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The Anatomy of Sports Injuries
Your Illustrated Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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eBook - ePub
The Anatomy of Sports Injuries
Your Illustrated Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
About this book
For anyone who plays sports and is looking to facilitate recovery or prevent injuries
Everyone who plays sports experiences injuries. Many people never fully recover, because they're not aware of what they can do to facilitate recovery. But there's no need to simply resign yourself to living with a sports injury. In The Anatomy of Sports Injuries, author Brad Walker brings years of expertise working with elite-level and world-champion athletes and lecturing on injury prevention to this how-to guide. The book takes a fundamental approach, bringing you inside the body to show exactly what is happening when a sports injury occurs. This second edition features 350 images, including updated illustrations and more anatomical information. It is for every sports player or fitness enthusiast who has been injured and would like to know what the injury involves, how to rehabilitate the area, and how to prevent complications or injury in the future.
Everyone who plays sports experiences injuries. Many people never fully recover, because they're not aware of what they can do to facilitate recovery. But there's no need to simply resign yourself to living with a sports injury. In The Anatomy of Sports Injuries, author Brad Walker brings years of expertise working with elite-level and world-champion athletes and lecturing on injury prevention to this how-to guide. The book takes a fundamental approach, bringing you inside the body to show exactly what is happening when a sports injury occurs. This second edition features 350 images, including updated illustrations and more anatomical information. It is for every sports player or fitness enthusiast who has been injured and would like to know what the injury involves, how to rehabilitate the area, and how to prevent complications or injury in the future.
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Edition
2Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Anatomical Directions
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Explanation of Sports Injury
- Chapter 2. Sports Injury Prevention
- Chapter 3. Sports Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation
- Chapter 4. Sports Injuries of the Skin
- Chapter 5. Sports Injuries of the Head and Neck
- Chapter 6. Sports Injuries of the Hand and Fingers
- Chapter 7. Sports Injuries of the Wrist and Forearm
- Chapter 8. Sports Injuries of the Elbow
- Chapter 9. Sports Injuries of the Shoulder and Upper Arm
- Chapter 10. Sports Injuries of the Back and Spine
- Chapter 11. Sports Injuries of the Chest and Abdomen
- Chapter 12. Sports Injuries of the Hips, Pelvis and Groin
- Chapter 13. Sports Injuries of the Hamstrings and Quadriceps
- Chapter 14. Sports Injuries of the Knee
- Chapter 15. Sports Injuries of the Shin and Calf
- Chapter 16. Sports Injuries of the Ankle
- Chapter 17. Sports Injuries of the Foot
- Glossary of Terms
- Resources