Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete: Expert Consult - Online and Print / Edition 4

by James R. Andrews MD, Gary L. Harrelson EdD, ATC, Kevin E. Wilk PT, DPT

Overview

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.

• Send your players back to the field fast with the latest strategies in non-operative sports rehabilitation.
• Get balanced, dependable guidance on sports rehabilitation from a multidisciplinary author team that contributes perspectives from orthopaedics and sports medicine, athletic training, and physical therapy.

• 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781437724110
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	02/02/2012
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	632
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Andrews, James R., MD (Univ of Virginia); Harrelson, Gary L., EdD, ATC (Univ of Alabama); Wilk, Kevin E., PT (Marquette Univ)

Table of Contents

Section I: Foundational Concepts in Rehabilitation

1 Psychological Factors in Rehabilitation

2 Physiological Factors in Rehabilitation

3 Developing Treatment Pathways

4 Principles of Rehabilitation

5 Measurement in Rehabilitation

6 Range of Motion and Flexibility

7 Principles of Rehabilitation for Muscle and Tendon Injuries

8 Therapeutic Modalities as an Adjunct to Rehabilitation

9 Rehabilitation Considerations for the Female Athlete

10 Biomechanical Implications in Shoulder and Knee Rehabilitation

11 Aquatic Rehabilitation

Section II: Upper Extremity

12 Shoulder Rehabilitation

13 Rehabilitation of Elbow Injuries

14 Rehabilitation of Wrist and Hand Injuries

Section III: Spine

15 Temporomandibular Joint

16 Cervical Spine Rehabilitation

17 Low Back Rehabilitation

Section IV: Lower Extremity

18 Rehabilitation of Thigh Injuries

19 Knee Rehabilitation

20 Lower Leg, Ankle and Foot Rehabilitation

21 Clinical Gait Assessment

Section V: Restoration of Athletic Performance

22 Functional Movement Assessment

23 Functional Training and Advanced Rehabilitation

24 Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control

25 Application of Isokinetics in Testing and Rehabilitation

26 Plyometric Training and Drills

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Get athletes back in the game fast with evidence-based rehab

Editorial Reviews

"Each chapter includes a list of chapter objectives and a succinct summary of key concepts that were discussed in the chapter. The text makes extensive use of summary boxes and clinical pearls to highlight important concepts and information in the text. The illustrations are well done and add to the text. The chapters have extensive and up-to-date references. The target audience for this text is the practicing clinician interested in sports rehabilitation; however, it would also be an appropriate textbook for a rehabilitation course for athletic training students."—JBJS, www.ejbjs.com, November 2005, Review from the 3^rd Edition

From the Publisher

3 Stars from Doody

This represents an attempt to provide a summary textbook on the rehabilitation of the injured athlete. The first eight chapters provide an overview of psychological and physiological factors in rehabilitation, the physical examination of the athlete, and goniometric measurement parameters. Subsequent chapters focus on the use of modalities, mobilization, and isokinetic testing. A general introductory chapter on the principles of rehabilitation is included. The second half of the book is devoted to assessment of specific rehabilitation areas, including the lower leg, ankle, foot, knee, hamstring, quadriceps, and groin. Low back, shoulder, and elbow rehabilitation as well as wrist and hand injuries are also addressed. The final sections are devoted to aquatic rehabilitation, upper extremity biometrics, knee and leg exercises, and a ten-exercise program for throwing and interval rehabilitation. The purpose of the text appears to be an attempt to provide a reference source for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in athletes. This is not a text for general rehabilitation of the elderly or patients with serious underlying medical problems. Taken in this context, it is targeted for those caring for the athletic patient population. However, the underlying physiologic and rehabilitation principles can be extrapolated to a lesser degree with the non-athletic population. The text attempts to provide specific rehabilitation protocols only after introducing the underlying scientific rationale for their implementation. There is a thorough review of the scientific literature provided in each chapter, especially in the first half of the book. Diagrams, graphs, and photographs whichelucidate each topic are also clear and directed to the specific topic at hand. In terms of the target audience, this text represents a comprehensive introduction to residents in training. A great deal of the material, however, will probably be a review for the experienced physician. One strength is that a great majority of the contributing authors have a physical therapy background. This facilitates an emphasis on the nuts and bolts of physical therapy for specific musculoskeletal problems.

Philip Dean Zaneteas

Reviewer: Philip Dean Zaneteas, MD, PhD (Kokomo Rehabilitation Hospital)
Description: This represents an attempt to provide a summary textbook on the rehabilitation of the injured athlete. The first eight chapters provide an overview of psychological and physiological factors in rehabilitation, the physical examination of the athlete, and goniometric measurement parameters. Subsequent chapters focus on the use of modalities, mobilization, and isokinetic testing. A general introductory chapter on the principles of rehabilitation is included. The second half of the book is devoted to assessment of specific rehabilitation areas, including the lower leg, ankle, foot, knee, hamstring, quadriceps, and groin. Low back, shoulder, and elbow rehabilitation as well as wrist and hand injuries are also addressed. The final sections are devoted to aquatic rehabilitation, upper extremity biometrics, knee and leg exercises, and a ten-exercise program for throwing and interval rehabilitation.
Purpose: The purpose of the text appears to be an attempt to provide a reference source for the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries in athletes. This is not a text for general rehabilitation of the elderly or patients with serious underlying medical problems.
Audience: Taken in this context, it is targeted for those caring for the athletic patient population. However, the underlying physiologic and rehabilitation principles can be extrapolated to a lesser degree with the non-athletic population.
Features: The text attempts to provide specific rehabilitation protocols only after introducing the underlying scientific rationale for their implementation. There is a thorough review of the scientific literature provided in each chapter, especially in the first half of the book. Diagrams, graphs, and photographs which elucidate each topic are also clear and directed to the specific topic at hand.
Assessment: In terms of the target audience, this text represents a comprehensive introduction to residents in training. A great deal of the material, however, will probably be a review for the experienced physician. One strength is that a great majority of the contributing authors have a physical therapy background. This facilitates an emphasis on the nuts and bolts of physical therapy for specific musculoskeletal problems.

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