Sports injury prevention
Subtitle: Olympic handbook of sports medicine
By: edited by Roald Bahr and Lars Engebretsen.
Contributors: Bahr, Roald, 1957-; Engebretsen, Lars, 1949-; IOC Medical Commission. Sub-Commission on Publications in the Sport Sciences.
Series: Handbook of sports medicine and science
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405162449
Subjects: Sports injuries -- Prevention -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Sports medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Athletic Injuries -- prevention & control; Sports Medicine -- methods
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why is injury prevention in sports important?; title: A systematic approach to sports injury prevention; title: Developing and managing an injury prevention program within the team; title: Preventing ankle injuries; title: Preventing knee injuries; title: Preventing hamstring injuries; title: Preventing groin injuries; title: Preventing low back pain; title: Preventing shoulder injuries; title: Preventing elbow injuries; title: Preventing injuries to the head and cervical spine; title: Preventing tendon overuse injuries; title: Implementing large-scale injury prevention programs; title: Planning for major events.