Instructions for Sports Medicine Patients

This new resource provides easy-to-understand information on over 200 sports medicine injuries and ailments that practitioners can photocopy straight from the book-or print from an accompanying CD-ROM-to give to their patients. For each sports-related condition, it discusses the nature and causes of the injury

risk factors

injury prevention

natural history

possible complications

general treatment guidelines

and when the patient should contact the physician. And, clearly illustrated exercises enable patients to initiate the appropriate exercise program immediately.

• Presents patient-friendly information-with physical therapy exercises organized by diagnosis-on over 200 sports medicine injuries and ailments.
• Features a wealth of illustrations that clearly depict the exercises, as well as many helpful anatomic drawings.
• Comes with a CD-ROM containing all of the text and illustrations from the book-so practitioners can find and print what they need in seconds.
• Describes the features of medical conditions, enabling patients to recognize, prevent, or seek treatment for the problem.
• Includes information on currently popular sports-related nutritional supplements and drugs.
• Features the expertise of authors trained in orthopaedics, family practice, and physical therapy.
• Discusses a wealth of hot topics in chapters such as Amino Acid Supplementation - Anabolic Steroids - Arthroscopy - Blood Doping - Compartment syndrome - Ephedrine - Physeal Injuries - Posterior Ankle Impingement & Posterior Process Fractures - Rotator Cuff Tear - Surgery for Rotator Cuff Tear - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - and more!