Sports Injuries
2nd Edition
Published on 1. February 1994
Book
Hardback
1040 pages
978-0-683-03388-5 (ISBN)
Description
This work provides comprehensive information on the mechanisms, prevention and treatment of sports injuries, for physicians who must provide immediate care. Injuries are covered in "sports-specific" chapters for ease of access. This edition also contains detailed coverage of injuries by body region. New sports added are: cricket, fencing, racquet sports, spectator injuries, dance and the arts, power lifting, body biulding and hunting.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
758 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
Weight
3110 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-683-03388-5 (9780683033885)
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2nd Edition
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Content
Part 1 Evaluation, training and special concerns: preseason evaluation; conditioning and training; athletic trainer; environmental factors in athletic performance; biomechanics of sports; general principles of rehabilitation - soft tissue management; medical problems of the athlete; cardiovascular evaluation of the athlete; drugs and sports; special concerns of the paediatric athlete; special concerns of the female athlete. Part 2 Sports-specific injuries: baseball; basketball; bicycle accidents; boxing; competitive diving; cricket; dance and the arts; emergency medical care at sports events; equestrian; fencing; football; golf; gymnastics; ice hockey; ice skating; judo and karate; lacrosse; nordic and alpine skiing; power lifting and body building; racquet sports; rugby; running; scuba diving; soccer; surfing; swimming and diving; track and field; triathalon; volleyball; water skiing; wrestling. Part 3 Management and treatment of systemic and regional injuries: diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic problems; neurologic problems in sports; head injuries; treatment of sports eye injuries; cervical spine and spinal cord injuries; lumbar spine injuries; shoulder injuries; elbow injuries; hand and wrist injuries; knee injuries; ankle and foot injuries; abdominal injuries; chest injuries; general principles in rehabilitation, medical; problems of the athlete, peripheral; nerve injuries.