Sports injuries and rehabilitation /

Murphy, Steff

Sports injuries and rehabilitation / Steff Murphy. - United Kingdom : ED-Tech Press, c2019. - xii, 357 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Posture -- Chapter 3: Rehabilitation exercise -- Chapter 4: Massage -- Chapter 5: Sports injuries care, treatment and support -- Chapter 6: Movement analysis -- Chapter 7: Motion and force -- Chapter 8: Skeletal muscles and exercise -- Chapter 9: Upper extremity injuries and exercise -- Chapter 10: Lower extremity injuries and exercise -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Every physical activity gives us something to learn, increases our fitness components makes one confident and refresher or recharges us to lead life happy. On other side participation in games and sports may lead to injury. The injury can be the minor one, serious, career ending or even some times life threatening. An athlete can face injuries at any time i.e. during main competition, in regular practice reasons or in off-season training also. Sports injuries continue to increase in organized or varsity athletics and in the general population because of the increased interest in fitness and sports. In the present study, all major sports injuries including foot and ankle, knee,hip flexors, hip joints, shoulders, head, forearm muscles, wrist joints, arm muscles, elbow joints, pelvic, calf, etc., are described in detail in simple English language so that to reach its readers. The present book entitled Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation highlights all the aspects of sports injuries. The book is arranged in a lucid form and written in simple spoken English language. Hopefully, the present book will prove useful for clinicians, physiotherapists, sportsmen and sportswomen, students, teachers and for the general readers too."--Back cover.

9781788824071


Athletic injuries--Therapy
Athletic injuries--Prevention & control
Sporting injuries
Athletes--Wounds and injuries

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