The Anatomy of Sports Injuries: Your Illustrated Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment - Softcover

Brad Walker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905367384 ISBN 13: 9781905367382

Publisher: Lotus Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Everyone who plays sports experiences injuries. Many people never fully recover because they are not aware of what they can do to facilitate recovery. But there is no need to simply resign yourself to living with a sports injury.

Author Brad Walker brings years of expertise - he works with elite-level and world-champion athletes, and lectures on injury prevention, to this fully updated and expanded edition of The Anatomy of Sports Injuries.

The book takes a fundamental approach, bringing you inside the body to show exactly what is happening when a sports injury occurs.

At the heart of The Anatomy of Sports Injuries are 300 full-colour anatomical illustrations that show the sports injury in detail, along with over 100 colour drawings of simple stretching, strengthening, and rehabilitation exercises that the reader can use to speed up the recovery process.

The Anatomy of Sports Injuries is for every sports player or fitness enthusiast who has been injured and would like to know what the injury involves, how to rehabilitate the area, and how to prevent complications or injury in the future.

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Review:

This second edition of an already highly popular book for anyone who has experienced sports injuries features 25 per cent more anatomy text and drawings and new colour illustrations of the rehabilitation exercises.

This is a classic easy-to-read reference book that features 120 injuries that any recreational runner, or professional athlete, could suffer from.

If you have a recurring injury, and want to get to the root of the problem, how to rehabilitate the area and prevent further complications in the future, this book is worth a read. --Running Fitness magazine

For those who play sport and athletics in particular, one thing is certain: you will pick up an injury of some description and when it occurs it is usually a complete surprise. Months and years of training along with carefully laid plans can be put in disarray if a quick and positive remedy is not found.

The author, Brad Walker, shows in this updated and expanded edition exactly what is happening inside your body when injury strikes. --Athletics Weekly magazine

This is a well-presented book, which is both clear and readable for both new and experienced osteopaths, particularly for sport.

The anatomy, sports injuries and rehabilitation techniques cover a simple but useful approach. The diagrams are helpful and could be a useful tool to show patients how the injury has affected the anatomy structures. All round, a useful book to have in a clinic. --Emma Clarkson BSc (Hons) Ost, BSc (Hons) Sport, The Osteopath (magazine of the General Osteopathic Council)

About the Author:

Brad Walker is an internationally recognized stretching and sports injury consultant with over twenty years of practical experience in the health and fitness industry.

Brad is a Health Science graduate of the University of New England (Assoc. Dip. Health Science (Sport and Exercise)) and has postgraduate accreditations in athletics, swimming, and triathlon coaching. Brad has worked with elite-level and world champion athletes and lectures for Sports Medicine Australia on injury prevention.

The Anatomy of Sports Injuries is the perfect partner for Brad's other book, The Anatomy of Stretching, also published by Lotus Publishing.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lotus Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1905367384
• ISBN 13: 9781905367382
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 280