CLINICAL SPORTS MEDICINE FOR PHYSICIANS

Why has Clinical Sports Medicine been so popular with physicians?

• it is practical and geared to quick office use

• it reflects the authors' familiarity with the real-life problems facing the family physician and sports medicine doctor. 

This book is symptom oriented - so if a patient presents with groin pain, you can go straight to the groin pain chapter and see the table that lists diagnoses according to 'Common', 'Less common' or 'Not to be missed'. 

The illustrations of physical examination for every body part are extremely helpful. 

Investigation is clearly outlined and now fully updated to include MRI 

Treatment options are documented in a logical order, and whether or not to refer to physical therapy, surgery is discussed for all conditions.

Specific updates in this edition include:   

• management of what has traditionally been called 'tendinitis' (e.g., achilles, rotator cuff, tennis elbow, jumper's knee) updated to include recent breakthroughs in pathology and treatment  

• Detailed, practical chapter on shoulder assessment, investigation and rehabilitation completely updated with coauthor W. Ben Kibler 

• Anterior knee pain chapter rewritten to reflect many updates on management of patellofemoral pain and patellar tendinopathy. Co-authored with international authorities on knee pain, Jenny McConnell and Jill Cook

• Achilles pain chapter completely rewritten with Swedish orthopedic surgeon Hakan Alfredson who developed the state of the art eccentric strengthening program that is proving highly successful for this recalcitrant problem. Protocol fully illustrated and detailed

• Stress fracture management completely updated to include new data on prevention

• Concept of the kinetic chain addressed consistently throughout all regional chapters

• 7 new chapters 

Up to date references permit the reader to find original sources where desired

Selected recommended readings simplify background study for those seeking to read around the subject.

New chapters include include:

• biomechanics of common sporting activities

• conditions masquerading as sports medicine conditions

• medical care of the disabled athlete

• how to make the difficult diagnosis

• the patient who presents with joint symptoms without injury

• exercise prescription for health

• sports medicine, ethics and the law.

• Emergency medicine updated to include the year 2000 guidelines of the Advanced Trauma Life Support courses

• Doctors will find the imaging algorithms fully updated to reflect recent advances and increasing availability of MRI. Simplifies office decision-making! 

• List of banned drugs has been updated and includes website addresses and telephone numbers so you can have any question answered immediately. This resource can save physician and athlete a great deal of anguish.

• Management of the athlete in the heat completely re-written with internationally acclaimed physician & physiologist Dr Timothy Noakes from Cape Town, South Africa. How to prevent athletes developing the life-threatening condition of hyponatremia, by Dr. Timothy Noakes.