Recent Position Statements, Consensus Statements, Policy Statements, Guidelines, and Recommendations Related to Sports Medicine

	Guideline (link to SMR summary)	Date Posted
1	Female Athlete Issues for the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement-2017 Update	5/1/2018
2	An update to the AIS-AMA position statement on concussion in sport	4/30/2018
3	National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Evaluation, Management, and Outcomes of and Return-to- Play Criteria for Overhead Athletes With Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior Injuries	4/24/2018
4	National Football League Head, Neck and Spine Committee's Concussion Diagnosis and Management Protocol: 2017-18 season	4/5/2018
5	Position Statement of the Arthroscopy Association of Canada (AAC) Concerning Arthroscopy of the Knee Joint-September 2017	4/4/2018
6	IOC Consensus Statement: Dietary Supplements and the High-Performance Athlete	3/27/2018
7	Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of ankle sprains: update of an evidence-based clinical guideline	3/20/2018
8	Implementation of the 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement in contact and collision sports: a joint position statement from 11 national and international sports organisations	3/15/2018
9	2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement on prevention, diagnosis and management of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries	3/13/2018
10	Patellofemoral Instability: A Consensus Statement From the AOSSM/PFF Patellofemoral Instability Workshop.	3/1/2018
11	Risk factors, diagnosis and non-surgical treatment for meniscal tears: evidence and recommendations: a statement paper commissioned by the Danish Society of Sports Physical Therapy (DSSF)	2/15/2018
12	Consensus Statement- Prehospital Care of Exertional Heat Stroke.	1/26/2018
13	American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Clinical Consensus Statement: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Acquired Infracalcaneal Heel Pain.	1/24/2018
14	National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Prevention of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury	1/15/2018
15	Guidelines for the Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries	12/13/2017
16	Spanish Consensus Statement: Clinical Management and Treatment of Tendinopathies in Sport	12/8/2017
17	Evidence-based concepts for prevention of knee and ACL injuries. 2017 guidelines of the ligament committee of the German Knee Society (DKG).	11/27/2017
18	Return to play after hamstring injuries in football (soccer): a worldwide Delphi procedure regarding definition, medical criteria and decision-making	11/24/2017
19	European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) joint position statement: recommendations for the indication and interpretation of cardiovascular imaging in the evaluation of the athlete's heart	11/10/2017
20	International patellofemoral osteoarthritis consortium: Consensus statement on the diagnosis, burden, outcome measures, prognosis, risk factors and treatment.	11/3/2017
21	Position Statement From the Australian Knee Society on Arthroscopic Surgery of the Knee, Including Reference to the Presence of Osteoarthritis or Degenerative Joint Disease: Updated October 2016	10/20/2017
22	National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Fluid Replacement for the Physically Active	10/16/2017
23	International society of sports nutrition position stand: nutrient timing	9/27/2017
24	International Olympic Committee consensus statement on pain management in elite athletes	9/5/2017
25	Neck Pain: Revision 2017	7/12/2017
26	The Role of Athletic Trainers in Preventing and Managing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis in Physically Active Populations: a Consensus Statement of the Athletic Trainers' Osteoarthritis Consortium	7/10/2017
27	ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Stress (Fatigue/Insufficiency) Fracture, Including Sacrum, Excluding Other Vertebrae	6/2/2017
28	Monitoring Athlete Training Loads: Consensus Statement	5/15/2017
29	Consensus statement on concussion in sport-the 5th international conference on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016.	5/12/2017
30	The Inter-Association Task Force Document on Emergency Health and Safety: Best-Practice Recommendations for Youth Sports Leagues	5/1/2017
31	Psychological Issues Related to Illness and Injury in Athletes and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement-2016 Update.	4/24/2017
32	2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines, and the Heart Rhythm Society.	3/27/2017
33	American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Clinical Consensus Statement: Perioperative Management.	3/20/2017
34	International Recommendations for Electrocardiographic Interpretation in Athletes.	3/6/2017
35	Anterolateral Ligament Expert Group consensus paper on the management of internal rotation and instability of the anterior cruciate ligament - deficient knee.	2/27/2017
36	National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Management of Acute Skin Trauma	1/24/2017
37	Australian Institute of Sport and Australian Medical Association Position Statement on Concussion in Sport	1/23/2017
38	Ethics of genetic testing and research in sport: a position statement from the Australian Institute of Sport	12/8/2016
39	National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Preventing and Managing Sport-Related Dental and Oral Injuries	11/30/2016
40	International consensus on the definition and classification of fibrosis of the knee joint	11/24/2016
41	Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation for athletic participants to prevent sudden death: Position paper from the EHRA and the EACPR, branches of the ESC. Endorsed by APHRS, HRS, and SOLAECE.	11/22/2016
42	Statements of Agreement From the Targeted Evaluation and Active Management (TEAM) Approaches to Treating Concussion Meeting Held in Pittsburgh, October 15-16, 2015.	11/18/2016
43	Exercise and pregnancy in recreational and elite athletes: 2016 evidence summary from the IOC expert group meeting, Lausanne	11/14/2016
44	The Warwick Agreement on femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAI syndrome): an international consensus statement	9/23/2016
45	AMSSM Position Statement on Cardiovascular Preparticipation Screening in Athletes: Current Evidence, Knowledge Gaps, Recommendations, and Future Directions.	9/16/2016
46	Sports Specialization and Intensive Training in Young Athletes	9/8/2016
47	Evidence-based clinical practice update: practice guidelines for anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation based on a systematic review and multidisciplinary consensus	9/2/2016
48	How much is too much? International Olympic Committee consensus statements on load in sport and risk of injury and illness	8/22/2016
49	2016 Patellofemoral pain consensus statement from the 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Manchester. Part 1: Terminology, definitions, clinical examination, natural history, patellofemoral osteoarthritis and patient-reported outcome measures	7/1/2016
50	2016 consensus statement of the International Ankle Consortium: prevalence, impact and long-term consequences of lateral ankle sprains	6/24/2016
51	2016 Consensus statement on return to sport from the First World Congress in Sports Physical Therapy, Bern	6/22/2016
52	2016 Patellofemoral pain consensus statement from the 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Manchester. Part 2: recommended physical interventions (exercise, taping, bracing, foot orthoses and combined interventions)	6/17/2016
53	National Strength and Conditioning Association Position Statement on Long-Term Athletic Development	6/10/2016
54	Spanish Consensus Statement: The Treatment of Muscle Tears in Sport	6/3/2016
55	The IOC Consensus Statement: Harassment and Abuse (Non-accidental Violence) in Sport	5/18/2016
56	AOSSM Early Sport Specialization Consensus Statement	5/13/2016
57	Osteoarthritis Action Alliance’s Consensus Opinion for Best Practice Features of Lower Limb Injury Prevention Programs	5/6/2016
58	Interassociation Consensus Statement on Cardiovascular Care of College Student-Athletes	4/29/2016
59	The American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists' Consensus Statement on Rehabilitation Following Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair	4/4/2016
60	The National Strength And Conditioning Association Position Statement On Long-Term Athletic Development	3/7/2016
61	Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance	2/29/2016
62	The American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians Position Statement on Pre-Participation Examinations: An Expert Consensus.	1/25/2016
63	Australasian College of Sports Physicians-position statement: The Place of Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell Therapies in Sport and Exercise Medicine	1/20/2016
64	Selected Issues in Injury and Illness Prevention and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement	1/6/2016
65	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 15: Legal Aspects of Medical Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations: A Scientific Statement From the  American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/19/2015
66	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 14: Sickle Cell Trait: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/18/2015
67	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 13: Commotio Cordis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/17/2015
68	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 12: Emergency Action Plans, Resuscitation, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, and Automated External Defibrillators: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/16/2015
69	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 11: Drugs and Performance-Enhancing Substances: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/15/2015
70	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 10: The Cardiac Channelopathies: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/15/2015
71	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 9: Arrhythmias and Conduction Defects: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/14/2015
72	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes with Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 8: Coronary Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/14/2015
73	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 7: Aortic Diseases, Including Marfan Syndrome: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/13/2015
74	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 6: Hypertension: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology	11/12/2015
75	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 5: Valvular Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/12/2015
76	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 4: Congenital Heart Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/11/2015
77	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 3: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Other Cardiomyopathies, and Myocarditis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/10/2015
78	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 2: Preparticipation Screening for Cardiovascular Disease in Competitive Athletes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/10/2015
79	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Task Force 1: Classification of Sports: Dynamic, Static, and Impact: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/9/2015
80	Eligibility and Disqualification Recommendations for Competitive Athletes With Cardiovascular Abnormalities: Preamble, Principles, and General Considerations: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology	11/9/2015
81	Tackling in Youth Football	11/2/2015
82	Updating ACSM's Recommendations for Exercise Preparticipation Health Screening	10/19/2015
83	National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses.	8/24/2015
84	Statement of the Third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Carlsbad, California, 2015	7/13/2015
85	The Surgical Management of Symptomatic Articular Cartilage Defects of the Knee: Consensus Statements from United Kingdom Knee Surgeons	6/29/2015
86	International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on Youth Athletic Development	6/19/2015
87	Doha Agreement Meeting on Terminology and Definitions in Groin Pain in Athletes	6/5/2015
88	Consensus recommendations on training and competing in the heat	5/18/2015
89	Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Paralympic Committee Position Statement: Urinary Tract Infection in Spinal Cord Injured Athletes	5/4/2015
90	Clinical recommendations for sport practice in diabetic patients (RECORD Guide). Diabetes Mellitus Working Group of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN).	4/17/2015
91	Interassociation Recommendations for Developing a Plan to Recognize and Refer Student-Athletes With Psychological Concerns at the Secondary School Level: A Consensus Statement	3/9/2015
92	The Team Physician and Strength and Conditioning of Athletes for Sports: A Consensus Statement	2/9/2015
93	Development of Clinical Recommendations for Progressive Return to Activity After Military Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Guidance for Rehabilitation Providers.	1/13/2015
94	Advancing the Preparticipation Physical Evaluation: An ACSM and FIMS Joint Consensus Statement	12/1/2014
95	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries	11/4/2014
96	American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Position Statement: Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Sports Medicine	10/31/2014
97	2014 ESC Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).	9/8/2014
98	Recommendations for Policy Development Regarding Sport-Related Concussion Prevention and Management in Canada	9/5/2014
99	Inter-association Guidelines: Independent Medical Care for College Student-Athletes, Diagnosis and Management of Sport-Related Concussion, and Year-Round Football Practice Contact	7/28/2014
100	Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine Position Statement: Neuromuscular Training Programs Can Decrease Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Youth Soccer Players	5/5/2014
101	The IOC Consensus Statement: Beyond the Female Athlete Triad—Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)	3/21/2014
102	National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Management of Sport Concussion	3/14/2014
103	Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine Position Statement: Athletes at High Altitude	3/10/2014
104	Patellofemoral Pain: Consensus Statement from the 3rd International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat Held in Vancouver, September 2013	2/28/2014
105	Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) Guidelines for the Non-Surgical Management of Knee Osteoarthritis	2/14/2014
106	National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Preparticipation Physical Examinations and Disqualifying Conditions	2/10/2014
107	2014 Female Athlete Triad Coalition Consensus Statement on Treatment and Return to Play of the Female Athlete Triad	1/31/2014
108	Overuse Injuries and Burnout in Youth Sports: A Position Statement from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine	1/10/2014
109	‘Treatment of the Sportsman's groin’: British Hernia Society's 2014 Position Statement Based on the Manchester Consensus Conference	12/17/2013
110	Selected Issues for Nutrition and the Athlete: a Team Physician Consensus Statement	11/27/2013
111	An Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of lumbar Disc Herniation with Radiculopathy	11/27/2013
112	Returning to Learning Following a Concussion: A Clinical Report from the American Academy of Pediatrics	11/8/2013
113	How to Treat Guyon's Canal Syndrome? Results from the European HANDGUIDE Study: a Multidisciplinary Treatment Guideline	11/8/2013
114	Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence-Based Guideline, 2nd Edition	11/8/2013
115	How to Minimise the Health Risks to Athletes Who Compete in Weight-Sensitive Sports Review and Position Statement on Behalf of the Ad Hoc Research Working Group on Body Composition, Health and Performance, Under the Auspices of the IOC Medical Commission	10/10/2013
116	Inter-Association Recommendations for Developing a Plan to Recognize and Refer Student-Athletes With Psychological Concerns at the Collegiate Level: An Executive Summary of a Consensus Statement	10/1/2013
117	Position statement on youth resistance training: the 2014 International Consensus	9/26/2013
118	Inter-Association Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Sports Medicine Management for Secondary Schools and Colleges	7/29/2013
119	Team Physician Consensus Statement: 2013 Update	7/26/2013
120	National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Conservative Management and Prevention of Ankle Sprains in Athletes	7/19/2013
121	CPR Quality: Improving Cardiac Resuscitation Outcomes Both Inside and Outside the Hospital: A Consensus Statement From the American Heart Association	7/15/2013
122	Screening for Sudden Cardiac Death Before Participation in High School and Collegiate Sports: American College of Preventive Medicine Position Statement on Preventive Practice	7/5/2013
123	The Inter-Association Task Force for Preventing Sudden Death in Secondary School Athletics Programs: Best Practices Recommendations	6/14/2013
124	National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement:  Evaluation of Dietary Supplements for Performance Nutrition	6/7/2013
125	The Second International Scientific Tendinopathy Symposium (ISTS) Vancouver 2012: Sports and Exercise-Related Tendinopathies	5/3/2013
126	National Association of School Nurses Position Statement: Concussions – The Role of the School Nurse	5/3/2013
127	Policy Statement From the American College of Physicians and the Federation of State Medical Boards: Online Medical Professionalism: Patient and Public Relationships	4/26/2013
128	2013 Consensus Statement From the ‘Scapular Summit’: Clinical Implications of Scapular Dyskinesis in Shoulder Injury	4/19/2013
129	American Academy of Neurology: Summary of Evidence-based Guideline Update: Evaluation and Management of Concussion in Sports	3/18/2013
130	Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport: the 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport held in Zurich, November 2012	3/13/2013
131	National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Lightning Safety for Athletics and Recreation	3/2/2013
132	International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Energy Drinks	1/14/2013
133	New Consensus Statement: Overtraining Syndrome	12/20/2012
134	American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Position Statement: Concussion in Sport	12/17/2012
135	American College of Sports Medicine Updated Consensus Statements: Sideline Preparedness & Return to Play (2 Consensus Statements)	11/23/2012
136	Terminology and Classification of Muscle Injuries in Sport: The Munich Consensus Statement	10/30/2012
137	American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement: Cheerleading Injuries: Epidemiology and Recommendations for Prevention	10/23/2012
138	National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement:  Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids	9/24/2012
139	Recommendations of the National Football League Physician Society Task Force on the Use of Toradol® Ketorolac in the National Football League	9/3/2013
140	The Dutch Orthopaedic Association: Guideline on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury	8/30/2012
141	International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement on Thermoregulatory and Altitude Challenges for High-Level Athletes	6/18/2012
142	Consensus Statement: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Ankle Sprains: an Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline	4/29/2012
143	American College of Rheumatology: 2012 Recommendations for the Use of Nonpharmacologic & Pharmacologic Therapies in Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee	4/9/2012
144	Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association: Low Back Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health	4/2/2012
145	Current status of body composition assessment in sport: review and position statement on behalf of the ad hoc research working group on body composition health and performance, under the auspices of the I.O.C. Medical Commission	2/17/2012
146	2011 SOSORT Guidelines: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment of Idiopathic Scoliosis During Growth	2/3/2012
147	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on: Optimizing the Management of Rotator Cuff Problems	1/27/2012
148	International Association of Dental Traumatology Guidelines For the Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries: 1. Fractures and Luxations of Permanent Teeth	1/16/2012
149	Inter-organization Position Statement: Role of Neuropsychologists in the Evaluation and Management of Sport-related Concussion	12/17/2011
150	National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Preventing Sudden Death in Sports	12/10/2011
151	Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury) and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement—2011 Update	11/19/2011
152	American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Position Statement: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and the Athlete	9/7/2011
153	Canadian Academy of Sport & Exercise Medicine Releases New Position Statement: Abuse, Harassment, and Bullying in Sport	9/6/2011
154	American Academy of Pediatrics & Canadian Paediatric Society: Policy Statement on Boxing Participation among Children & Adolescents	8/29/2011
155	American College of Sports Medicine & American Diabetes Association: Joint Position Statement: Exercise & Type 2 Diabetes	8/14/2011
156	American Academy of Pediatrics: Policy Statement – Climatic Heat Stress and Exercising Children and Adolescents	8/13/2011
157	National Association of School Nurses Releases New Position Statement: The Role of the School Nurse and School-Based Health Centers	6/18/2011
158	NATA Releases New Position Statement: Safe Weight Loss & Maintenance Practices In Sport & Exercise	6/16/2011