Sport Injury Rehabilitation
Eric Shamus,Jennifer Shamus

ISBN: 0071354751,
Division: Higher Education,
Price: £32.99,
Pub Date: JUL-01,

Pages: 513
Edition: 01
Format: Hardback

Availability: In Stock

Description


* A comprehensive text for students or practicing physical therapists treating orthopedic injuries in professional or casual athletes
* First reference that presents information categorized by sport, to effectively illustrate specific causes of common sport injuries
* Each chapter presents the biomechanics of the injury, an analysis of injuries common to that sport, a program of functional rehabilitation, and coverage of warm-up, stretching, and other injury prevention methods
Author Biography

  • Eric Shamus
    Eric Shamus PhD PT CSCS and Debra Stern DBA, PT are at Nova Southwestern University in Ft. Lauderdale FL.

  • Jennifer Shamus
    HealthSouth Foot and Ankle, Running Instructor HealthSouth Orthopedic Clinical Specialist Site Coordinator HealthSouth SPorts Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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    Table of Contents


    Chapter 1: Introduction.
    Chapter 2: Baseball.
    Chapter 3: Tennis.
    Chapter 4: Volleyball.
    Chapter 5: Swimming.
    Chapter 6: Diving.
    Chapter 7: Golf.
    Chapter 8: Dinghy Sailing.
    Chapter 9: Running.
    Chapter 10: Skiing.
    Chapter 11: Ice Hockey.
    Chapter 12: Football.
    Chapter 13: Basketball.
    Chapter 14: Soccer.
    Chapter 15: Martial Arts.
    Chapter 16: Cycling.
    Reviews

    "This book is an excellent resource for those working with athletes in several different sports, helping to build an understanding of the injuries that are common with each sport."|"It is organized by individual sport and the injuries common to them. Each chapter includes the biomechanics of the sport, injury prevention strategies and sport-specific rehabilitation concepts."|"This book begins with a valuable introduction to biomechanics." "The book is well written and the strength of the book lies in the broad spectrum of sports it covers." "I would recommend this book for clinicians who work primarily with an athletic population and would like to gain more insight on the biomechanics related to sport-specific injuries."



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