Complementary Sports Medicine: Balancing Traditional and Nontraditional Treatments

Author: Philip Maffetone
Published: December 1999
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
ISBN: 0880118695
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 440

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Balancing traditional and non-traditional treatments, this book provides a complete reference and insight into this field. It discusses ways to train the athlete, not just the symptoms, by looking at the structural, chemical, and emotional health together. The best athlete is a healthy athlete. And the best way to help him or her maintain good health is to offer a sports medicine package that goes beyond traditional injury treatment. That is the premise underlying Complementary Sports Medicine. Aimed at trainers, therapists, physicians, psychologists, and other professionals directly concerned with the health of athletes, this landmark text brings a new perspective to the practice of sports medicine. Authored by a chiropractor with more than 20 years of sports medicine experience, Complementary Sports Medicine describes a combination of traditional and nontraditional therapies that treat the whole athlete rather than just his or her injury. The result is a comprehensive program designed to help athletes not only recover from current injuries but avoid future injuries while they improve overall performance.
With Complementary Sports Medicine, practitioners will be able to:

Discover and prevent the root causes of injury by understanding factors contributing to physical, emotional, or chemical imbalances
Educate athletes how they can impact performance and health by understanding and addressing their own physical, emotional, and chemical needs
Determine which nontraditional therapies will work best for each athlete
Develop stronger, proactive practitioner-patient relationships.

PHILIP MAFFETONE, DC, Has been a chiropractor for more than 20 years and has treated and trained athletes, including world class and professional competitors, in a variety of sports. Author of several books on sports for general audiences, Dr. Maffetone is a member and former chairman of the International College of Applied Kinesiology, a complementary medicine organization devoted to education and research. In 1994, Dr. Maffetone was named Coach of the Year by Triathlete magazine. A member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Foundation for Allied Conservative Therapies research, he earned his DC from the National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, Illinois.

Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Philosophy of Complementary Sports Medicine 1
2 Definitions for Complementary Sports Medicine 9
3 Complementary Medicine Specialties 15
4 Metabolism and Energy Production 25
5 Neuromuscular Systems 33
6 Hormonal Systems 41
7 Patient History and Dialogue 53
8 Functional Testing and Interpretation 69
9 Assessing Posture, Gait and the Neuromuscular System 85
10 Muscle Testing Procedures 105
11 Applied Kinesiology Assessment 191
12 Assessments of Aerobic and Anaerobic Function 207
13 Heart Rate Monitor Assessments 213
14 Treatment of Muscle and Neurological Dysfunction 225
15 Treatment of Cranial and Pelvic Dysfunction 237
16 Treatment of Vertebral and Extravertebral Dysfunction 249
17 Pain and Pain Control 261
18 Diet Therapy 273
19 Nutritional Supplement Therapy 293
20 Ergogenic and Therapeutic Nourishment 311
21 Practitioner's Role in Training and Competition 319
22 Training and Competition Schedules 331
23 The Overtraining Syndrome 337
24 Training and Competitive Footwear 345
25 Carbohydrate Intolerance in Athletes 351
26 Weight and Fat Control 363
27 The Athlete's Triad of Dysfunction 369
28 Physical, Chemical, and Mental/Emotional Injuries: A Retrospect 375
References 388
Index 417
About the Author 429

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