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PHYSICAL REHABILITATION OF THE INJURED ATHLETE
Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete
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Third Edition

By
James Andrews, MD, Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA; Chairman, American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL
Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Programs in Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA; Clinical Director, Champion Sports Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA; Vice President, Education, Benchmark Medical Inc., Malvern, PA, USA; Director of Rehabilitation Research, American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL, USA
Gary Harrelson, EdD, ATC, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Athletic Training Education Program, The University of Alabama; Manager, Educational Services and Technology, DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL

Description
This new edition represents collaboration among orthopaedists, physical therapists, and athletic trainers. It reviews the rehabilitation needs for all types of sports injuries, stressing the treatment of the entire kinetic chain with various exercises. Chapters have been extensively revised, featuring new concepts and techniques. The 3rd edition of Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete includes new chapters including Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control (Ch. 8), Cervical Spine Rehabilitation (Ch. 16), Functional Training and Advanced Rehabilitation (Ch. 10), and Plyometrics (Ch. 11), with new contributors and new features, such as summary boxes and tables.

Audience
Orthopedic Surgeons, Sports Medicine Specialists, Residents, Fellows, Athletic Trainers, Physical Med and Rehab Specialists, PT?s, OT?s, Primary Care Physicians, Health Science Libraries

Contents


Chapter 1:
Psychologic Factors of Rehabilitation




Chapter 2:
Physiologic Factors of Rehabilitation




Chapter3:
Biomechanical Implications in Shoulder and Knee Rehabilitation




Chapter 4:
Therapeutic Modalities as an Adjunct to Rehabilitation




Chapter 5:
Measurement in Rehabilitation




Chapter 6:
Range of Motion and Flexibility




Chapter 7:
Principles of Rehabilitation




Chapter 8:
Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control




Chapter 9:
Application of Isokinetics in Testing and Rehabilitation




Chapter 10:
Functional Training and Advanced Rehabilitation




Chapter 11:
Plyometric Training and Drills




Chapter 12:
Aquatic Rehabilitation




Chapter 13:
Rehabilitation Considerations for the Female Athlete




Chapter 14:
Leg, Ankle, and Foot Rehabilitation




Chapter 15:
Knee Rehabilitation




Chapter 16:
Hamstring, Quadriceps and Groin Rehabilitation




Chapter 17:
Low Back Rehabilitation




Chapter 18:
Cervical Spine Rehabilitation




Chapter 19:
Shoulder Rehabilitation




Chapter 20:
Elbow Rehabilitation




Chapter 21:
Rehabilitation of Wrist and Hand Injuries




Appendix A:
Throwers? Ten Exercise Program



Appendix B:
Interval Rehabilitation Programs



Appendix C:
Upper Extremity Plyometrics



Index



Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 704 pages, publication date: FEB-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-0014-7
ISBN-10: 0-7216-0014-X
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 30 Oct 2009
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