The Back: Anatomy for Problem Solving in Sports Medicine

Professor Harris is a emeritus professor of Anatomy at the University of Manchester. He has been a Professor of Anatomy for 35 years and has a major interest in medical education. Harris has had an active formative role in the early stages of development of two medical schools (University of Nottingham and Sultan Qaboos University, Oman). He has taught all branches of anatomy at undergraduate and postgraduate level and has a special interest in living and surface anatomy. Professor Harris has 80 publications in the field of anatomy with special interest in growth and development of the spine. He has been an external examiner in Anatomy in 9 British Universities and in all the Royal Colleges of Surgeons. Professor Harris has wide experience in teaching all branches of anatomy to medical students and medical postgraduates including applied anatomy of the locomotor system. His research interests have included prenatal growth and development of the human spine and also regional differences in intervertebral disc structure . Professor Harris is particularly interested in the clinical applications of anatomy in relation to sports medicine and sports injuries. He has taught relevant anatomy to doctors and physiotherapists undertaking a postgraduate Master of Science in Sports & Exercise Medicine and to an undergraduate BSc course in Sports Therapy. Dr Craig Ranson completed his studies at Curtin University, Western Australia including a Post Graduate Diploma in Sports Physiotherapy and a PhD. He has over 15 years Sports Physiotherapy experience and is co-author of the textbook 'Living and Surface Anatomy for Sports Medicine'. Dr Ranson's recent appointments include UK Athletics Chief Physiotherapist (2009-2010) and National Lead Physiotherapist for the England and Wales Cricket Board (2005-09). He is now a member of the International Cricket Council Medical Panel and now provides consultant Physiotherapy to a variety of Sporting and Educational Bodies and is a Special Lecturer in Sports and Exercise Medicine at the University of Nottingham. Dr Ranson has research interests in the areas of lower back injury in fast bowlers, athlete musculo-skeletal profiling and injury surveillance and he has a growing list of scientific publications. He is a 'Gold' accredited member of the UK Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine (ACPSM).

Introduction * Posture and Curvatures * Vertebrae * Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis * Spinal Joints * Anatomical Factors Influencing Spinal Nerve Compression by Intervertebral Discs * Movements of the Head and Spine * Spinal Cord, Meninges and Spinal Nerves * Muscles * Index