The encyclopaedia of sports medicine. Vol.5, Clinical practice of sports injury prevention and care / edited by P.A.F.H. Renström
Contributor(s): Renström, Per
| International Federation of Sports Medicine | IOC Medical Commission.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Blackwell Scientific Publications, ; 1994Description: xviii,727p : ill ; 26cm.ISBN: 0632037857 (m); 9780632037858.Other title: Clinical practice of sports injury prevention and care.Subject(s): Sports injuries -- Prevention and control | Sports injuries -- therapy | Athletic Injuries -- prevention & control | Sports injuries | Athletic Injuries -- therapy | Sports medicine | Sports Medicine | Biomechanics, human kinetics | Medical specialties, branches of medicine | Trauma & shock | Sports injuries & medicineDDC classification: 617.1027 ENC Summary: Divided roughly into two sections, traumatic and overuse injuries and sport-specific injuries. The book's first section looks at injuries to each part of the body, while the second covers particular injuries arising from specific sports such as basketball, soccer, weightlifting and tennis.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, the companion volume to Sports Injuries: Basic Principles of Prevention and Care, deals in detail with specific sports injuries and their treatment. The book divides roughly into two parts: Traumatic and Overuse Injuries looks at injuries to each part of the body, with three chapters on knee injuries and a chapter on dermatological problems in sport. Sport-Specific Injuries covers particular injuries arising in both team and individual sports such as basketball, soccer, swimming, weightlifting, and tennis.
An IOC Medical Commission publication in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Divided roughly into two sections, traumatic and overuse injuries and sport-specific injuries. The book's first section looks at injuries to each part of the body, while the second covers particular injuries arising from specific sports such as basketball, soccer, weightlifting and tennis.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of Contributors
- Forewords
- Preface
- Units of Measurement and Terminology
- Part 1 Traumatic and Overuse Injuries: Prevention and Care
- 1 Head Injuries
- 2 Cervical Spine Injuries in American Football
- 3 Shoulder Injuries
- 4 Elbow Injuries
- 5 Hand and Wrist Injuries
- 6 Spinal Injuries
- 7 Groin and Hip Injuries
- 8 Muscle Injuries
- 9 Traumatic Knee Injuries
- 10 Overuse Knee Injuries
- 11 Sport-Specific Knee Injuries
- 12 Lower Leg Injuries
- 13 Achilles Tendon Injuries
- 14 Acute Ankle Injuries
- 15 Chronic Ankle Injuries
- 16 Foot Injuries
- 17 Dermatology Problems in Sport
- Part 2 Sport-Specific Injuries: Prevention and Care
- Part 2a Team Sports
- 18 Injuries in Soccer: Mechanism and Epidemiology
- 19 Injuries in Soccer Prevention
- 20 Injuries in Baseball and Softball
- 21 Injuries in Basketball
- 22 Injuries in Team Handball
- 23 Injuries in Volleyball
- 24 Injuries in Ice Hockey
- 25 Injuries in Rugby
- 26 Injuries in School Physical Education Classes
- Part 2b Individual Sports
- 27 Injuries in Running
- 28 Injuries in Throwing Sports
- 29 Injuries in Tennis
- 30 Injuries in Badminton
- 31 Injuries in Squash
- 32 Injuries in Golf
- 33 Injuries in Swimming
- 34 Injuries in Cycling
- 35 Injuries in Gymnastics
- 36 Injuries in Weightlifting
- 37 Injuries in Wrestling
- 38 Injuries in Boxing
- 39 Injuries in the Martial Arts
- 40 Injuries in Rowing
- 41 Injuries in Canoeing and Kayaking
- 42 Injuries in Sailing
- 43 Injuries in Equestrian Sports
- 44 Injuries in Archery
- 45 Injuries in Alpine Skiing
- 46 Injuries in Cross-Country Skiing
- 47 Injuries in Skating
- Index
Author notes provided by Syndetics
P. A. F. H. Renstrom is the author of Clinical Practice of Sports Injury Prevention and Care, published by Wiley.