Main description:

Written by an international board of experts, this comprehensive text provides an in-depth review on the treatment and rehabilitation of the most common sports-related injuries according to the latest scientific developments in functional rehabilitation and the most clinically relevant features of pathophysiology of sports lesions. The management of acute and overuse sports lesions are classified by body area -- spine, upper and lower extremity.

Contents:

1 Ligaments of the Knee in Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation.- 2 Methods of Functional Testing During Rehabilitation Exercises.- 3 Proprioceptive Training in the Prevention of Sports Injuries.- 4 Application of Electromyography in Sport Medicine.- 5 Rehabilitation of Rotator Cuff Injuries.- 6 Rehabilitation of the Unstable Shoulder.- 7 Rehabilitation of Elbow Injuries.- 8 Rehabilitation of Hand and Wrist Injuries.- 9 Rehabilitation of Low Back Pain.- 10 Rehabilitation of the Knee After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.- 11 Rehabilitation After Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries.- 12 Anterior Knee Pain: An Overview of Management Options.- 13 Rehabilitation After Ankle Ligament Injury.- 14 Rehabilitation of the Foot Following Sports-Related Injuries and Surgical Treatment.- 15 Rehabilitation of Muscle Injuries.- 16 Isokinetics in Rehabilitation.- 17 Eccentric Exercise in the Treatment of Tendon Injuries in Sport.- 18 Aquatic Therapy in Rehabilitation.- 19 Hyperthermia and Shock Waves: New Methods in the Treatment of Sports Injuries.