STABILITY, SPORT & PERFORMANCE MOVEMENT

GREAT TECHNIQUE WITHOUT INJURY

by Joanne Elphinston

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An athlete must create and control forces. Ideally they will use the muscle patterns and kinetic chain sequencing which minimises effort and localised stress on specific body structures, while maximising the result. The effectiveness of their movement links their risk of injury and their performance.

“Stability, Sport and Performance Movement: Great Technique without Injury” presents a testing and training programme for technical development and injury prevention in sport. It was written in response to requests from athletes, coaches, physiotherapists and fitness professionals for a resource that would help them to understand the anatomy and training of functionally stable movement in a clear, relevant and logical way.

The book establishes the link between movement, muscle patterns, force management and injury, and addresses functionally stable movement as the result of interplay between a variety of factors including functional mobility, balance, proprioception and neuromuscular coordination.

A full chapter is dedicated to the testing of these factors in order to establish baselines for training, and this is followed by four fully illustrated chapters of progressive, integrated exercise which show the user how to develop sound patterns from beginner level through to high level.

For the sports medicine professional, the book provides insight into why an injury may occur, how to identify potential for injury, and methods for addressing problem areas for both prevention and rehabilitation. A chapter on application of the principles to specific patient presentations provides additional guidance.

For the coach and fitness professional, the book explains how technique is dependent upon multiple factors, and how simple testing can identify key issues which can be dealt with in order to progress technique safely and effectively. A testing list for a selection of sports is provided.

The book’s content is relevant across all age groups, from junior level to veterans. The author’s identification of recurrent patterns in elite level sport led to investigations on the development of patterns in children and adolescent athletes, and as a result the book provides a comprehensive chapter on developing effective movement in our young future athletes for physical education teachers and professionals working in junior sport.

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about the author Joanne Elphinston BPhty MA MCSP Joanne Elphinston is performance consultant, international lecturer and physiotherapist working with elite and professional athletes. A recognised lecturer and consultant on technical movement enhancement for performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation, Joanne works with elite athletes in a wide range of sports, as well as professional dancers and musicians. Drawing from backgrounds in applied biomechanics and motor control, philosophy and psychology, Joanne addresses movement from a multimodal and holistic perspective. A former coach herself, Joanne has one foot planted in the medical and the other in the training aspect of athlete management and development. This gives her a unique understanding of the challenges in sport from both perspectives, and an ability to build bridges between the two areas in her teaching, writing and consultancy. Joanne’s detailed approach to movement has led her to work for the past eight years with professional contemporary dancers on dancer development, physical preparation and performance enhancement. Other performing arts clients include musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Welsh National Opera.

CLINICAL SPORT MEDICINE 3^rd REVISED EDITION
By Drs Peter Brukner & Karim Khan

Do you have your copy yet?
Don’t buy a copy until you have read this.

This is the current Edition of this extraordinarily valuable book which has sold over 40 000 copies world wide.

WINNER OF THE HIGHLY COMMENDED PRIZE IN THE ORTHOPAEDICS AND RHEUMATOLOGY CATEGORY OF THE 2007 BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEDICAL BOOK AWARDS

If you don’t already own a copy I recommend this book to you as an industry “ MUST HAVE “ in the field of Sports Medicine

If you already own a copy of the 1^st or 2^nd Editions I’m sure it’s wearing thin at the moment due to it’s high level of usage.

Clinical Sports Medicine is a complete practical guide book to musculoskeletal medicine and physical therapy, covering all aspects of diagnosis and management of sports-related injuries and physical activity.

With over 1000 full color pages and a free patient information CD, Clinical Sports Medicine adopts an easy-to-use, symptom-oriented approach and describes multidisciplinary methods of treatment

Whether you’re dealing with the recreational sports player or the elite athlete – here’s a comprehensive, authoritative guide to the total medical care of the individual participating in any form of physical exercise. With chapters organised according to the anatomical region of the presenting symptom, Clinical Sports Medicine, Third Revised Edition is a practical, superbly organised and easy-to-follow tool for Sports medicine doctors, Physiotherapists, General practitioners, Soft Tissue Therapists, Massage therapists and Athletic trainers.

• Full-colour format
• Over 100 specially commissioned full-colour illustrations
• Includes a bonus CD-Rom of printable patient sheets
• Over 50 international authors including our very own Rob Granter.
• The 3rd Edition addresses new advances, including treatment of concussion, management and rehabilitation of shoulder injuries, prevention of knee and ankle injuries, and treatment of patello-femoral pain and tendinopathies
• The latest evidence-based sports medicine information on emergency medicine, epilepsy, diabetes and heatstroke.

This state-of-the-art guide to sports medicine provides important insights into anatomical and pathological causes of presenting problems. The text:

• Provides an understanding of the biomechanics of various sporting activities – a vital foundation for the sports medicine practitioner

• Covers everything you need to care for both the elite and recreational athlete – from pre-screening to injury management to returning to sport

• Brings clinicians fully up to date on the field’s most recent advances, with contributions from over 50 top international experts

• Is filled with practical, cutting-edge management strategies and clinical pearls

• Contains hundreds of illustrations – many in full-colour – facilitate accurate diagnosis and treatment: from anatomical models, tables and charts to photographs demonstrating diagnostic and rehabilitative techniques

• Clearly outlines the stages in clinical assessment, including examination routines for each joint or region

• Focuses on the three major groups of structures causing musculoskeletal pain: joints (including ligaments); muscles (including tendons and fascia); and neural structures

• Explains how to manage the most commonly dislocated joints, acute ligament sprains, muscle strains, contusions, and stress fractures

• Shows how to avoid muscle wasting and reduce joint stiffness when immobilisation is required for fracture healing

• Offers strategies for treating muscle cramps and restoring full motion and function in tendon injuries

• Explores predisposing factors in overuse injuries and describes their treatment

• Describes the role of radioisotopic imaging, MRI, and CT scans

• Alerts you to medical conditions that can mimic a sporting injury

• Enables you to initiate injury prevention strategies in one-on-one consultations and in-season planning sessions with coaches

• Gives you methods to hasten recovery following heavy bouts of training or competition

• Examines drugs commonly used in treating sporting injuries and innovative therapies, including hyaluronic acid injections, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) patches, and sclerosing agents such as polidocanol

• Presents the keys to success in formulating individualised rehab plans

• Helps you counsel athletes on supplements ranging from vitamins and minerals to creatine and amino acids with website links to keep you abreast of this time-sensitive issue

• Summarises prohibited classes of drugs

The Soft Tissue Therapy component that Andrew Stephens & Rob Granter contributed to the book contains all new photographs.

SALES HAVE BEEN PLACED “ON HOLD” AS THE 4TH EDITION OF CLINICAL SPORTS MEDICINE IS DUE FOR RELEASE IN OCTOBER 2011.