A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management: an interdisciplinary approach
Divided into two parts, physiology and sports injury management, this is an innovative clinical- and evidence-based guide, which engages with the latest developments in athletic performance both long and short term. It also considers lower level exercise combined with the pertinent physiological processes. It focuses on the rationale behind diagnostic work up, treatment bias and rehabilitation philosophy, challenging convention within the literature to what really makes sense when applied to sports settings. Drawing upon experts in the field from across the world and various sports settings, it implements critical appraisal throughout with an emphasis on providing practical solutions within sports medicine pedagogy.

  • Dovetails foundational sports physiology with clinical skills and procedures to effectively manage sports injuries across a variety of settings
  • Takes an interdisciplinary approach and draws upon both clinical- and evidence-based practice
  • Contributed by leading international experts including academics, researchers and in-the-field clinicians from a range of sports teams including the Royal Ballet and Chelsea FC
  • Pedagogical features include learning objectives, clinical tip boxes, summaries, case studies and Editor’s commentary to/critique of concepts and techniques across chapters
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A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management: an interdisciplinary approach
Divided into two parts, physiology and sports injury management, this is an innovative clinical- and evidence-based guide, which engages with the latest developments in athletic performance both long and short term. It also considers lower level exercise combined with the pertinent physiological processes. It focuses on the rationale behind diagnostic work up, treatment bias and rehabilitation philosophy, challenging convention within the literature to what really makes sense when applied to sports settings. Drawing upon experts in the field from across the world and various sports settings, it implements critical appraisal throughout with an emphasis on providing practical solutions within sports medicine pedagogy.

  • Dovetails foundational sports physiology with clinical skills and procedures to effectively manage sports injuries across a variety of settings
  • Takes an interdisciplinary approach and draws upon both clinical- and evidence-based practice
  • Contributed by leading international experts including academics, researchers and in-the-field clinicians from a range of sports teams including the Royal Ballet and Chelsea FC
  • Pedagogical features include learning objectives, clinical tip boxes, summaries, case studies and Editor’s commentary to/critique of concepts and techniques across chapters
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A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management: an interdisciplinary approach

A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management: an interdisciplinary approach

A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management: an interdisciplinary approach

A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management: an interdisciplinary approach

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Divided into two parts, physiology and sports injury management, this is an innovative clinical- and evidence-based guide, which engages with the latest developments in athletic performance both long and short term. It also considers lower level exercise combined with the pertinent physiological processes. It focuses on the rationale behind diagnostic work up, treatment bias and rehabilitation philosophy, challenging convention within the literature to what really makes sense when applied to sports settings. Drawing upon experts in the field from across the world and various sports settings, it implements critical appraisal throughout with an emphasis on providing practical solutions within sports medicine pedagogy.

  • Dovetails foundational sports physiology with clinical skills and procedures to effectively manage sports injuries across a variety of settings
  • Takes an interdisciplinary approach and draws upon both clinical- and evidence-based practice
  • Contributed by leading international experts including academics, researchers and in-the-field clinicians from a range of sports teams including the Royal Ballet and Chelsea FC
  • Pedagogical features include learning objectives, clinical tip boxes, summaries, case studies and Editor’s commentary to/critique of concepts and techniques across chapters

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780702074899
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date: 01/14/2021
Pages: 572
Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr Porter has been teaching since 1996 within Higher Education. His passion is undergraduate education and supporting students. He was winner of the first University award for teaching excellence in 2009. In 2015 and 2016 he was nominated by his students for two University teaching awards - best teacher and best post graduate supervisor. Dr Porter lectures mainly on the full time Physiotherapy undergraduate degree programme. He has written nine books with Elsevier publishers that are now translated into eleven languages. His PhD was in Rheumatology from the University of Central Lancashire. His thesis studied the sero negative rheumatological disease Ankylosing Spondylitis. He is a PhD examiner, expert witness and member of the medico legal association of chartered physiotherapists. He is external examiner for the University of Liverpool's MSC PGDip in Veterinary Physiotherapy and has held external examiner positions at the Universities of East London, Liverpool and Bradford. He is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Prior to working within education, he was a Chartered Physiotherapist within the NHS for 15 years at hospitals achieving Senior I grade. He was also the Physiotherapist to the England Women’s football team for three years. this memorable experience allowed him to represent England working with talented individuals both at home and during tours of countries including France, Denmark, Italy, Iceland, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. During the summer months he lectures at Corpus Christi College Cambridge where he is Medical Director of studies to medical students at Corpus Christi College.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

List of Contributors ix

Dedication xix

Part 1 Important background concepts in sports 1

1 Muscle form and function Jamie McPhee Tommy Lundberg 1

2 Muscle adaptations and fatigue Tommy Lundberg Jamie McPhee 7

3 The physiology of disuse, immobilization, and low-load environments Nicholas C. Clark Mark Glaister Lyndsey M. Cannon Nic Perrem 15

4 Strength and conditioning: scientific aspects including principles of rehabilitation Paul Jones Paul Comfort 25

5 Biomechanics of sports injuries, their management and clinical considerations Jim Richards Carrie Docherty Brent Arnold Kim Hébert-Losier Charlotte Häger Bruno Mazuquin Puneet Monga 47

6 Electrophysical agents: physiology and evidence Tim Watson 63

7 Cryotherapy: physiology and new approaches James Selfe Cari Thorpe Karen May Jill Alexander 79

8 Physiology of sporting and athletic recovery Tony Tompos 97

9 Making sense of pain in sports physiotherapy: applying the Pain and Movement Reasoning Model Des O'Shaughnessy Lester E. Jones 107

10 The physiology of manual therapy Christopher J. McCarthy Elaine Lonnemann Jackie Hindle Ruth MacDonald Ioannis Panetis 121

11 The physiology of acupuncture analgesia Jonathan Hobbs 129

12 Physiological determinants of endurance performance: maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). Testing, training and practical application Paul Sindall 137

13 Ultrasound imaging in groin injuries Amanda Parry 161

Part 2 Clinical application 171

Section 2.1 Regional problems

14 Conservative management of groin injuries: acute and chronic James Moore Michael Giakoumis 171

15 The surgical management of sporting groin injuries Simon Marsh 185

16 The sporting hip James Moore 195

17 Lumbopelvic dysfunction in the sporting population: the 'what', the 'why' and the 'how' Neil Sullivan 207

18 Performance rehabilitation for hamstring injuries - a multimodal systems approach Johnny Wilson Paulina Czubacka Neil Greig 217

19 The management of gastrocnemius and soleus muscle tears in professional footballers Paul Godfrey Mike Beere James Rowland 235

20 Knee injuries in professional football Jon Fearn Paco Biosca Dimitris Kalogiannidis Jason Palmer 251

21 The sporting ankle: lateral ankle sprain, the most commonly incurred lower limb musculoskeletal injury Eamonn Delahunt 261

22 The rehabilitation of the rugby shoulder: a proposed approach to management Keith Thornhill Marc Beggs 271

23 Assessment of the sporting shoulder Marcus Bateman 293

24 The sporting elbow Daniel Williams Shivan Jassim Ali Noorani 303

25 Hand and wrist injuries: a focus on boxing Ian Gatt 315

26 The cervical spine: risk assessment and rehabilitation Alan J. Taylor Roger Kerry 333

27 Management of head injuries Etienne Laverse Akbar de Medici Richard Sylvester Simon Kemp Ademola Adejuwon 349

28 A high-performance approach to optimizing a major league soccer preseason David McKay 359

29 An introduction to working in an elite football academy Diane Ryding 369

30 Growing bones: anatomy and fractures Diane Ryding 379

31 Growing bones: osteochondroses and serious paediatric conditions Diane Ryding 389

32 Cardiac event in the young athlete Dean Chatterjee Nikhil Ahluwalia Aneil Malhotra 403

33 Developing speed qualities in youth athletes Johnny Wilson Michael Sup Mark Wilson Marc-André Maillet Said Mekary 411

34 Conditioning for the battle of momentum: a practical use of GPS technology for conditioning strategies Adam Sheehan 421

35 Managing the overhead athlete Steve McCaig 431

36 Treatment and management of soft tissue injuries Graham Smith 445

37 The inseason strength programme: a professional rugby perspective - programming through the season Aidan O'Connell 453

38 Movement analysis: science meets practice David M. Clancy 465

39 Conditioning efficacy: a road map for optimizing outcomes in performance-based rehabilitation Claire Minshull 481

40 The 'all-around' athlete: key performance considerations for managing injuries related to the ankle, trunk and tendon in female gymnasts Jason Laird 491

41 Introduction to dance medicine Nick Allen 501

Section 2.2 Practical considerations

42 Emergency aid preparation Natalie Shur Paulina Czubacka Jim Moxon Rohi Shah Tom Hallas Johnny Wilson 513

43 What's rehabilitation without patient buy in? the importance of psychology in sport injury rehabilitation Anna Waters 525

Index 537

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