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I Sports Medicine and Athletics
1 The Expanding Sports Medicine Specialty 3
The Sports Medicine Specialist 3
The Sports Medicine Specialist of the Lower Extremity, the Podiatrist 6
2 Psychological Considerations
The Adult Athlete 11
Children and Sports 14
The Four Phases of Running 17
3 Lower Extremity Sports Injuries in Children 21
4 Athletic Training and Conditioning 39
5 Sports Nutrition
Proper Nutrition for Athletes: Maintaining a Balance 51
Selected Aspects of Nutrition and Physical Performance 52
6 Injury Prevention 67
II Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity
7 Normal Anatomy 75
8 Functional Anatomy 113
9 Clinical Biomechanics
Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle 127
Sagittal Plane Biomechanics 137
10 Normal Patterns of Walking and Running 157
11 Forces Acting on the Lower Extremity 167
12 Sports-Specific Biomechanics 187
III Injuries of the Lower Extremity
13 General Concepts of Injury 201
14 Foot Injuries 207
15 Ankle Injuries 261
16 Exercise-Induced Leg Pain 277
17 Knee and Thigh Injuries 299
18 Hip, Pelvis, and Low Back Injuries 313
IV Treatment of the Lower Extremity
19 History and Physical Examination 325
20 Diagnostic Imaging 347
21 Physical Therapy 379
22 Manipulation of the Lower Extremity 427
Chiropractic 427
Manipulation 433
Sports Chiropractic 454
23 Anti-inflammatory Medications, Analgesics, and Anesthetics 457
24 Orthoses 465
25 Accommodation, Strapping, and Bracing 481
26 Surgical Intervention in the Foot and Ankle 505
27 Arthroscopy and Endoscopy 605
V Podiatric Considerations of Specific Sports
28 The Mechanics of Dance and Dance-Related Injuries 645
29 Step/Bench Aerobic Dance and Its Potential for Injuries of the Lower Extremity 657
30 Skiing Injuries/Cross-Country Skiing 661
In Alpine Skiing 671
A Comparison of Alpine and Cross-Country Skiing 686
Snowboarding 687
31 Basketball Injuries 691
32 Soccer Injuries 697
33 Cross-Training and Associated Injuries 703
34 Bowling Injuries 711
35 Golf Injuries 719
36 Baseball Injuries 725
37 Tennis Injuries 729
38 Football Injuries 739
39 Complementary Approaches 747
Introduction 747
Homeopathic Medicine 748
Chinese Medicine and the Treatment of Lower Extremity Problems 750
Naturopathic Sports Medicine 752
Osteopathic Approach to the Athlete 758
Index 767