Sport Medicine

  Basic Information: Year: 2013 Page Number: 558 File Type: PDF File Size: 6.74 MB Authors/ Editiors: Naama Constantini Description: Understanding the influence and interaction between physical activity and the endocrine system are of paramount importance in dealing with a multitude of health problems. In Endocrinology of Physical Activity and Sport, renowned physicians and researchers provide a comprehensive and expanded update on the scientific, clinical and practical components of endocrinology as related to sport and exercise. The authors thoroughly review what is known about how such activity effects the endocrine system and...

  Basic Information: Year: 2011 Page Number: 768 File Type: PDF File Size: 14.16 MB Authors/ Editiors: Mark D. Bracker Description: Now in its Second Edition, The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult is a clinically oriented quick consult reference for sports medicine. Common sports-related problems faced by primary care practitioners are thoroughly and concisely presented in the famous fast-access 5-Minute Consult format. Chapters on musculoskeletal problems cover basics; diagnosis; acute treatment, including on-field management; long-term treatment, including rehabilitation and referrals; and commonly asked questions. Other chapters address the special populations of children, adolescents,...

  Basic Information: Year: 2017 Page Number: 198 File Type: PDF File Size: 13.72 MB Authors/ Editiors: Robert F. LaPrade Description: This book is a comprehensive journey through the pathogenesis and treatment of meniscal pathology. It details the elements that are necessary to properly understand, diagnose, and treat meniscal tears, ranging from vertical tears to radial tears and root avulsions. Treatment techniques are thoroughly described and illustrated, with presentation of the latest evidence on outcomes. The algorithmic treatment of meniscal tears has undergone a rapid transformation. We have progressed from the initial treatments...

  Basic Information: Year: 2015 Page Number: 344 File Type: PDF File Size: 2.95 MB Authors/ Editiors: David McDonagh Description: The Manual focuses on the fieldside diagnosis and treatment of severe injuries and illnesses that can present at a sports event. It concentrates on basic diagnostic skills and treatment modalities as the sports physician has often limited diagnostic and treatment facilities available. Each chapter concentrates on an illness or anatomical injury and offers a structured diagnostic and therapeutic approach in this difficult pre-hospital environment. The chapters explain what problems are to be...

  Basic Information: Year: 2010 Page Number: 240 File Type: PDF File Size: 12.10 MB Authors/ Editiors: Peter H. Seidenberg Description: What a great opportunity it is to participate in the body of information advancing the study of musculoskeletal medicine. As the physician, the readers can attest that didactic presen- tions of musculoskeletal complaints are at a minimum during undergraduate training. The advancement of individual clinical understanding of this field many times is left to the practitioner. Out of imagination, passion, or frustration, we the musculosk- etal practitioners seek to improve our...

  Basic Information: Year: 2015 Page Number: 260 File Type: PDF File Size: 15.99 MB Authors/ Editiors: Timothy L. Miller Description: Stress fractures are fatigue failures of bone caused by unusual or repeated stress on bone and are among the more common sports injuries encountered. Often going unreported or occasionally unnoticed, athletes run the risk of a more serious fracture if untreated. Stress Fractures in Athletes focuses on the presentation, evaluation and treatment of these injuries. Divided into two sections, the first part provides in-depth description of the pathophysiology, epidemiology and biomechanics...

  Basic Information: Year: 2017 Page Number: 520 File Type: PDF File Size: 13.69 MB Authors/ Editiors: Stewart Cotterill Description: Sport and Exercise Psychology: Practitioner Case Studies focuses on the most current issues in the field, integrating research and practice to develop a coherent understanding of current knowledge, future research directions and applied implications within the field. This is the first book to include theory-based case studies for sport performance, exercise and skill acquisition in one publication. This text provides content that is directly applicable to those students wishing to enter the...

  Basic Information: Year: 2017 Page Number: 638 File Type: PDF File Size: 79.90 MB Authors/ Editiors: Lars Peterson Description: As more and more people realize the cardiovascular, metabolic, and muscular benefits that regular physical activity provides, the risk for potential injury also increases. In order to provide successful treatment, all persons involved in the management of injury must have a thorough understanding of the healing process of the various tissues and also be familiar with the demands of different types of sports. Written by two world-renowned experts, Sports Injuries, Fourth Edition comprehensively...

  Basic Information: Year: 2016 Page Number: 200 File Type: PDF File Size: 5.36 MB Authors/ Editiors: Tim Meyer Description: Sports Medicine for Football provides you with expert advice on the treatment and prevention of illnesses and football-related injuries. The injury risk in football is high; this is due to the stop-andgo character of the game, frequent physical contacts and changes of direction. Additionally, football players may suffer from illnesses requiring appropriate treatment to avoid possible long-term health consequences. The most recent discoveries in performance diagnostics provide coaches and players with better...

  Basic Information: Year: 2018 Page Number: 267 File Type: PDF File Size: 32.64 MB Authors/ Editiors: Brian Sindelar Description: This new edition reflects the explosion of knowledge in basic science and clinical care for athletes with mild traumatic brain injury or concussion. Interest in management and methodology for making diagnoses and improving the clinical outcomes have changed dramatically. All U.S. states have laws dictating how sports concussion patients are cared for and require return to play decisions be coordinated with best practice methods. Epidemiology, classification, and biology of sports concussion, as...