The Distinguished Lecture Series in Sports Medicine will present five addresses during the 1999- 2000 school year. The series, which will feature a variety of topics, is designed for health care professionals with an interest in physically active patients, and is intended for students, educators and clinicians alike. It is co- sponsored by Holland Community Hospital, GNA Rehabilitation Professionals and the college. The series will open on Wednesday, Sept. 22, with "Cryotherapy: A new look at an old modality" by Dr. Ken Knight of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. On Tuesday, Oct. 12, Dr. Julie Fritz of the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania will present "A research-based approach to the treatment of low back pain." Dr. Chris Ingersoll of Indiana State University in Terre Haute will present "The puzzle of patello-femoral pain" on Thursday, Jan. 20. On Thursday, Feb. 17, Dr. Diane Bjornstal of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis will present "The psychological impact of athletic injury." The series will conclude for the season on Tuesday, April 4, with "Sports nutrition: Fact and fiction" by Dr. Robert Murray of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute in Barrington, Ill. Each lecture will be presented at 7 p.m. in the Maas Center at Hope College. Admission is free.
