Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine

Part 1 Achieving the goals of rehabilitation: consideration for designing a rehabilitation programme for the injured athlete; understanding and managing the healing process through rehabilitation; psychological considerations for rehabilitation of the injured athelete; restoring range of motion and improving flexibility; reestablishing neuromuscular control; regaining balance and postural equilibrium; maintaining cardiorespiratory fitness during rehabilitation. Part 2 The tools of rehabilitation: isokinetics in rehabilitation; plyometric exercises in rehabilitation; open - versus closed - kinetic chain exercises; mobilization and traction techniques in rehabilitation; proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques in rehabilitation; aquatic therapy in rehabilitation; using therapeutic modalities in rehabilitation; using pharmacologic agents in a rehabilitation programme; functional progressions and functional testing in rehabilitation. Part 3 Rehabilitation techniques for specific injuries: the evaluation process in rehabilitation; rehabilitation of shoulder injuries; rehabilitation of elbow injuries; rehabilitation of hand, wrists and finger injuries; rehabilitation of groin, hip and thigh injuries; rehabilitation of knee injuries; rehabilitation of lower leg injuries; rehabilitation of ankle and foot injuries; rehabilitation of injuries to the spine.