Adam Tenforde

Dr. Tenforde is a physician who specializes in non-surgical sports medicine. He completed his training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Stanford with training on management of musculoskeletal conditions affecting the spine, joints, and tendons. Additionally, he completed a sports medicine fellowship at Stanford. Prior to becoming a physician, Dr. Tenforde was an All-American long-distance runner and contributor to multiple national championship teams at Stanford and competed as a professional athlete at the Olympic Trials. His prior experiences inform his clinical decision-making in optimizing treatment of sports medicine conditions and understanding the urgency to return athletes to sports successfully. He provides care as part of the Running Medicine subspecialty clinic at the Spaulding National Running Center. He also has expertise in ultrasound-guided procedures. His research interests include bone health in athletes, prevention of overuse injuries, and foot and ankle conditions.

Certified Specialities

• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Sports Medicine

Clinical & Research Interests

Running Medicine, Sports Medicine, Foot and Ankle Injuries, Bone Health in Athletes, Ultrasound-guided injections

Publications

1/ Relationship of Foot Strike Pattern and Landing Impacts during a Marathon.

Ruder M, Jamison ST, Tenforde A, Mulloy F, Davis IS.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Oct;51(10):2073-2079. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002032.

2. The Role of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Return to Competition for Endurance Runners: Two Case Reports.

Reilly JM, Tenforde AS.

PM R. 2019 Aug 14. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12241. [Epub ahead of print]

3. Prevalence and Anatomical Distribution of Bone Stress Injuries in the Elite Para Athlete.

Tenforde AS, Brook EM, Broad E, Matzkin EG, Yang HY, Collins JE, Braun PW, Blauwet CA.

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Jul 31. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001287. [Epub ahead of print]

4. Physician Workforce Disparities and Patient Care: A Narrative Review.

Silver JK, Bean AC, Slocum C, Poorman JA, Tenforde A, Blauwet CA, Kirch RA, Parekh R, Amonoo HL, Zafonte R, Osterbur D.

Health Equity. 2019 Jul 1;3(1):360-377. doi: 10.1089/heq.2019.0040. eCollection 2019. Review.

5. Bone Health in Adaptive Sports Athletes.

Blauwet CA, Borgstrom HE, Tenforde AS.

Sports Med Arthrosc Rev. 2019 Jun;27(2):60-66. doi: 10.1097/JSA.0000000000000235. Review.

6. Characterization of Risk Quantification Differences Using Female Athlete Triad Cumulative Risk Assessment and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Clinical Assessment Tool.

Holtzman B, Tenforde AS, Parziale AL, Ackerman KE.

Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2019 Jun 12:1-7. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2019-0002. [Epub ahead of print]

7. Evidence-Based Physiatry: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport.

Tenforde AS.

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Jul;98(7):636. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001199. No abstract available.

8. Re: Protocol for 8-Week Return to Running after a Femoral Stress Reaction: No Bone Stress Injury is the Same.

Tenforde AS.

PM R. 2019 Aug;11(8):908-909. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12159. Epub 2019 May 7. No abstract available.

9. Is Cadence Related to Leg Length and Load Rate?

Tenforde AS, Borgstrom HE, Outerleys J, Davis IS.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Apr;49(4):280-283. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8420. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

10. Youth Distance Running: Strategies for Training and Injury Reduction.

Krabak BJ, Tenforde AS, Davis IS, Fredericson M, Harrast MA, d'Hemecourt P, Luke AC, Roberts WO.

Curr Sports Med Rep. 2019 Feb;18(2):53-59. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000564. Review.

11. Low energy availability, menstrual dysfunction, and impaired bone health: A survey of elite para athletes.

Brook EM, Tenforde AS, Broad EM, Matzkin EG, Yang HY, Collins JE, Blauwet CA.

Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2019 May;29(5):678-685. doi: 10.1111/sms.13385. Epub 2019 Feb 6.

12. Energy Availability in Athletics: Health, Performance, and Physique.

Melin AK, Heikura IA, Tenforde A, Mountjoy M.

Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2019 Mar 1;29(2):152-164. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0201. Epub 2019 Feb 26. Review.

13. Bone stress injuries in male distance runners: higher modified Female Athlete Triad Cumulative Risk Assessment scores predict increased rates of injury.

Kraus E, Tenforde AS, Nattiv A, Sainani KL, Kussman A, Deakins-Roche M, Singh S, Kim BY, Barrack MT, Fredericson M.

Br J Sports Med. 2019 Feb;53(4):237-242. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099861. Epub 2018 Dec 22.

14. Treating exercise-associated low testosterone and its related symptoms.

Hooper DR, Tenforde AS, Hackney AC.

Phys Sportsmed. 2018 Nov;46(4):427-434. doi: 10.1080/00913847.2018.1507234. Epub 2018 Aug 27. Review.

15. Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport in Male Athletes: A Commentary on Its Presentation Among Selected Groups of Male Athletes.

Burke LM, Close GL, Lundy B, Mooses M, Morton JP, Tenforde AS.

Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2018 Jul 1;28(4):364-374. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0182. Epub 2018 Jul 24.

16. Endocrine Effects of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport.

Elliott-Sale KJ, Tenforde AS, Parziale AL, Holtzman B, Ackerman KE.

Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2018 Jul 1;28(4):335-349. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0127. Epub 2018 Jul 14. Review.

17. Sport and Triad Risk Factors Influence Bone Mineral Density in Collegiate Athletes.

Tenforde AS, Carlson JL, Sainani KL, Chang AO, Kim JH, Golden NH, Fredericson M.

Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 Dec;50(12):2536-2543. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001711.

18. Low energy availability surrogates correlate with health and performance consequences of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport.

Ackerman KE, Holtzman B, Cooper KM, Flynn EF, Bruinvels G, Tenforde AS, Popp KL, Simpkin AJ, Parziale AL.

Br J Sports Med. 2019 May;53(10):628-633. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098958. Epub 2018 Jun 2.

19. Effect of Shockwave Treatment for Management of Upper and Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Narrative Review.

Reilly JM, Bluman E, Tenforde AS.

PM R. 2018 Dec;10(12):1385-1403. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.05.007. Epub 2018 Jun 1. Review.

20. IOC consensus statement on relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S): 2018 update.

Mountjoy M, Sundgot-Borgen JK, Burke LM, Ackerman KE, Blauwet C, Constantini N, Lebrun C, Lundy B, Melin AK, Meyer NL, Sherman RT, Tenforde AS, Klungland Torstveit M, Budgett R.

Br J Sports Med. 2018 Jun;52(11):687-697. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099193. No abstract available.