ABSTRACT

The fifth edition of the retitled Sports and Soft Tissue Injuries sharpens its focus on the treatment of sports injuries, providing the most complete evidence-based guide for physiotherapists, sports therapists and medical practitioners working with athletes.

Opening with chapters that examine the underlying science of tissue healing and principles of rehabilitation, the book employs a systematic approach, with chapters covering each area of the body, from facial through to ankle and foot injuries. Every chapter includes in-depth discussion and guidance on the treatment of common sports injuries through physiotherapeutic modalities, drawing on the author’s wealth of personal experience and the latest peer-reviewed research.

A complete pedagogical resource, Sports and Soft Tissue Injuries is highly illustrated in full colour, and is an important text for students of sports therapy, physiotherapy, sport medicine and athletic training, interesting further reading for sport and exercise science or kinesiology students with an interest in sports injury, and a crucial reference for practicing physiotherapists and athletic trainers and the related disciplines.

chapter 1|58 pages

Healing

chapter 2|66 pages

Rehabilitation science

chapter 3|58 pages

The hip joint

chapter 4|78 pages

The knee

chapter 5|32 pages

The shin

chapter 6|26 pages

The ankle

chapter 7|42 pages

The foot

chapter 8|62 pages

The lumbar spine

chapter 9|30 pages

The thorax and thoracic spine

chapter 10|26 pages

The cervical spine

chapter 11|18 pages

The face and head

chapter 12|74 pages

The shoulder

chapter 13|24 pages

The elbow

chapter 14|22 pages

The wrist and hand