Handbook of Sports Medicine

A clinical reference that addresses medical problems and sports injuries in a systematic manner, including initial assessment, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation. For each diagnosis, the reader is guided through physical findings, radiographs and special tests.

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As exercise and sports have become increasingly popular in the past decade, a growing need for family physicians to have access to information about the sports medicine concerns of their patients has developed. This easy-to-use reference provides primary care practitioners and therapists with the tools they need to evaluate and manage injuries and medical problems in both athletes and non-athletes. The editors emphasize a symptom-oriented approach that mimics how problems are experienced in everyday practice. A differential diagnosis, based on the area of complaint, is given and the reader is guided through physical findings, radiographs, and special tests that confirm a given diagnosis. This is the ideal sports medicine textbook for family physicians.