WHAT'S NEW IN THE FULL-COLOUR THIRD EDITION OF CLINICAL SPORTS MEDICINE?

‘All new’ is an over-used term but in this case it is true! In the full-colour, 1030-page 3 rd edition you will find the chapters on acute and overuse knee pain, shoulder pain, and Achilles pain completely updated. While updating every page of the 2nd edition and including new material throughout, we edited for easier reading but retained the easily accessible, symptom-oriented, format of previous editions.

We have included 6 new chapters but that fails to do justice to the amount of new material that is spread throughout the book. 

The new chapters are:

Recovery (Chapter 7) 

There has been an increased emphasis on recovery and there are now accepted clinical approaches to optimize players consistent performance. The chapter includes physical means, nutrition, and psychological strategies. preview first 2 pages

Principles of Diagnosis: Investigation including Imaging (Chapter 9)

Clearly this field has exploded since the first two editions and this is reflected in this dedicated chapter. The book contains over 100 MR images and many are partnered with dedicated line drawings to better demonstrate the anatomy.

Core Stability (Chapter 11)

This is a very-well illustrated practical outline of the concepts, exercises, and evidence for core stability for treatment and prevention.

Longstanding Groin Pain (Chapter 24)

Patients with longstanding groin pain are a clnical ‘hot topic’ with much potential for patient and clinician confusion. Danish authority Per Holmich has partnered with Australian Olympic / Tottenham team physician Chris Bradshaw to outline a very successful clinical approach to this condition. All the exercises are illustrated so the chapter combines some theoretical frameworks with practical solutions. preview first 2 pages

Maximizing Sporting Performance: To use or not to use supplements (Chapter 38)

Athletes are continually demanding of clinicians whether or not the latest herb, spice, or protein is the ‘magic bullet’. In this chapter, Canadian authority Stuart Phillips provides the latest on supplements for specific types of sports (strength and power, weight restricted, high-intensity) and then he discusses that critical issue of supplement contamination.

The Preparticipation Physical Evaluation (Chapter 56) 

ACSM’s Sandy Hoffman opens the section on ‘Practical Sports Medicine’ with a new chapter on this universal issue. Who is the PPE for? Who should do it? When should it be done? What should be included? What does ‘clearance’ imply? preview first 2 pages