4th edition. — Churchill Livingstone, 2011. — 426 p. — ISBN: 9780702034732
Now in its fourth edition with the revised title – Managing Sports Injuries: a guide for students and clinicians – this highly practical guide maintains its evidence-based approach while introducing new material from both research and clinical sources. It is a comprehensive resource for the management of soft-tissue injuries, focusing on therapy.Well referenced and extensively illustrated, this text continues to be invaluable to physiotherapists, sports and massage therapists, medical practitioners, and all those involved in the treatment of athletes and sports people.
DiagnosisHealing
Sports massage
Taping in sport
Physical training and injury
Exercise therapy
First contact management
Lower limb motion during walking, running and jumping
ManagementThe hip and thigh
The knee
The shin
The ankle
The foot
The lumbar spine
The thorax and thoracic spine
The cervical spine
Facial injury
The shoulder
The elbow
The wrist and hand