- Offers a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries
- Explores sports injuries of each body region in detail
- Examines the potential role of a number of factors in the development of sports injury
This volume offers a comprehensive guide to the management of injury, risk factor mitigation, and rehabilitation in track and field athletes. It serves as a valuable resource for the sports medicine community, including surgeons, sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, and athletic trainers.
In addition to addressing current management techniques for injuries, the book discusses various special considerations, e.g. biologics, the aging athlete, rehab, nutrition, and gender.
Published in collaboration with ISAKOS, this book offers a cross-country exploration and comparison of awareness and experience, and as such makes a valuable contribution to the field of orthopedics and sports medicine.
Contents Overview- Anatomy, Physiology and Biomechanics
- Upper Extremity
- Hip Injuries
- Muscle Injuries
- Common Knee Injuries
- Common Foot and Ankle Injuries
- Special Considerations
