Baseball Injuries

Case Studies, by Type, in the Major Leagues

W. Laurence Coker (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2013
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-6868-3 (ISBN)

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Explores the various types of injuries in baseball and provides case studies of individual player injuries to demonstrate the cause of injuries, the different treatment options, and the effect of injuries on a player's career. A deft blend of science and sports biography, this work offers a revealing look at the inherent risks of America's pastime.

In baseball, injuries to players fall into two main categories: overuse and traumatic. Over 162 games, repetitive pitching and batting motions and the stress of base running can damage joints, bones, and soft tissues, making overuse injuries the most common. Traumatic injuries like beanings, sliding injuries, and concussions, while less frequent, add to the DL list each year. This work explores the various types of injuries in baseball and provides case studies of individual player injuries to demonstrate the cause of injuries, the different treatment options, and the effect of injuries on a player's career. Throughout, discussions show the link between injuries and innovations in the game, like the batting helmet and padded outfield walls, and innovations in medicine, such as Tommy John surgery.

W. Laurence Coker, M.D., is a family physician in Kansas.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part I. Overuse Injuries

1. Shoulder

2. Blood Vessel Injuries Including Blood Clots of Shoulder Area

3. Elbow Injuries

4. Wrist and Hand Injuries

5. Ankle and Foot Injuries

6. Stress Fractures

7. Neck, Back, Spine and Disc Injuries

8. Arthritis and Labral Tears in Hip

9. Acute Muscle, Connective Tissue and Tendon Tears

Part II. Traumatic Injuries

10. Sliding Injuries

11. Collisions Between Players, Non-Sliding

12. Collisions with Objects on Field

13. Getting Hit by a Bat

14. Traumatic, Bizarre, Unusual Injuries

15. Impact Injuries by Baseball

16. Impact Injuries Caused by Batted Ball

17. Head Concussions

Conclusion: Careers Resisting Injury

Appendix: Tommy John Surgery List

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	42 photos, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	404 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Sportmedizin
ISBN-10	0-7864-6868-8 / 0786468688
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-6868-3 / 9780786468683
Zustand	Neuware