Main description:

Part of David J. Magee's Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Series, Athletic and Sport Issues in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation provides expert insight and clear rehabilitation guidelines to help you manage injuries and special medical needs unique to athletic clients. Contributions from leading physical therapists, athletic trainers, and orthopedic surgeons give you a comprehensive, clinically relevant understanding of common sports-related injuries and help you ensure the most effective therapeutic outcomes.

Addresses a broad range of sports-related injuries and conditions
Reinforces key concepts with highlighted content and hundreds of detailed illustrations
Summarizes essential information for fast, easy reference in class or in clinical settings

Contents:

SECTION I: PREPARATION AND PREVENTION IN SPORTS MEDICINE

1. Role of Sports Medicine Team

2. Preparticipation Evaluation and Physical Fitness Profiling

Part A: Preparticipation Evaluation

Part B: Physical Fitness Profiling

3. Psychosocial Aspects of Youth Sports

4. Nutrition Counseling and Athletes

5. Environmental Considerations for Sports

6. Use of Ergogenic Aids in Sport

7. Sports Drug Testing

SECTION II: APPLIED BIOMECHANICS OF SELECTED SPORT ACTIVITIES

8. Applied Biomechanics of Cycling

9. Applied Biomechanics of Golf

10. Applied Biomechanics of Jumping

11. Applied Biomechanics of Tennis

12. Applied Biomechanics of Soccer

13. Applied Biomechanics of Running

14. Applied Biomechanics of Swimming

15. Applied Biomechanics of Baseball Pitching

16. Applied Biomechanics of Common Weight Training Exercises

SECTION III: MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS INJURY AND ILLNESS

17. Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness

18. Medical Conditions in Sport

19. Dermatologic Considerations in Athletics

20. Protective Equipment in Sports

21. Taping for Athletics and Rehabilitation

22. Sports-Related Concussion

23. Traumatic Sports Injuries to the Cervical Spine

24. Maxillofacial Injuries

25. Abdominal and Thoracic Injuries

SECTION IV: SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

26. The Female Athlete

27. Musculoskeletal Dance Medicine and Science

28. The Athlete with Disability

29. Selected Rehabilitation Needs of the Masters Athlete

30. Applied Sports Injury Epidemiology