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Sports Injuries

Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation
By Scott Lynch and Lars Peterson and Per A.F.H. Renstrom
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As more people realise the cardiovascular, metabolic and muscular benefits that regular physical activity provides, the risk for potential injury also increases. To provide successful treatment, all persons involved in the management of injuries must have a thorough understanding of the healing process of the various... Read More
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This book comprehensively covers the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Essential reading for athletes, coaches/trainers, physiotherapists, and doctors, the new edition skillfully integrates scientific background and evidence with practical application.

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As more people realise the cardiovascular, metabolic and muscular benefits that regular physical activity provides, the risk for potential injury also increases. To provide successful treatment, all persons involved in the management of injuries 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 three world-renowned experts, Sports Injuries, Fifth Edition, comprehensively covers the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Essential reading for all athletes, coaches/trainers, physiotherapists, nurses and doctors, the updated edition of this highly popular and well-established textbook skilfully integrates scientific background and evidence with practical application. Updated topics covered include:

  • Individual risk factors for sports injuries
  • Effects of physical inactivity on the tissues
  • Head and face injuries in sport
  • Cervical, thoracic and abdominal injuries in sport
  • Back and spine injuries in sport
  • Leg, knee and thigh injuries
  • Outdoor activities during extreme conditions
  • Ethical considerations in sports and exercise medicine
  • Injuries in sport for the disabled, growing and ageing athletes

Richly illustrated with more than 600 colour 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. This book will be of key reading to academics and students of sport medicine, sport injury, physiotherapy and sports rehabilitation as well as related disciplines.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367522049

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 January 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 5th edition

Illustration: 14 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, color; 751 Halftones, black and white; 762 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1940g

Pages: 680

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Lars Peterson Non-Fiction Per A.F.H. Renstrom Scott Lynch

About the Author

Lars Peterson, MD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Orthopedics at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, former Clinical Director of the Gothenburg Medical Center and founding member and President of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS). He is a former Chairman of the Swedish Society for Sports Medicine and has been a member of FIFA’s Medical Committee for more than 40 years and is one of the founding fathers of FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Center.

Per A.F.H. Renström, MD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Orthopedic Sports Medicine at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and was previously Professor of Sports Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA. He is a former President of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), and a former Vice President of the International Sports Medicine Federation (FIMS). He has been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission for 25 years and a member of the Medical Committee of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

Scott Lynch, MD, is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. He is the Chief of the Division of Sports Medicine and the Practice Site Medical Director for the Adult Bone and Joint Institute.

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