Physical
Therapies in Sport and Exercise
"Comprehensive
source of the latest evidence-based approaches to the assessment,
management, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries related
to sport and exercise" |
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Physical
Therapies in Sport and Exercise: Principles and Practice
Editors: Gregory S. Kolt, Lynn Snyder-Mackler, Alex R. Hoen
Publisher: Churchill
Livingstone; 2003
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Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise
provides a truly comprehensive source of the latest evidence-based
approaches to the assessment, management, rehabilitation and
prevention of injuries related to sport and exercise. Written
by an international, multidisciplinary team of contributors,
all of whom are leaders in their fields, it has been expertly
compiled and edited by two experienced and well-respected
practitioners from Australia/New Zealand and the USA.
Extensively illustrated with over 360 illustrations, two-colour
line drawings and photographs, Physical Therapies in Sport
and Exercise provides an indispensable source of reference
for all those concerned with the prevention and management
of injuries related to sport and exercise.
Features
of Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise:
*
An evidence-based book, providing a logical approach to the
management of sport and exercise injuries
* The logical arrangement of chapters and sections make this
a treat to read and from which to study
* Considers the available evidence for the efficacy of a range
of management approaches
* Section 1 reviews the anatomical structures involved: muscles,
nerves, tendons, ligaments, and bones
* Section 2 discusses important general issues that need to
be considered in sports and exercise injury management: pain
control, psychological factors, and outcome measures
* Section 3 looks in detail at the injuries affecting different
anatomical regions and joints: the thigh, ankle, shoulder,
spine, etc.
* Section 4 deals with sport and exercise injury management
in different groups: children, the elderly, athletes with
disability and women
* Section 5 addresses medical issues involved and the use
of imaging techniques and drugs in relation to the management
of sports injuries.
What's New in Physical
Therapies in Sport and Exercise:
*
Replaces Zuluaga: Sports Physiotherapy
* The new editors, Kolt and Synder-Mackler have drawn together
a team of international contributors - giving a truly global
perspective on physiotherapy
* The contributors represent a balance of views to sports
and exercise physiotherapy
* Omits most of the anatomy and biomechanics - instead it
is a higher level book
* A smaller book than the Zuluaga - more focused and cheaper
too
* Fully referenced and research based.
Contents of Physical
Therapies in Sport and Exercise:
SECTION
1: Principles of Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy Management
of Musculoskeletal Tissues. Muscle. Tendon. Ligament. Bone.
Nerves.
SECTION
2: Concepts in Managing Sports- and Exercise-Related Injuries.
Motor Control. Pain. Exercise-based Conditioning and Rehabilitation.
Psychology of Injury and Rehabilitation. Screening for a Sport
and Exercise Participation. Outcome Measures in Sports and
Exercise Physiotherapy. Electrophysical Agents in Sport and
Exercise Injury Management.
SECTION
3: Regional Sport and Exercise Injury Management. Spine. Shoulder.
Elbow. Wrist and Hand. Pelvis, Hip and Groin. Thigh. Knee.
Patellofemoral Joint. Leg. Foot and Ankle.
SECTION
4: The Role of Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy in Active
Groups. Children and Adolescents. Older Exercise Participants.
The Active Female. The Disabled Athlete.
SECTION
5: Medical Considerations for Physiotherapists in Sport and
Exercise Settings. Pharmacological Agents in Sport and Exercise.
Imaging of Injury. Medical Issues in Sport and Exercise.
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