Conservative Management of Sport Injuries

Part 1 A conservative approach to sports-related injuries: overview of sports injuries; medicolegal issues in sports medicine; exercise physiology; basic concepts of rehabilitation; principles of manipulation in sports medicine. Part 2 Sie specific sports injuries: head trauma in sports; the cervical spine; thoracic spine injuries; lumbar spine injuries; biomechanics of the foot and ankle; the lower leg, ankle and foot. Part 3 Special considerations: the female athlete; the paediatric and adolescent athlete; the senior athlete. Part 4 Significant issues in sports medicine; diagnostic imaging in sports injuries; thermographic imaging in sports injuries; strength and conditioning; nutrition in sports; anabolic steroids and drug use in sports.