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Sports rehabilitation and injury prevention / edited by Paul Comfort, Earle Abrahamson. - Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - xx, 528 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to sport injury management -- Injury prevention and screening -- Assessment and needs analysis -- Pathophysiology of skeletal muscle injuries -- Tendons -- Pathophysiology of ligament injuries -- Pathophysiology of skeletal injuries -- Peripheral nerve injuries -- An introduction to periodisation -- Management of acute sport injury -- Musculoskeletal assessment -- Progressive systematic functional rehabilitation -- Strength and conditioning -- Nutritional considerations for performance and rehabilitation -- Psychology and sports rehabilitation -- Clinical reasoning -- Shoulder injuries in sport -- The elbow -- Wrist and hand injuries in sport -- The groin in sport -- The knee -- Ankle complex injuries in sport -- The foot in sport.

9780470985625 (cloth) 9780470985632 (pbk.)


Sports injuries.
Athletic Injuries--prevention & control.
Athletic Injuries--rehabilitation.

RD97

617.1027 / S785

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