Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation - Hardcover

Shamus, Eric; Shamus, Jennifer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071354751 ISBN 13: 9780071354752

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2001

Synopsis

A comprehensive text for students or practicing physical therapists treating orthopedic injuries in professional or casual athletes. This is the first reference that presents information categorized by sport, to effectively illustrate specific causes of common sports injuries. Each chapter presents the biomechanics of the injury, an analysis of injuries common to that sport, a program of functional rehabilitation, and coverage of warn-up, stretching, and other injury prevention methods.

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Review

"It is organized by individual sport and the injuries common to them. Each chapter includes the biomechanics of the sport, injury prevention strategies and sport-specific rehabilitation concepts." Progress 20021201 "This book begins with a valuable introduction to biomechanics." "The book is well written and the strength of the book lies in the broad spectrum of sports it covers." "I would recommend this book for clinicians who work primarily with an athletic population and would like to gain more insight on the biomechanics related to sport-specific injuries." Physical Therapy 20020401 "This book is an excellent resource for those working with athletes in several different sports, helping to build an understanding of the injuries that are common with each sport." National Strength & Conditioning Association 20020101

Book Description

Treating the athlete, both professional and weekend warrior, is one of the fastest growing areas in physical therapy. This book will serve the needs of both physical therapists who see athletes and students in sports PT courses. To effectively rehabilitate the injured athlete and to provide advice for prevention of future industries, it is critical that the clinician understands the mechanisms of injury for the specific sports. Modern technology has allowed for precise analysis of the biomechanics of each individual sport. Our book will be the first in the PT literature to take advantage of this knowledge. It's focus is to explain the biomechanics of each sport, the mechanism of injury, the common injuries associated with each sport, specific warm up exercises and a sport specific approach to rehabilitation of the injured athlete.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0071354751
• ISBN 13: 9780071354752
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 513