TY - JOUR T1 - GEneral principles in treatment of injuries to athletes AU - O'Donoghue DH Y1 - 1959/11/21 N1 - 10.1001/jama.1959.03010300030006 JO - Journal of the American Medical Association SP - 1656 EP - 1659 VL - 171 IS - 12 N2 - Experience has led to the conviction that a physician called on to treat an injured athlete should respect the patient's desire for early return to a competitive status. The physician's examination should be thorough, and treatment from the beginning must aim at the complete rehabilitation of the athlete. SN - 0002-9955 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.1959.03010300030006 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010300030006 ER -