Provides insight and rehabilitation guidelines to help you manage injuries and special medical needs unique to athletic clients. This book offers you a comprehensive, clinically relevant understanding of common sports-related injuries and help you ensure the most effective therapeutic outcomes.

SECTION I: PREPARATION AND PREVENTION IN SPORTS MEDICINE 1. Role of Sports Medicine Team 2. Preparticipation Evaluation and Physical Fitness Profiling Part A: Preparticipation Evaluation Part B: Physical Fitness Profiling 3. Psychosocial Aspects of Youth Sports 4. Nutrition Counseling and Athletes 5. Environmental Considerations for Sports 6. Use of Ergogenic Aids in Sport 7. Sports Drug Testing SECTION II: APPLIED BIOMECHANICS OF SELECTED SPORT ACTIVITIES 8. Applied Biomechanics of Cycling 9. Applied Biomechanics of Golf 10. Applied Biomechanics of Jumping 11. Applied Biomechanics of Tennis 12. Applied Biomechanics of Soccer 13. Applied Biomechanics of Running 14. Applied Biomechanics of Swimming 15. Applied Biomechanics of Baseball Pitching 16. Applied Biomechanics of Common Weight Training Exercises   SECTION III: MANAGEMENT OF SPORTS INJURY AND ILLNESS 17. Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness 18. Medical Conditions in Sport 19. Dermatologic Considerations in Athletics 20. Protective Equipment in Sports 21. Taping for Athletics and Rehabilitation 22. Sports-Related Concussion 23. Traumatic Sports Injuries to the Cervical Spine 24. Maxillofacial Injuries 25. Abdominal and Thoracic Injuries SECTION IV: SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY 26. The Female Athlete 27. Musculoskeletal Dance Medicine and Science 28. The Athlete with Disability 29. Selected Rehabilitation Needs of the Masters Athlete 30. Applied Sports Injury Epidemiology