The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries

Christopher M. Norris (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2011
A & C Black Publishers Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4081-3077-3 (ISBN)

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The Complete Guide to Sports Injuries is
the essential introduction for the physiotherapy student or any fitness
professional dealing with injuries in sport. Clearly illustrated and
practical, it offers advice on how to
treat various injuries through basic physiotherapy techniques.

This new addition to the well-known Complete Guide series will
become an instant classic and essential introduction for physiotherapy
students or any fitness professional dealing with sports injuries.
Written
by leading physiotherapist and successful author Chris
Norris, this book covers the background into the structure and function
of an area, the key signs for recognising symptoms and how to
treat injuries with massage, taping and hot/cold techniques. Fully
illustrated and packed with photography ranging from exercises to
massages to suit specific injuries, it outlines the correct position
and technique. The physiology is clearly illustrated and
taping methods are clearly explained step-by-step.

Perfect for the non-specialist providing essential management for
sports injuries, this book also includes sections on simple self
massage, healing timeframes,
a treatment toolbox and strategies on structuring rehabilitation
effectively.

Dr Christopher M. Norris is a chartered physiotherapist, sports scientist, highly successful author of the Complete Guide to Stretching and established lecturer and consultant. He has over twenty years experience in treating sports injuries specialising in exercise therapy.

Contents

Chapter 1 How tissues heal

Chapter 2 Your treatment toolbox

Chapter 3 Structuring rehabilitation

Chapter 4 Foot and ankle

Chapter 5 Calf and shin

Chapter 6 Knee

Chapter 7 Hip and pelvis

Chapter 8 Low back

Chapter 9 Ribcage and neck

Chapter 10 Shoulder

Chapter 11 Elbow and forearm

Chapter 12 Wrist and hand

Further information

Index of exercises

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.9.2011
Reihe/Serie	Complete Guides
Zusatzinfo	Full colour photographs and line drawings throughout
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 230 mm
Gewicht	553 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie
Schlagworte	Sport
ISBN-10	1-4081-3077-7 / 1408130777
ISBN-13	978-1-4081-3077-3 / 9781408130773
Zustand	Neuware