Sports Injury Handbook

by Allan M. Levy

Author	: Allan M. Levy
Publisher	: Wiley
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 1993-06
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9781620456392

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Do you know... Which exercises cause unnecessary wear and tear on your body? What to do during the first critical few seconds following a sports injury? When an off-the-rack arch support can be as effective as a $200 custom-made orthotic device? How to keep in condition during rehabilitation? Dr. Allan Levy knows. As team doctor for the New York Giants football team, he has treated every kind of sports injury there is, from strains and sprains to more serious tears and fractures. In Sports Injury Handbook, he shares his vast practical knowledge of sports medicine with recreational athletes who want to keep in shape, while minimizing aches, pains, and injuries. For ease of use, the main part of the guide is organized by body part and sport. To find out why, for example, your knee is sore and how to treat it, simply turn to the knee chapter. Then learn how to avoid further risk of knee injuries in sports-specific chapters on aerobics, jogging, tennis, skiing, basketball, and many more. Peppered with firsthand stories and anecdotes from professional sports, the Sports Injury Handbook is an entertaining, informative guide to the latest methods of injury prevention and treatment. In it, you'll discover: The conditioning, nutrition, and strength training techniques professional athletes use to stay in top physical shape Easy, step-by-step rehabilitative exercises you can perform at home Special precautions for women, children, and older athletes How to prevent or treat the most common injuries in more than two dozen sports, including aerobics, baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, cycling, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, running, skiing, soccer, swimming, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, walking, and wrestling

Sports Injuries Guidebook

by Robert S. Gotlin

Author	: Robert S. Gotlin
Publisher	: Human Kinetics Publishers
Total Pages	: 401
Release	: 2020
Genre	: Family & Relationships
ISBN	: 1492587095

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Sports Injuries Guidebook, Second Edition, is a comprehensive yet concise reference for more than 150 common sports injuries. Coverage includes common causes, explanation of symptoms, anatomical illustrations, and treatment options.

Handbook of Sports Injuries

by R. Charles Bull

Author	: R. Charles Bull
Publisher	: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 1999
Genre	: Sports accidents
ISBN	: 9780070089938

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The treatment and management of sports related injuries is a growing part of primary care. Many common injuries are now treated in the managed care environment while referrals to the sports medicine clinic or orthopaedic surgeon are now saved for more complicated injuries. Written by experts in their respective sports, this handbook covers the relevant anatomy, diagnostic considerations, management, complications and prevention of the most common sports injuries in a variety of sports. Organization focuses on the sport, then moves to area of injury, and then on to rehabilitation, bracing, conditioning and physiotherapy. Throughout, simple line drawings and images highlight the coverage. As a special feature, in each sport and anatomical area, a brief list of operations and their potential benefit with risks and alternatives aids the primary care provider in deciding whether or not to refer to a specialist.

The IOC Manual of Sports Injuries

by Roald Bahr

Author	: Roald Bahr
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 713
Release	: 2012-06-12
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 1118467973

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Created in collaboration with the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee this exciting new book is a must-have tool for all those involved in assessing and treating the active individual with injuries sustained in sports and physical activity: from primary care and ER physicians to general physical therapists, athletic trainers, nurse practitioners and physician's assistants. Written and edited by an international cast of world-leading experts, the book embraces a problem-oriented approach to guide the reader through the assessment and management of injuries in physical activity. Covering the various body regions and distinguishing between common and rarer injuries, the book follows a trajectory from history taking and physical examination to diagnosis and treatment, providing clear and actionable guidance on management of the most common injuries and disorders. Over 500 beautiful full-color illustrations augment the text, showing readers detailed views of the techniques, procedures and other clinically-relevant information being described. Over the course of the last decade there have been significant developments in our understanding of sports injuries – what they are, how they should be assessed, and how they should be treated. The IOC Manual of Sports Injuries distills these advances into straightforward, practical guidance that clinicians can count on to optimize their care of the physically-active patient.

Men's Health Best Abs

by Joe Kita

Author	: Joe Kita
Publisher	: Rodale
Total Pages	: 100
Release	: 2005-10-21
Genre	: Health & Fitness
ISBN	: 9781594862892

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An authoritative reference draws on the latest practices in abdominal muscle anatomy, exercise, and sculpting, providing more than fifty photographed exercises that explain how to target the upper and lower abdominal muscles, strengthen the lower back, and lose weight. Original.

Sports Injury Handbook

by Allan M. Levy

Author	: Allan M. Levy
Publisher	: Turner Publishing Company
Total Pages	: 509
Release	: 1993-06-01
Genre	: Sports & Recreation
ISBN	: 1620459523

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Do you know... • Which exercises cause unnecessary wear and tear on your body? • What to do during the first critical few seconds following a sports injury? • When an off-the-rack arch support can be as effective as a $200 custom-made orthotic device? • How to keep in condition during rehabilitation? Dr. Allan Levy knows. As team doctor for the New York Giants football team, he has treated every kind of sports injury there is, from strains and sprains to more serious tears and fractures. In Sports Injury Handbook, he shares his vast practical knowledge of sports medicine with recreational athletes who want to keep in shape, while minimizing aches, pains, and injuries. For ease of use, the main part of the guide is organized by body part and sport. To find out why, for example, your knee is sore and how to treat it, simply turn to the knee chapter. Then learn how to avoid further risk of knee injuries in sports-specific chapters on aerobics, jogging, tennis, skiing, basketball, and many more. Peppered with firsthand stories and anecdotes from professional sports, the Sports Injury Handbook is an entertaining, informative guide to the latest methods of injury prevention and treatment. In it, you’ll discover: • The conditioning, nutrition, and strength training techniques professional athletes use to stay in top physical shape • Easy, step-by-step rehabilitative exercises you can perform at home • Special precautions for women, children, and older athletes • How to prevent or treat the most common injuries in more than two dozen sports, including aerobics, baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, cycling, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, running, skiing, soccer, swimming, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, walking, and wrestling

Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science

by Roald Bahr

Author	: Roald Bahr
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 352
Release	: 2011-08-24
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 1444357492

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This volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series is a practical guide on the prevention of sports injuries. It covers all Olympic sports, plus additional sport activities with international competition, such as rugby. Focusing on reducing the potential for injuries, the book is organised by regions of the body. There are also chapters on the importance of injury prevention and developing an injury prevention program within a team. The authors identify the risk factors for specific injuries in each sport, typical injury mechanisms and risks associated with training.

The Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science

by Per A. F. H. Renström

Author	: Per A. F. H. Renström
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 333
Release	: 2008-04-30
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 0470698225

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This addition to the Handbook series will allow the tennis coach, athlete, and medical professional responsible for their care to improve technique, training and performance, and to reduce the risk of injury. When injury does occur, Tennis will aid quick accurate diagnosis and treatment, and effective rehabilitation so that the tennis player can return to peak performance with the minimum of fuss.

The Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science

by Douglas B. McKeag

Author	: Douglas B. McKeag
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages	: 243
Release	: 2008-04-30
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 0470693118

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Basketball covers the epidemiology of basketball injury, the physiological demands of basketball, preventive medicine, pre-participation examination and special considerations to be given to the young basketball player, and finally looks at the 'special' basketball player -- diabetics, asthmatics, epileptics, etc.