This subject brings together the strands dealt with in preceding subjects on sports injuries and medical applications of exercise. Weekly topics include: the prevention of injury, including the screening of athletes pre-season; imaging in sports medicine, considering the use of X-Rays, CT and MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine; principles of rehabilitation in relation to types of stretching and strengthening, physical methods of soft tissue treatment, manipulation and mobilisation, proprioceptive re-training, taping; the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroid injections; the management of rheumatological conditions in relation to physical activity; medical coverage of fun runs and other community events; the role of the team physician; legal and ethical aspects of sports medicine. Genetic determinants of sporting performance are also discussed and the potential uses and abuses of gene therapy.