There are more than 200 individual topics and more than 3600 medical illustrations. Professional medical illustrations and animations make even the most complicated condition or procedure clear to patients. eOrthopod's patient education materials are peer reviewed and constantly updated. Categories are labeled according to body part, and within each topic there are several subsections. These include: patient guides, news, FAQs, discussions, and videos. Both the pictures and videos are able to be saved, and the videos are meticulously narrated. The Web site is easy to navigate and the information presented is of no cost to the public. Cost: Free MedlinePlus: Complementary and Alternative Therapies: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandalternativetherapies.html MedlinePlus is an expansive database of medical information sponsored by the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine. Health professionals and consumers alike can depend on it for information that is authoritative and up-to-date. This Web site specifically links to the section on Complementary and Alternative Therapies. This easy-to-use Web site has extensive information on topics from acupuncture and chiropractic medicine to herbal medicine and alternative therapies for cancer. The multitude of information is available in Spanish as well. As an added bonus, there is access to a medical dictionary, a medical encyclopedia, and links to thousands of clinical trials. Best of all, MedlinePlus is free to the public and does not contain any outside product advertising. Cost: Free The Runner's and Triathlete's Web: www.runnersweb.com The Runner's and Triathletes's Web was founded in January 1997 as a not-for-profit resource site for endurance athletes the world over. The site is maintained by Ken Parker, the founder and coach of the Ottawa Athletic Club Racing Team. This free site aims to provide a portal into the world of running, track and field, triathlon, and adventure racing. The site proclaims, "Runner's Web is designed by runners/triathletes, for runners/triathletes." It contains a variety of running, swimming, and cycling tips and strategies for competitive triathletes, as well as links to other associations, race sites, race pace calculators, V˙O2max calculators, and BMI calculators. There is a monthly "Runner's Trivia" and links to a number of commercial cyberstores which sell running and triathlon equipment. Some links are listed on multiple pages to facilitate navigation. Overall, this site is an excellent tool for endurance athletes to hone their skills and educate themselves about their sport. Cost: Free The Little League Baseball Pitch Count Resource Page: www.littleleague.org/media/Pitch_Count_Resource_Page.asp In recent years, the rate of throwing arm injuries in children has increased dramatically. It is believed that this rise in injuries is due to increased amounts of pitching at a younger age. Little League Baseball, Incorporated, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to, "promote, develop, supervise, and voluntarily assist in all ways, the interests of those who participate in Little League Baseball and Softball." With that goal in mind, this organization has publicized the role that pitch count plays in development of injuries in young players. Visitors to this Web site have unlimited free access to a variety of publications that address this issue. Links to position statements, FAQs, and a downloadable "Baseball Game Pitch Log" help players, coaches, and parents reduce the risk of injury. A special section called the "Coaches Resource Center" educates coaches about warning signs of overuse injuries in children and how to help protect the arms of their young athletes. Cost: Free The Sports Law e-Journal: http://epublications.bond.edu.au/slej Established in 2005 by the Australian Centre for Commercial Law, the Sports Law eJournal at Bond University is an electronic journal on sports law. Although this journal has an international and comparative law focus, all aspects of sports law and regulation are discussed. This journal is accessed at no cost and will be of interest to sports participants, sports managers and leaders, coaches, health professionals, and anyone interested in the relationship between law, policy, and sports. Articles are written by leading researchers, practitioners, and students in all aspects of sports law. Examples of recent articles include: "The use of criminal justice mechanisms to combat doping in sport," "Negligent liability in sport," and "When, where, and why does the State intervene in sport: a contemporary perspective." In all, this Web site offers a unique legal perspective on the latest topics of debate in the world of sports medicine. Cost: Free Familydoctor.org: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/physical.html The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), is a national medical organization representing more than 93,700 family physicians, family practice residents, and medical students. Familydoctor.org represents the online patient education arm of the AAFP. The physical activity section of this Web site provides an amazing variety of knowledge in multiple areas of interest. Sections on sports-safety, nutrition, exercise and seniors, and injuries and illnesses are but a few of the topics that are covered. After navigating through to the topic of interest, the information is presented in a simple question and answer type format that is easy to follow and understand. An added convenience of being able to enlarge the text or translate the information into Spanish also is available. Further, the information presented is updated frequently and is consistently peer-reviewed. Overall, this Web site is highlighted by its ease of use, practical information, and vast scope of subject matter. Cost: Free

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