Sports injuries : their prevention and treatment / Lars Peterson and Per Renström.
By: Peterson, Lars
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Contributor(s): Renström, Per.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: London : Martin Dunitz, 2001Edition: 3rd ed.Description: x, 534p. : ill. (some col.).ISBN: 1853171190; 9781853171192.Subject(s): Sports injuries -- Prevention | Sports injuries -- Treatment | Health and Wellbeing | Surgery | Sports injuries & medicine | Surgical orthopaedics & fractures | Biomechanics, human kineticsDDC classification: 617.1027 PET Summary: Originally translated into English in the 1980s, this third edition of Sports Injuries is the essential guide to preventing sports injuries and treating them when they occur. The book covers all international sports.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 617.1027 PET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000449003 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This popular handbook comprehensively covers the prevention and treatment of sports injuries, and is thus essential reading for all athletes, trainers, physio-therapists and doctors. The book covers all international sports and features extensive use of action photographs.
Includes index.
Originally translated into English in the 1980s, this third edition of Sports Injuries is the essential guide to preventing sports injuries and treating them when they occur. The book covers all international sports.
Translated from the Swedish.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 General Principles
- 2 Injuries to Musculoskeletal Tissues
- 3 Mechanism and Etiology of Injuries
- 4 Protective Equipment
- 5 Acute Treatment Principles
- 6 Shoulder and Upper Arm
- 7 Elbow
- 8 Forearm, Wrist and Hand
- 9 Back
- 10 Groin and Thigh
- 11 Knee
- 12 Lower Leg
- 13 Ankle
- 14 Foot
- 15 Head and Trunk
- 16 Children and Adolescents
- 17 Environmental Problems
- 18 Specialized Activities
- 19 General Risk Factors
- 20 Rehabilitation Programs
- 21 Glossary