Sports Medicine for the Primary Care Physician, Third Edition (Sports Medicine for the Primary Care Physician)
Contributors: Richard B. Birrer (Editor); Francis G. O'Connor (Editor)
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: June 25, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 936
ISBN-13: 9780849314643
Subjects: General practice; Sports injuries & medicine; Training; Orthopedics; Sports & Recreation; Medical; methods; Medical / Sports Medicine; Athletic Injuries; Sports Medicine; therapy
First sentence: The first application of medicine to sports is unknown, but the earliest recorded example of a sports-contest-related injury is the Biblical account of Jacob's wrestling match (Genesis 32:24-32).