Created in collaboration with the Medical Commission of theInternational Olympic Committee this exciting new book is amust-have tool for all those involved in assessing and treating theactive individual with injuries sustained in sports and physicalactivity: from primary care and ER physicians to general physicaltherapists, athletic trainers, nurse practitioners and physician'sassistants.
Written and edited by an international cast of world-leadingexperts, the book embraces a problem-oriented approach to guide thereader through the assessment and management of injuries inphysical activity. Covering the various body regions anddistinguishing between common and rarer injuries, the book followsa trajectory from history taking and physical examination todiagnosis and treatment, providing clear and actionable guidance onmanagement of the most common injuries and disorders. Over 500beautiful full-color illustrations augment the text, showingreaders detailed views of the techniques, procedures and otherclinically-relevant information being described.
Over the course of the last decade there have been significantdevelopments in our understanding of sports injuries - whatthey are, how they should be assessed, and how they should betreated. The IOC Manual of Sports Injuries distills these advancesinto straightforward, practical guidance that clinicians can counton to optimize their care of the physically-activepatient.
Roald Bahr
Allgemeine u. Innere Medizin General & Internal Medicine Medical Science Medizin Sportverletzung