That's gotta hurt
Subtitle: the injuries that changed sports forever
By: Dr. David Geier
Publisher: ForeEdge
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781611689068
Subjects: Health and hygiene; Sports medicine; Sports injuries; History; Athletes; Biography; Sports
Other titles: That is going to hurt; Injuries that changed sports forever
Description: "The stories of a dozen athletes (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John) whose injuries and recovery advanced the field of sports medicine." --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Joan Benoit: The Advent of Arthroscopic Surgery; title: Bernard King: Return to Elite Sports After ACL Injury; title: Hines Ward: Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma and Orthobiologics in Orthopaedic Surgery; title: Phillip Hughes: Use of Protective Equipment in Sports; title: Marc Buoniconti: Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injuries in Football; title: Sarah Burke: the Dangers of Extreme Sports; title: Dave Duerson: Long-Term Brain Damage in Football; title: Sam Bowie: Medical Evaluation and Clearance of Athletes to Play; title: Michael Jordan: Return-To-Play Decisions in Sports; title: Hank Gathers: Sudden Cardiac Deaths and Universal Screening; title: Korey Stringer: Exertional Heat Stroke; title: Brandi Chastain: Prevention of ACL Injuries; title: Tommy John: Tommy John Surgery and Youth Baseball Injuries; title: Conclusion; title: Acknowledgments; title: Notes; title: Index; title: About the Author.