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Sports Injuries and Prevention (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
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Sports Injuries and Prevention (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
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This book presents the incidence of sports-related injuries, the
types of injuries specific to particular sports, and the importance
of factors such as age and gender. Possible injury mechanisms and
risk factors are presented based on an analysis involving recent
scientific findings. A variety of sports are included to allow the
reader to better generalize the results as well as to apply
appropriate procedures to specific sports. The authors have
emphasized basic scientific findings to help the reader gain a
broad knowledge of sports injuries. The potential audience includes
medical doctors, physical therapists, athletic trainers, coaches
and interested parents. This book is expected to play a prominent
role in the construction of training programs for both healthy and
injured players. The focus on junior athletes will aid in their
education, injury prevention and increased performance. It will
also benefit instructors at the junior and senior high school
levels. The book is composed of seven parts. In the beginning part,
current situations and the general characteristics of
sports-related injuries are outlined on the basis of an
investigation utilizing statistical data involving a large number
of populations. In the following parts, detailed information on the
injuries in terms of the types of sports activities, body sites,
symptoms and the relationships among these factors are discussed.
Part 2, for example, deals with topics on concussion and severe
head-neck injuries which occur frequently in rugby and judo. In
Parts 3 and 4, as one of the major sports-related injuries,
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are discussed. Beginning
with the underlying mechanisms as assessed by using the latest
measuring techniques, characteristic features of their occurrence
are described. Further, Part 4 deals with topics on post-operative
(ACL reconstruction) aspects of ACL injuries, especially those
related to muscle functions and tendon regeneration in the
hamstring muscles. Part 5 deals with muscle strain and focuses
particularly on those occurring in the hamstring muscles, as this
muscle group is known, as one of the most frequent sites of muscle
strain. In Part 6, disorders related to the ankle and foot are
introduced. Finally, Part 7 provides information on lower back
disorders. Included are detailed mechanisms of their incidence,
epidemiology and implications for their prevention.
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