Routledge Handbook of Sports Therapy, Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation
Keith Ward
Routledge
<P>The work of a sports therapist is highly technical and requires a confident, responsible and professional approach. The<I> Routledge Handbook of Sports Therapy, Injury Assessment and Rehabilitation</I> is a comprehensive and authoritative reference for those studying or working in this field and is the first book to comprehensively cover all of the following areas:</P> <UL> <LI>Sports Injury Aetiology</LI> <LI>Soft Tissue Injury Healing</LI> <LI>Clinical Assessment in Sports Therapy</LI> <LI>Clinical Interventions in Sports Therapy</LI> <LI>Spinal and Peripheral Anatomy, Injury Assessment and Management</LI> <LI>Pitch-side Trauma Care</LI> <LI>Professionalism and Ethics in Sports Therapy</LI></UL> <P>The Handbook presents principles which form the foundation of the profession and incorporates a set of spinal and peripheral regional chapters which detail functional anatomy, the injuries common to those regions, and evidence-based assessment and management approaches. Its design incorporates numerous photographs, figures, tables, practitioner tips and detailed sample Patient Record Forms. This book is comprehensively referenced and multi-authored, and is essential to anyone involved in sports therapy, from their first year as an undergraduate, to those currently in professional practice.</P>