Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete

Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete is a medical reference book that equips you to apply today’s hottest strategies in non-operative sports rehabilitation, so you can help your patients return to play as quickly and fully as possible. New to this edition * Ensure effective treatment planning with a stronger emphasis on evidence-based practice. * Master the latest with brand-new chapters on Developing Treatment Pathways, Biomechanical Implications in Shoulder and Knee Rehabilitation, Temporomandibular Rehabilitation, Thigh Rehabilitation, Gait Assessment, Functional Movement Assessment, and Plyometric Training Drills. * Access the fully searchable text, downloadable image bank, and 9 online-only appendices at www.expertconsult.com. Author Info By James R. Andrews, MD, Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA; Chairman, American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL; Gary L. 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 and Kevin E. 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 Contents of the previous edition Chapter 1: Psychological Factors of Rehabilitation Chapter 2: Physiological Factors of Rehabilitation Chapter3: Biomechanical Consideration in Rehabilitation Chapter 4: The Efficacy of Modalities in Rehabilitation Chapter 5: Measurement in Rehabilitation Chapter 6: Range of Motion and Flexibility Chapter 7: Principles of Rehabilitation Chapter 8: Proprioception and Neuromusclar 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: Foot, Ankle, and Leg 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: Wrist and Hand Rehabilitation Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C