Handbook of Sports Medicine. A Symptom-Oriented Approach

Janus D Butcher MD
Staff Physician, Department of Orthopedics, Center for Sports Medicine, St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic, Duluth, Minnesota; Associate Clinical Professor of Family Practice, University of Minnesota-Duluth School of Medicine
Karen S Rucker MD
Chairman and Herman J. Flax, MD, Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University and Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond; Executive Medical Director, The HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Virginia, Richmond
Wade A Lillegard MD
Co-Director, Center for Sports Medicine, St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic, Duluth, Minnesota; Assistant Professor of Family Practice, University of Minnesota-Duluth School of Medicine
Wade A Lillegard MD
Co-Director, Center for Sports Medicine, St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic, Duluth, MN; Assistant Professor of Family Practice, University of Minnesota, Duluth

From the Foreword by Karl B. Fields, MD, Professor and Associate Chairman of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine: "The editors and authors of Handbook of Sports Medicine: A Symptom-Oriented Approach, Second Edition, should be congratulated on assembling practical, timely information on injury, illness and supervision of sport into one valuable text. The timing of this second edition coincides with efforts by the US Public Health Service, the American College of Sports Medicine, The American Heart Association and other organizations to encourage greater physical activity among Americans. With numerous participants in organized sports and a new group of 'emerging athletes,' the primary care physician will find that this text will serve as an excellent resource in guiding care for this expanding group of patients."

Handbook of Sports Medicine: A Symptom-Oriented Approach, Second Edition, is a comprehensive clinical reference that addresses medical problems and injuries in a systematic manner, including initial assessment, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation.

As exercise and sports have become increasingly popular in the past decade, a growing need for family physicians to have access to information about the sports medicine concerns of their patients has developed. This easy-to-use reference provides primary care practitioners and therapists with the tools they need to evaluate and manage injuries and medical problems in both athletes and non-athletes.

The editors emphasize a symptom-oriented approach that mimics how problems are experienced in everyday practice. A differential diagnosis, based on the area of complaint, is given and the reader is guided through physical findings, radiographs, and special tests that confirm a given diagnosis. This is the ideal sports medicine textbook for family physicians.

Contents: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS: Pre-Participation Athletic Examinations for the High School and College Athlete; Inflammation and the Role of Anti-Inflammatory Medications; Modalities in Rehabilitation; Mass Participation Events; INJURIES: Ocular Sports Injuries; Maxillofacial Injuries; Cervical Spine Injuries; Shoulder Girdle Injuries; Elbow and Forearm Injuries; Wrist Injuries; Hand Injuries; Back Pain and Injuries in the Athlete; Back Pain in the Young Athlete; Pelvis, Hip, and Thigh Injuries; Evaluation of Knee Injuries; Lower Leg Pain; Foot Injuries; Common Ankle Injuries; MEDICAL PROBLEMS: Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm; Neurologic Injuries; Gastrointestinal Problems; Genitourinary Problems; Hematologic Abnormalities; Cardiovascular Problems; The Diabetic Athlete; Acute Minor Illnesses in the Athlete; Dermatologic Problems in Athletes; Thermal Illness and Exercise; Drugs and Sports; Special Considerations for the Female Athlete; Sports Oncology: Tumors in the Athlete

Readership: Sports Medicine specialists; Primary Care Practitioners (including family practitioners); Physiatrists; Physical Therapists; Athletic Trainers