This resource provides easy-to-understand information on over 200 sports medicine injuries and ailments that practitioners can photocopy straight from the book-or print from an accompanying CD-ROM-to give to their patients. For each sports-related condition, it discusses the nature and causes of the injury

• risk factors
• injury prevention
• natural history
• possible complications
• general treatment guidelines
• and when the patient should contact the physician. And, clearly illustrated exercises enable patients to initiate the appropriate exercise program immediately.
• • Presents patient-friendly information―with physical therapy exercises organized by diagnosis―on over 200 sports medicine injuries and ailments.
  • Features a wealth of illustrations that clearly depict the exercises, as well as many helpful anatomic drawings.
  • Comes with a CD-ROM containing all of the text and illustrations from the book―so practitioners can find and print what they need in seconds.
  • Describes the features of medical conditions, enabling patients to recognize, prevent, or seek treatment for the problem.
  • Includes information on currently popular sports-related nutritional supplements and drugs.
  • Features the expertise of authors trained in orthopaedics, family practice, and physical therapy.
  • Discusses a wealth of hot topics in chapters such as Amino Acid Supplementation · Anabolic Steroids · Arthroscopy · Blood Doping · Compartment syndrome · Ephedrine · Physeal Injuries · Posterior Ankle Impingement & Posterior Process Fractures · Rotator Cuff Tear · Surgery for Rotator Cuff Tear · Thoracic Outlet Syndrome · and more!