This volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series is a practical guide on the prevention of sports injuries. It covers all Olympic sports, plus additional sport activities with international competition, such as rugby. Focusing on reducing the potential for injuries, the book is organised by regions of the body.

List of Contributors, vi Foreword, viii Preface, ix 1 Why is injury prevention in sports important? 1 Lars Engebretsen and Roald Bahr 2 A systematic approach to sports injury prevention 7 Willem Meeuwisse and Roald Bahr 3 Developing and managing an injury prevention program within the team 17 Andrew McIntosh and Roald Bahr 4 Preventing ankle injuries 30 Jon Karlsson, Evert Verhagen, Bruce D. Beynnon and Annunziato Amendola 5 Preventing knee injuries 49 Timothy E. Hewett, Bruce D. Beynnon, Tron Krosshaug and Grethe Myklebust 6 Preventing hamstring injuries 72 Geoffrey M. Verrall and Arni Arnason, Kim Bennell 7 Preventing groin injuries 91 Per Hoelmich, Lorrie Maffey and Carolyn Emery 8 Preventing low back pain 114 Adad Baranto, Tor Inge Andersen and Leif Sward 9 Preventing shoulder injuries 134 Michael R. Krogsgaard, Marc R. Safran, Peter Rheinlaender and Emilie Cheung 10 Preventing elbow injuries 153 Mark R. Hutchinson and James R. Andrews 11 Preventing injuries to the head and cervical spine 175 Paul McCrory, Michael Turner and Andrew McIntosh 12 Preventing tendon overuse injuries 187 Jill Cook, Mads Kongsgaard, Karim Khan and Michael Kjaer 13 Implementing large-scale injury prevention programs 197 Randall W. Dick, Claude Goulet and Simon Gianotti 14 Planning for major events 212 Michael Turner and Jiri Dvorak Index, 228