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Anatomy of Sports Injuries, The: Your Illustrated Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Second Edition

Paperback by Walker, Brad

Anatomy of Sports Injuries, The: Your Illustrated Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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ISBN:
9781718249134
Publication Date:
17 Apr 2025
Edition/language:
Second Edition / English
Publisher:
Human Kinetics Publishers
Pages:
280 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 25 - 27 Nov 2025
Anatomy of Sports Injuries, The: Your Illustrated Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Description

For anyone who plays sports and is looking to facilitate recovery or prevent injuries Everyone who plays sports experiences injuries. Many people never fully recover, because they're not aware of what they can do to facilitate recovery. But there's no need to simply resign yourself to living with a sports injury. In The Anatomy of Sports Injuries, author Brad Walker brings years of expertise working with elite-level and world-champion athletes and lecturing on injury prevention to this how-to guide. The book takes a fundamental approach, bringing you inside the body to show exactly what is happening when a sports injury occurs. This second edition features 350 images, including updated illustrations and more anatomical information. It is for every sports player or fitness enthusiast who has been injured and would like to know what the injury involves, how to rehabilitate the area, and how to prevent complications or injury in the future.

Contents

Chapter 1. Explanation of Sports Injury Chapter 2. Sports Injury Prevention Chapter 3. Sports Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation Chapter 4. Sports Injuries of the Skin Chapter 5. Sports Injuries of the Head and Neck Chapter 6. Sports Injuries of the Hand and Fingers Chapter 7. Sports Injuries of the Wrist and Forearm Chapter 8. Sports Injuries of the Elbow Chapter 9. Sports Injuries of the Shoulder and Upper Arm Chapter 10. Sports Injuries of the Back and Spine Chapter 11. Sports Injuries of the Chest and Abdomen Chapter 12. Sports Injuries of the Hips, Pelvis and Groin Chapter 13. Sports Injuries of the Hamstrings and Quadriceps Chapter 14. Sports Injuries of the Knee Chapter 15. Sports Injuries of the Shin and Calf Chapter 16. Sports Injuries of the Ankle Chapter 17. Sports Injuries of the Foot

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