Sports Medicine Secrets

This updated and expanded new edition answers all the questions that arise in the office, on the sidelines, in the training room, and on examinations about supervisionand treatment of athletes and patients who participate in sports. This user-friendly new edition and heavily illustrated, divided into 11 section headings that cover the legal, psychosocial, and practical aspects of sports activities in general and the injuries and benefits resulting from specific sports. Sections include medical supervision of the athlete, special populations, conditioning, environmental concerns, protective equipment, sports nutrition, behavioral and psychological problems, general medical problems, overuse and trauma, management approaches and techniques, and specific sports.