Sports Injuries. Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation

Description

As more and more people realize the cardiovascular, metabolic, and muscular benefits that regular physical activity provides, the risk for potential injury also increases. In order to provide successful treatment, all personsinvolved in the management of injury must have a thorough understanding of the healing process of the various tissues and also be familiar with the demands of different types of sports.

Written by two world-renowned experts, Sports Injuries, Fourth Edition comprehensively covers the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Essential reading for all athletes, coaches/trainers, physiotherapists, and doctors, the updated edition of this highly popular and well-established textbook skillfully integrates scientific background and evidence with practical application. Topics covered include:

• Individual riskfactorsforsports injuries
• Effects of physicalinactivityonthetissues
• Head and face injuries in sport
• Cervical, thoracic and abdominal injuries in sport
• Back and spine injuries in sport
• Outdooractivitiesduring extreme conditions
• Sports injuries of thelower and upperextremities
• Injuries in sport forthedisabled

Richly illustrated with more than 650 color drawings and photographs, this book covers injuries resulting from the full range of international sports. For each type of injury examined, it details the symptoms, mechanism of injury, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation protocols, and key points—clearly stating what both non-medical and medical professionals should do in each case of injury. This easy-to-follow textbook features a glossary of key terms and protocols with rehabilitation exercises to provide readers with a solid understanding about how to effectively treat, rehabilitate, and prevent sports injuries.

Features

• Written by world-renowned experts
• Combines scientific background with practical applications
• States clearly what the athlete, physiotherapist, and doctor need to do in each case of injury
• Filled with color drawings and photographs, a glossary of key terms, and an appendix with rehabilitation exercises

Contents

1. Sports Medicine and Injuries in Sports and Society
2. Individual Risk Factors for Sports Injuries
3. General Risk Factors for Sports Injuries
4. Prevention of Injury and Preparation for Sport 
5. Effects of Physical Inactivity on the Tissues
6. Prevention: Protective Equipment Principles
7. Injury Prevention 
8. Treatment Principles and Options 
9. Rehabilitation Principles 
10. Sports Injuries of the Shoulder
11. Sports Injuries of the Upper Arm 
12. Sports Injuries of the Elbow 
13. Sports Injuries of the Forearm, Wrist and Hand 
14. Head and Face Injuries in Sport 
15. Cervical, Thoracic and Abdominal Injuries in Sport
16. Back and Spine Injuries in Sport 
17. Pain in the Groin, Pelvis and Hip Joint Contributors
18. Thigh Injuries in Sport
19. Sports Injuries of the Knee
20. Lower Leg Injuries in Sport
21. Sports Injuries of the Ankle
22. Sports Injuries of the Foot
23. Special Consideration Should be Given to Growing Athletes
24. Outdoor Activities and Sports during Extreme Conditions
25. Injuries in Sport for Disabled

Index

Author(s) Bio

Lars Peterson, MD, Ph.D., is professor of orthopaedics at the University of Gothenburg, clinical director of the Gothenburg Medical Center, and president of the International Cartilage Repair Society. He is a former chairmanof the Swedish Society for Sports Medicine. A former Premier League player in both soccer and ice hockey, he has also been the doctor for the Swedish national soccer team and a member of the medical committee of FIFA.

Per Renstrom, MD, Ph.D., is professor of sports medicine at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, and was previously professor of sports medicine at the University of Vermont. He is president elect of the International Societyof Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) and president of the International Society of Medicine and Science in Tennis. He has previously been vice president of FIMS. A member of the Medical Commission of the IOC and of the Olympic Academy of Sports Science and of the medical committee of the ITF (International Tennis Federation), he is also medical director for the ATP Tour in Europe and doctor for theSwedish Davis Cup tennis team.