Medicina dello sport

This thoroughly illustrated handbook is the first complete how-to guide to the use of manual medicine techniques for sports injuries. For each region of the body, the book describes anatomy, physiology, physical examination, and common sports injuries, and details the various manual medicine techniques, with step-by-step instructions for treating specific injuries. More than 400 illustrations demonstrate how to apply these techniques. Separate chapters focus on injuries in fourteen specific sports and in specific athletic populations - the differently abled, children, women, the elderly, and pregnant athletes.

The book collates the relationships between exercise and the environment in a single volume. The human interacts with environmental factors in complex ways. The aim of this text is to provide a comprehensive coverage of the environmental influences that impact on the individual when exercising or competing in sport. The main environmental factors are considered in turn, the physiological reactions to discrete environmental stresses are described and methods of adaptation or coping are explained.

'!an excellent guide for any practitioner, whether he or she is a specialist or a primary care doctor, as all physicians are now seeing sport injuries in increasing numbers, due to the changing scene in medicine' - From the Foreword to the first edition. 'one of the most comprehensive reference guides dedicated to the injuries of the athlete! ...A must-have for any sports medicine professional!' - online review. 'All healthcare professionals treating injured athletes will find this handbook invaluable and comprehensive. As interest grows among healthcare providers in the care of the injured athlete, a reference such as this is essential for easy access in all medical kits and physician offices' - Doody, reviews of first edition.Compact, yet surprisingly complete, this handy resource covers the relevant anatomy, diagnostic considerations, management, complications, and prevention of the most common sports injuries seen in daily practice. Written by the leading experts in their respective fields, it also offers practical discussions on other important topics including drugs and ergogenic aids, muscle training and conditioning, endurance training, and much more.This book is efficiently organized first by anatomical area, then by sport - everything from dance to snowboarding. It provides insight into the cause of injuries as a result of a specific sport, so that treatment can be tailored to that injury. It features the latest techniques in rehabilitation, bracing, conditioning, and physiotherapy. Images and useful line drawings allow you to visualize and organize the information presented. It includes handy guidelines for return to play, pitfalls to avoid, and much more. It provides a brief list of operations, with potential benefits, risks, and alternatives, aids decision-making on patient management and/or specialist intervention.

This new resource provides easy-to-understand information on over 200 sports medicine injuries and ailments that practitioners can photocopy straight from the book-or print from an accompanying CD-ROM-to give to their patients. For each sports-related condition, it discusses the nature and causes of the injury risk factors injury prevention natural history possible complications general treatment guidelines and when the patient should contact the physician. And, clearly illustrated exercises enable patients to initiate the appropriate exercise program immediately.

Dopo vari anni trascorsi nel mondo dello sport, prima come atleta, poi come insegnante e quindi, dal 1977, come medico sportiv

The second edition of this broadly based book continues to examine and update the basic and applied aspects of strength and power in sport from the neurophysiology of the basic motor unit to training for specific activities. Authorship is, again, international and includes leading physiologists and clinicians.

Lo sport occupa uno spazio rilevante nella vita individuale e sociale non solo di chi lo pratica, in modo amatoriale o agonist