Andrén-Sandberg A, Nilstun T
Kirurgisk avdelning, Haukeland universitets-sjukhus, Bergen, Norge.
Lakartidningen. 1998 Nov 25;95(48):5517-21.
Ethics in the field of sports medicine embraces a number of issues of general human interest. While it is important to determine the salubrious potential of exercise and sports, it is open to question whether it is reasonable to invest massive research resources in attempts to induce high-performance elite athletes to perform yet better, or to remedy sports injuries to enable athletes to continue exposing themselves to the risk of further injuries. When such questions arise as the extent to which physicians should attempt to modify unhealthy lifestyle factors, for example the use of doping, or whether it is right that athletes should take precedence in waiting lists for health care, it is important to be aware of the singular practical potential of sports medicine.
运动医学领域的伦理涵盖了许多普遍受人类关注的问题。虽然确定运动和体育的有益潜力很重要，但投入大量研究资源试图促使高性能精英运动员表现得更好，或者治疗运动损伤以使运动员能够继续让自己面临进一步受伤的风险是否合理，这是值得质疑的。当出现诸如医生应在多大程度上试图改变不健康的生活方式因素（例如使用兴奋剂），或者运动员在医疗保健等候名单上应优先于他人是否正确等问题时，认识到运动医学独特的实际潜力很重要。
