Clinical Sports Medicine 3rd Revised Edition

Clincal Sport Medicine 3rd Revised Edition

CLINICAL SPORT MEDICINE 3rd 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 1st or 2nd 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.

CLINICAL SPORTS MEDICINE FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS

Why has Clinical Sports Medicine been so popular with Soft Tissue Therapists / Myotherapists / Massage therapists?

  • Among sports medicine textbooks, it is the only one that truley integrates Soft Tissue Therapy into the treatment plan.
  • It provides an inexpensive, authoritative and accessible resource for massage therapists to have in the clinic alongside the specific massage texts.
  • Coauthored by Robert Granter, Soft Tissue Therapist, Australian Olympic Medal Team, 1992, 1996, 2000, this book contains pearls that are not found elsewhere. Robert was head of the Massage Team in Atlanta and Sydney, and has lectured widely of the role of Soft Tissue Massage Therapy in Sports Medicine.
  • As well as detailing massage therapy treatment, it provides useful background medical information such as interpreting X-rays, when to refer to physicians and physical therapists which is very helpful for massage therpists.
  • The symptom oriented layout of the book makes it easy to refer to a relevant section and scan it for potential serious diagnoses, and for other treatment ideas if the patient is progressing slowly.
  • The illustrations of assessment for every body part are particularly helpful. Together with the massage therapist’s expert “feel” for jointy and muscle abnormality they permit the massage therapist to be much more confident in her or his assessment.

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.

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