Buchumschlag

Exercise is essential for the maintenance of good health. As more individuals get the exercise message, leisure centres, sports teams, and exercise classes have filled with people of all ages and abilities. Sports injuries are no longer restricted to a small elite group, but are now commonplace throughout the population. For this reason all health professionals need to have a working knowledge of this growing specialty. Comprehensively referenced and extensively illustrated this book brings together information from a number of sources into a single, highly readable text. This text 1) is divided into two sections, covering general aspects of sports injuries and specific clinical conditions region by region; 2) emphasises the importance of exercise therapy in the management of the injured athlete; 3) draws on anatomy, biomechanics, sports science and sports psychology as well as traditional areas of physiotherapy expertise; 4) includes chapters on the pathology of injured tissue, first aid and patient assessment; 5) gives a general review of the use of electrotherapy and manual therapy by the sports physiotherapist; 6) provides a practical approach which enables the reader to apply new ideas immediately. Set at the level between the major reference work on sports medicine and the clinical guide, the book will become invaluable to both student and practitioner physiotherapists. It will be of interest and indispensable to sports scientists and coaches retraining athletes returning to sport after injury. Klappentext