- Presents up-to-date information on the entire range of sports injuries and conditions and their management
- Covers many other topics of interest to the sports medicine physician
- Edited by members of various ISAKOS committees and written by expert clinicians and scientists from across the world
This superbly illustrated book provides information of outstanding quality on the presentation and management of the entire range of sports injuries and conditions likely to be encountered by the sports medicine physician, as well as many other topics relating to sports activity, events, and outcomes.
It is the product of close collaboration among members of several ISAKOS committees, and the chapter authors are clinicians and scientists from across the world who are acknowledged experts in sports medicine and orthopedics. The book opens by discussing fundamental topics and principles, covering subjects such as the biomechanics of injuries, physiological demands in sports practice, sports activity at different ages, nutrition and hydration, strength and conditioning, injury prevention, recovery, rehabilitation, and return to play. Subsequent chapters focus in depth on overtraining injuries, neurological disorders, sports trauma to different parts of the body, and special clinical conditions. Further topics to be addressed are different scenarios in sports (e.g., indoor vs outdoor), sports equipment, biologic treatment of sports injuries, major sporting events, and patient-recorded outcome measures.
Table of ContentsPART 1 Sports Practice Principles.- Multidisciplinary Sports Medicine Team.- Pre-participation Evaluation in Sports Practice.- Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injuries.- Physiological Demands in Sports Practice.- Sports Activity at Childhood and Adolescence .- Sports Activity at Adult Life and Old Age.- Oriented Warm-up.- Nutrition and Hydration.- Sports Rehabilitation.- Role of Strength and Conditioning Coach.- Sports Injuries Primary and Secondary Prevention.- Return to Play.-
PART 2 Overtraining Injuries.- Achilles Tendinopathy.- Muscle Injuries.- Stress Fractures.- Shin Pain.- Groin Injuries.-
PART 3 Neurological Disorders.- Seizures and Epilepsies.- Spine Injuries.-
PART 4 Sports Trauma.- Face.- Thoracic.- Abdomen.- Shoulder.- Elbow.- Wrist and Hand.- Hip.- Knee.- Ankle and Foot.-
PART 5 Special Conditions.- Female Athlete Triad and RED-S.- Sudden Cardiac Arrest.- Concussion.- Dopping.- Dermatological Injuries.- Oral Health.- Travelling Management.- Sports Management in Extreme Conditions.- Sports After Knee Arthroplasty.- Ringside physician.-
PART 6 Different Scenarios in Sports.- Indoor Sports.- Outdoor Sports: Winter.-
PART 7 Sports Equipment.- Sports Footwear: Problems and Advances.-
PART 8 Biologics in Sports Injuries.- Biologic Treatment in Tendon and Muscle Injuries.- Biologic Treatment in Ligament Injuries.- Biologic Treatment in Meniscus Injuries.-
PART 9 Major Events in Sports.- Olympic Games.- Paralympic Games.- FIFA World Cup.- Extreme Sports.- JUDO, Brazilian jiu-jistsu, and Mix Martial arts.-
PART 10 PROMS.- Proms in Sports Medicine.
