Clinical Sports Medicine [Hardcover]

'The world's best sports medicine book just got better'

Logical structure and good format ... a must for any clinician in
sports medicine including surgeons, physicians, GPSIs and
physiotherapists.
--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Sports is an activity that consumes the lives of professional and amateur athletes, but also touches the lives of many others who play for leisure. Preventing, diagnosing and managing sports injuries and maintaining boy health for sports is not limited to the sporting elite, but affects a wide cross-section of the population. Clinical Sports Medicine is a complete practical guide to sports medicine, covering all aspects of diagnosis and management of sports-related injuries.

The bible of sports medicine. It covers all aspects of diagnosis and management of sports related injuries

Brukner and Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine is the bible of sports medicine. The text explores all aspects of diagnosis and management of sports-related injuries and physical activity such as the fundamental principles of sports medicine, diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries, enhancement of sports performance and dealing with special groups of participants. Each chapter has been comprehensively reviewed and updated and there are 12 new chapters which cover topics such as military medicine, prevention of sudden cardiac death and the integration of evidence into clinical practice. The contributing authors are renowned experts in their field and are based all around the world.

The fourth edition is enhanced by a new companion website featuring 'Clinical Sports Medicine Masterclasses Online'. Readers will gain access to this secure site via a pincode included with the book. The site will include video clips of clinical examinations, interviews with leading experts and will be updated regularly. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

From Satisfied Users of the Second Edition

"Excellent practical book for clinicians. This very practical book that uses symptom-oriented chapters to provide very helpful guidance to anyone who sees sports medicine patients. It is useful for physical therapists (like me) but my colleagues who are doctors and masseurs also use it. I thoroughly recommend it and find its illustrations of physical examination particularly useful" - A reader from Seattle, USA

"Practical sports medicine book for physiotherapists, sports physicians This definitive sports medicine text book of 920 superbly-illustrated pages is the 'gold-standard' of sports medicine books. Its main emphasis is conservative care of musculoskeletal conditions and it is particularly up to date in management of overuse tendon conditions, the latest on shoulder rehabilitation, management of troublesome back problems and the athletic groin. It also covers issues such as enhancing sports performance with nutrition and psychology, traveling with a team and ethical issues in sport. The first edition was a great success but this second edition is a far superior book. And it is exceptional value for money. I strongly recommend those working with athletes and those treating musculoskeletal conditions to check this Australian-Canadian book out fully. It's a gem" - A physical therapist at Whistler, British Columbia, Canada --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

The second edition is a very worthwhile upgrade for those who already have the first edition as there have been many advances in treatment of sports medicine problems and every page has been reviewed and updated. In particular, you will appreciate the new material on tendinopathies, shoulder rehabilitation, low back pain and groin pain since the first edition. The medical chapters on minor head injury, heat stroke and asthma, for example, reflect the latest thinking on these conditions. This edition is fully referenced but also maintains the handy 'recommended readings' from the first edition. The new chapters include 'Beware: conditions masquerading as sports injuries', 'Biomechanics of common sporting activities', The patient with longstanding symptoms', 'The disabled athlete', 'Joint-related symptoms without acute injury', 'Exercise prescription for health', and 'Ethics and sports medicine'. The contribution of numerous leading international physiotherapists and physicians is a new benefit for Clinical Sports Medicine.

From the Experts in Sports Medicine

"This is a wonderful textbook. I recommend it to all practicing physiotherapists and physiotherapy students" - Jenny McConnell, Sydney, Australia

"It has made a big impression - I didn't expect anything so detailed or authoritative. The book represents and enormous amount of work and obviously implies a wonderful grasp of the subject matter." - Professor John Murtagh, Monash University

"It is the best written and laid out sports medicine book I have read (and I have read a few!)" - Simon Bartold, Adelaide

"It looks to be a superb volume and being involved with the local football club, it is just the book I've been looking for." - Matthew Cotter, General Practitioner, Echuca

"The excellence of the massage content throughout this comprehensive book makes Clinical Sports Medicine a necessary addition to the masseur's library" - Wayde Clews, Masseur, Australian Institute of Sport

"The best sports medicine textbook for massage therapists" - Robert Granter, Head, Australian Olympic Massage Therapists, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000

"It has struck just the right note; it is comprehensive enough to be useful to specialists but sufficiently practical to be useful to every general practitioner." - Ronald Quirk, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Melbourne --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Sports is an activity that consumes the lives of professional and amateur athletes, but also touches the lives of many others who play for leisure. Preventing, diagnosing and managing sports injuries and maintaining boy health for sports is not limited to the sporting elite, but affects a wide cross-section of the population. Clinical Sports Medicine is a complete practical guide to sports medicine, covering all aspects of diagnosis and management of sports-related injuries. It adopts an easy-to-use, symptom-oriented approach and uses multidisciplinary methods of treatment and is therefore a vital reference for practitioners in a variety of disciplines - physiotherapists, masseurs, podiatrists, orthopaedic surgeons, chiropractors and general practitioners, as well as sports medicine practitioners. It is also important reading for sports trainers and coaches and students of sports-related subjects. In addition to diagnosis and treatment of sports injuries, the book explores many other important aspects of sports medicine: *fundamental principles of sports medicine *enhancement of sports performance *dealing with special groups of participants, including disabled and older athletes *management of medical problems *practical aspects of sports medicine Second Edition Clinical Sports Medicine is established as a leading text on sports medicine, selling more than 20,000 copies worldwide. this second edition is thoroughly updated with seven new chapters, including a topical chapter on sports medicine, ethics and the law, plus new material on recent developments and approaches to the subject. More than 580 illustrations and photos show presentations and demonstrate treatment techniques.

Peter Brukner, MB BS, DRCOG, FACSM, FACSP, FASMF, is Medical Director of the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Melbourne, Australia and Australian Team Physician at the Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and Sydney, 2000. Karim Khan, MD, PhD, FACSP, FSMA, FACSM, Dip Sport Med, is Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada, Consultant at the Allan McGavin SPorts Medicine Centre, and a Sports Physician at the Olympic Games, Sydney 2000.