The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries
eBook - PDF

The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries

  1. 207 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries

About this book

This new addition to the well-known Complete Guide series will
become an instant classic and essential introduction for physiotherapy
students or any fitness professional dealing with sports injuries.
Written
by leading physiotherapist and successful author Chris
Norris, this book covers the background into the structure and function
of an area, the key signs for recognising symptoms and how to
treat injuries with massage, taping and hot/cold techniques. Fully
illustrated and packed with photography ranging from exercises to
massages to suit specific injuries, it outlines the correct position
and technique. The physiology is clearly illustrated and
taping methods are clearly explained step-by-step.


Perfect for the non-specialist providing essential management for
sports injuries, this book also includes sections on simple self
massage, healing timeframes,
a treatment toolbox and strategies on structuring rehabilitation
effectively.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Chapter 1 How tissues heal
  5. Chapter 2 Your treatment toolbox
  6. Chapter 3 Structuring rehabilitation
  7. Chapter 4 Foot and ankle
  8. Chapter 5 Calf and shin
  9. Chapter 6 Knee
  10. Chapter 7 Hip and pelvis
  11. Chapter 8 Low back
  12. Chapter 9 Ribcage and neck
  13. Chapter 10 Shoulder
  14. Chapter 11 Elbow and forearm
  15. Chapter 12 Wrist and hand
  16. Further information
  17. Index of exercises
  18. General index