Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention

Paul Comfort, Earle Abrahamson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

548 Seiten

2010
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-470-98562-5 (ISBN)

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This text provides a comprehensive, practical, evidence-based guide to the field. It covers each stage of the rehabilitation process from initial assessment, diagnosis and treatment, to return to pre-injury fitness and injury prevention. Presenting a holistic approach, this text also addresses the nutritional and psychological aspects of the rehabilitation process for the amateur sports enthusiast as well as elite athletes. Divided into five parts, Parts I, II and III cover screening and assessment, the pathophysiology of sports injuries and healing and the various stages of training during the rehabilitation process. Part IV covers effective clinical decision making, and Part V covers joint specific injuries and pathologies in the shoulder, elbow wrist and hand, groin and knee.

Key features:

Comprehensive. Covers the complete process from diagnosis and treatment to rehabilitation and prevention of injuries.
Practical and relevant. Explores numerous real world case studies and sample rehabilitation programmes to show how to apply the theory in practice.
Cutting Edge. Presents the latest research findings in each area to provide an authoritative guide to the field.

Paul Comfort (BSC (Hons), MSc, PGCAP, CSCS*D, ASCC) is a senior lecturer, programme leader for the MSc Strength and Conditioning programme at the University of Salford. Paul is also currently Head of Sports Science Support for Salford City reds Rugby League Football Club and Coordinates the Strength and Conditioning for England Lacrosse (men's squad). He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (Recertified with Distinction) (CSCS*D) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a founder member and Accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach with the United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association. He is also currently completing a part-time PhD. Earle Abrahamson (B Phys Ed, BA Hons, MA, BPS, BASRaT, FRSM, BRCP, AHPCSA, HPCSA, PsySSA) is a principal Lecturer, teaching fellow and programme leader for the Sports Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention programme at Middlesex University. Through his programme leadership and teaching fellowship duties, Earle has developed an interest in student learning and thinking. Earle spent the majority of his life in South Africa, studying and working, and moved to the UK in 2002. He is a South African-registered therapist and psychologist and has membership and professional registration with a number of UK authorities. Earle has worked extensively as a sports rehabilitation with national and international teams, including the world strongest man event. Earle sits on the executive committee of the British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers (BASRaT), as their student liaison of ficer. In this role he deals with and promotes the BASRaT student experience. Earle is the Middlesex University representative for the higher education academy's hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism sector. He is currently working on a professional doctorate investigating different learning approaches in the development of clinical reasoning skills on undergraduate sports rehabilitation programmes. Earle is married to Emma and has a son, Benjamin. In his spare time he enjoys sports and is an active cricketer and tennis player. He further enjoys reading and music.

Preface. Acknowledgements.

About the editors.

List of contributors.

How to use this book.

PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS REHABILITATION.

1 Introduction to sport injury management (Jeffrey A. Russell).

PART 2 INJURY SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE.

2 Injury prevention and screening (Phil Barter).

3 Assessment and needs analysis (Paul Comfort and Martyn Matthews).

PART 3 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES.

4 Pathophysiology of skeletal muscle injuries (Dr Lee Herrington and Paul Comfort).

5 Tendons (Dr Stephen Pearson).

6 Pathophysiology of ligament injuries (Dror Steiner).

7 Pathophysiology of skeletal injuries (Sarah Catlow).

8 Peripheral nerve injuries (Elizabeth Fowler).

PART 4 EFFECTIVE CLINICAL DECISION MAKING.

9 An introduction to periodisation (Paul Comfort and Martyn Matthews).

10 Management of acute sport injury (Jeffrey A. Russell).

11 Musculoskeletal assessment (Julian Hatcher).

12 Progressive systematic functional rehabilitation (Earle Abrahamson, Victoria Hyland, Sebastian Hicks, and Christo Koukoullis).

13 Strength and conditioning (Paul Comfort and Martyn Matthews).

14 Nutritional considerations for performance and rehabilitation (Helen Matthews and Martyn Matthews).

15 Psychology and sports rehabilitation (Rhonda Cohen, Dr Sanna M. Nordin and Earle Abrahamson).

16 Clinical reasoning (Earle Abrahamson and Dr Lee Herrington).

PART 5 JOINT SPECIFIC INJURIES AND PATHOLOGIES.

17 Shoulder injuries in sport (Ian Horsley).

18 The elbow (Angela Clough).

19 Wrist and hand injuries in sport (Luke Heath).

20 The groin in sport (John Allen and Stuart Butler).

21 The knee (Nicholas Clark and Dr Lee Herrington).

22 Ankle complex injuries in sport (David Joyce).

23 The foot in sport (John Allen).

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.6.2010
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	196 x 252 mm
Gewicht	1166 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Rehabilitation
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
ISBN-10	0-470-98562-3 / 0470985623
ISBN-13	978-0-470-98562-5 / 9780470985625
Zustand	Neuware