Rehabilitation in Sports Medicine

Author: Paul K. Canavan
Published: December 1997
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN: 083858313X
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 399

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The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some two-color illustrations. This comprehensive guide includes both surgical and non-surgical approaches to the rehabilitation and prevention of common athletic injury. This book brings the interdisciplinary approach to common sports injuries in the able-bodied athlete. It reviews the surgical options and discusses the nonsurgical treatment options. The editor's goal to provide a comprehensive text utilizing the multispecialty model is timely. His contributors achieve this in most of the chapters and the chapters delineating the physiology, nutrition, and psychology enhance this result. Hand and wrist injuries are neglected, and there is limited detail in treatment discussion of the cervical and thoracic spine. Lack of discussion clarifying treatment options in population-specific groups such as children, physically-challenged, and elderly also limit the comprehensiveness of this rehabilitation text. Other chapters are quite comprehensive and well-illustrated and so tend to offset these omissions. The text is easily read by the sports medicine specialist. The concepts and treatment options are easily applied to clinical practice. The appearance of the text is visually pleasing with thick, glossy pages and ample use of headings and subheadings. The continuity of format between chapters makes it easy to scan for information. The hardcover and ability to remain flat while open makes the text readily usable in the teaching clinic. Most chapters are well-referenced and current for the concepts discussed. The lack of referencing in a few chapters is a minor distraction as it makes it difficult to determine if the conclusions and concepts are based on recent or solid research. The ""suggested reading"" in these chapters enables the reader to review the subject further but does not provide a quick reference of the concept. Overall, the text iswell-illustrated with only a few figures lacking in quality. The illustrations are valuable in visualizing the treatment technique and exercises. These and the attention to the concept of the multidisciplinary team in sports rehabilitation make this text worthwhile in the library of rehabilitation texts. This is a worthwhile addition to the sports medicine specialist's library. The multiple treatment options discussed and the refreshing attention to the importance of a multidisciplinary team in rehabilitation throughout the text make this text a unique reference.

Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1 Strength and Conditioning: Developing a Plan 1
Ch. 2 Nutrition and Sports: A Combination for Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement 17
Ch. 3 Roles of the Primary Care Physician, Coach, and Athlete in Rehabilitation 43
Primary Care Team Physician 43
A Coach and Athlete's Perspective 47
Ch. 4 Physiologic Basis for Strength Training in the Prevention of and Rehabilitation from Injury 49
Ch. 5 Psychological Considerations in Working with Injured Athletes 61
Ch. 6 The Cervical Spine 71
Ch. 7 The Thoracic Spine 83
Differential Diagnosis for Thoracic Pain 83
Management of Thoracic Dysfunction 93
Ch. 8 The Lumbar Spine, Ilium, and Sacrum 109
The Lower Back in Sports 109
Management and Rehabilitation of Athletic Lumbar Spine Injuries 139
Ch. 9 The Shoulder 173
Common Pathologies 173
Treatment and Rehabilitation for Rotator Cuff Tendinitis, Bicipital Tendinitis, and Acromioclavicular Sprains 183
Rehabilitation of Rotator Cuff Dysfunction and Glenohumeral Instability 187
Functional Exercise Training for the Management of Shoulder Dysfunction 213
Ch. 10 The Elbow 229
Athletic Injuries of the Elbow 229
Rehabilitation of the Elbow 237
Ch. 11 The Hip and Pelvis 257
Athletic Injuries of the Hip and Pelvis 257
Management of Hip and Pelvic Injuries 269
Ch. 12 The Knee 293
Medical Aspects of Athletic Knee Injuries 293
Knee Rehabilitation 301
Ch. 13 The Foot and Ankle 325
Index 383

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