Sports medicine
Subtitle: prevention, assessment, management, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries
By: Richard Irvin, Duane Iversen, Steven Roy.
Contributors: Iversen, Duane.; Roy, Steven.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 588
Subjects: Sports medicine; Physical education and training; Athletic Injuries; Sports Medicine
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Roy's name appears first on the earlier edition.
Table of contents: title: Part one : The prevention of athletic injuries.; title: The preparticipation physical examination; title: The warm-up period and athletic conditioning; title: Protective and supportive equipment; title: Part two : The management of athletic injuries.; title: Taping and wrapping techniques; title: Assessment of athletic injuries; title: Emergency care and athletic first aid; title: Therapeutic modalities and procedures; title: Rehabilitation following surgery; title: Part three : Specific athletic injuries and related problems.; title: Inflammation, microtrauma, and stress-related injuries; title: Epiphyseal injuries; title: Head and face injuries; title: Shoulder girdle injuries; title: Arm and elbow joint injuries; title: Throwing and tennis injuries to the shoulder and elbow; title: Wrist and hand injuries; title: Cervical and thoracic spine injuries; title: Lumbar spine, pelvic, and hip injuries; title: Chest, abdominal, and genital injuries; title: Thigh, knee, and patellar injuries; title: Lower leg, ankle, and foot injuries; title: Injuries to the running athlete, particularly the long-distance runner; title: Swimming injuries; title: Part four : Other areas for consideration.; title: The female athlete; title: Athletes with disabilities; title: Nutrition and the athlete; title: Thermal injuries; title: Illnesses and skin conditions; title: Medications commonly used in athletics; title: Appendix A : Medical abbreviations and symbols; title: Appendix B : Anatomical landmarkes and directional references; title: Glossary