suitable for those in sports medicine, exercise science, and health and fitness, this manual summarizes recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased individuals. It presents the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) that must be mastered by candidates for all ACSM certifications.
Introduces the health and fitness professional to NASM's proprietary Corrective Exercise Continuum, a system of training that uses corrective exercise strategies to help improve muscle imbalances and movement efficiency to decrease the risk of injury.
Suitable for athletic trainers and students, this text teaches readers how to quickly and effectively assess and manage the broad range of medical emergencies that athletes may experience, including traumatic injuries, respiratory and circulatory arrest, and sudden illness.
With a focus on foundational information, this title offers practical application of knowledge and skills associated with standardized health and fitness-related tests. It helps you gain an understanding of techniques through 14 easy-to-follow experiential-based learning labs.
Integrates basic exercise physiology with research studies to stimulate learning. This book includes units that are designed with: basic anatomy and physiology, the measurement and meaning of variables important to understanding exercise physiology, exercise responses, training principles, and special applications, problems, and considerations.
A guide for health and exercise professionals which explains the relationship between the aetiology and pathology of common conditions and the physiological effects of physical exercise and activity for those groups of patients/clients. In this book, guidelines for exercise prescription are given for each patient group.
Covers the major aspects of preventive rehabilitative and fitness programs and the major position stands of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and other scientific organizations. This book provides readers with the necessary background information to address the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) set forth in "ACSM's Guidelines".
The essential quick-referral guide for any medical professional providing immediate care for patients with sporting injuries. The portable format, practical approach and easy-reference layout mean that information can be found quickly in emergency situations.
Explores a range of basic topics covered in research courses in exercise science, kinesiology, and physical education. This work provides the information and skills needed to write effective research proposals and theses; and understand how to conduct basic studies in health, physical education, exercise science, athletic training, and recreation.
Based on the National Academy of Sports Medicine[trademark] (NASM) proprietary Optimum Performance Training (OPT[trademark]) model, this title teaches future sports performance coaches and other trainers how to strategically design strength and conditioning programs to train athletes safely and effectively.
Containing 80 illustrations, this text on sports medicine adopts a broad, multi-disciplinary approach. It is suitable in fields such as massage therapy, physiotherapy and musculoskeletal specialties, as well as for sports physicians and sports trainers.
Focusing on the specific needs of people with a certain disease, condition, or stage of life, this book discusses the fitness and nutritional needs of various populations. It discusses overall health, fitness, and exercise recommendations, and also covers anatomy and physiology. It also focuses on building appropriate exercise programs.
Covers Epidemiology of Sports Concussions, Pathophysiology of Concussion in Youth, On the Field Identification and Sideline Management of Concussion, Return to Play Decisions, Diagnosis of Concussion - The Role of Imaging Now and In Future, Use of Neuropsychological Examinations, Subacute Management of Concussion Related Symptoms, and more.
Presents the combined perspectives of both an orthopaedic sports medicine physician and a physical therapist for a balanced approach to therapeutic practices. This title helps you ensure that your patients comply with therapeutic instructions and recover quickly from chronic ankle instability, tennis elbow, and more.
Elite athletes have long relied on personalised stretching programmes to improve flexibility and prevent injury. This book features full-colour anatomical illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 40 of the effective stretches to eliminate pain, alleviate muscle soreness, improve balance and flexibility and prevent common injuries.
Provides information on over-the-counter and prescription medications commonly used in athletics. This book helps the reader review pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic principles and keep informed of the advances in a variety of medications for infections, skin conditions, pain and inflammation.
Brings you abstracts of the articles that reported a year's breakthrough developments in sports medicine, selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. This title includes commentaries that evaluate the clinical importance of the articles and discuss their application to your practice.
Discusses a range of topics in sports medicine pertaining specifically to children and adolescents. This title covers such topics as tibial spine fractures, partial ACL injuries, treatment algorithms based on skeletal maturity, proprioceptive training, preventing injuries by avoiding overtraining and burnout, rehabilitation, and more.
Written by an expert in exercise science and physical activity epidemiology, this book emphasises instruments for health-related research, provides specific resources for analysing and interpreting data and includes several different assessment techniques.
Provides an explanation of coaching science using both theoretical and practical models for training, across a range of sporting disciplines. This book encompasses research and review publications, supported by practical examples. The editorial and author team include Olympic and World Championship medalists from a variety of sports.
Covers the use of electrotherapy in clinical practice and includes the theory which underpins that practice. This book deals with the principles of electrotherapy. It highlights contraindications for each modality. It is suitable for those students wanting to underpin the theory behind electrotherapy.
Reviews advances in Primary Care Sports Medicine, focusing on those areas that are rapidly changing in the sports medicine world. This title includes topics such as: common infectious conditions, pulmonary disorders, cardiac screening - pros and cons, pharmacy, and neuropsychiatric considerations.
Covers the different areas of the body by region and include bones, muscles, joints as well as movement, palpation, origin, insersion, and nerve supply. This pocketbook includes common injuries, radiographs, MRI scans, CAT scans showing normal vs abnormal graphs.
Provides coverage of the fundamentals of exercise physiology, integrating scientific and clinical information on nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training. This book includes real-life cases, laboratory-type activities, and practical problem-solving questions.
Suitable for the athletic trainers and sports therapists, this guide to the management of sports injuries addresses various aspects of rehabilitation, including protocols for rehabilitating the wide variety of injuries athletes are prone to receive. It discusses pros and cons of various rehabilitative modalities, as well as different techniques.
Includes the athletes' guide to treating sports injuries, pain and deciding when to keep playing and when to possibly stop. This book is for athletes, coaches, health and fitness professionals, and those interested in sports medicine. It contains details of body conditioning, nutrition, equipment choice and repair techniques to prevent injuries.
The big concern for all Physicians, even in lower profile sporting events, is that they will encounter sport emergencies. The two primary concerns is that there will be mis-management of: a life-threatening situation, and a limb-threatening situation. This book offers a manual with instructions on what to do in a given sports emergency.
Recent research has provided healthcare professionals with a better understanding of the etiology and natural history of sports injuries. This book is a complete guide to the latest knowledge on the diagnosis and treatment of the full range of sports injuries.
This practical, fully illustrated textbook, written by a team of international experts, covers all areas of sports injuries, from the basics such as epidemiology, assessment, and management, to specific injuries organised both by anatomical region and specific sport.
The term sports injury, in the broadest sense, refers to the kinds of injuries that most commonly occur during sports or exercise. This book discusses some of the most common injuries and their treatment and answers frequently asked questions about sports injuries and injury prevention.
Presents the physician at the point of care with practical keys to the evaluation and treatment of sports-related problems. This book uses pretest probabilities, age of the athlete, and mechanism of injury to assist the reader in making an accurate diagnosis and provides evidence-based analyses of the treatment options.
Helps students to understand and remember the mechanisms which allow movement to take place. This title presents each section of the body systematically where readers are introduced to the bones, then guided through the muscles, joints, nervous system and blood supply.
Health practitioners and body workers need a firm understanding of the significance of fascia in human performance. The role nutrition plays in fascial health and how injuries and diseases influence fascia. This book starts with a basic overview of fascia and its biological underpinnings, and progresses through clinical treatment applications.
A comprehensive work on the physiological, bimomedical and psychosocial aspects of overtraining and overreaching in sport. The work is multidisciplinary, and background information is provided for those who may not have a comprehensive understanding of each subject area.
A reference for the diagnosis and treatment of athletic injuries and illnesses. It provides coverage of the various aspects of non-orthopedic pathology that can occur within athletes. It also covers fundamental areas such as the medical examination, equipment, diagnostic imaging and testing, and pharmacology.
A comprehensive atlas of human living and surface anatomy for effective physical examination of sports injuries. It is accompanied by a DVD that includes illustrations of the various manoeuvres and tests used in demonstrating instability of structures. It covers normal surface and living human anatomy on a regional basis.
This book will provide a concise introduction to the subject of biological rhythms, and will consider systematically the impact that rhythms of various cycle lengths have for sport and exercise practitioners. The text offers scientific research with clinical practice.
Focused on the topics needed by coaching, physical and health education, exercise science, sports medicine, and other health science students, without the complicated extraneous material found in other texts, this book meets the needs of the non-athletic training student.
Provides a foundation for the prevention, recognition, assessment, management, disposition, and rehabilitation of sports-related injuries and illnesses. This book is useful to students in coaching, exercise science, recreation and teacher education, for learning what to do as the first on-site respondent to a sports-related injury.
Deals with the Althlete's elbow. This title covers topics on imaging, pediatric considerations, rehabilitation, and various injuries and conditions, such as nerve and UCL injuries, acute and chronic dislocation, medial and lateral epicondylitis, valgus extension overload syndrome, and posterolateral rotatory instability.
Provides information for the management of both recreational and competitive athletes. Containing many clinical illustrations, along with summary boxes, this book enables you to obtain key information quickly. Coverage of sports injuries includes structured information on diagnosis, management, and rehabilitation.
Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), this book thoroughly prepares you to become an ACSM Certified Group Exercise Instructor. Following an introduction, which includes a profile of a group exercise instructor, it covers such topics as leadership, class design, legal issues and responsibilities, and exercise science.
Examines the information which is perceived by the human visual system and the way it is utilised to support actions in sport. This book focuses on the diversity of sport-related studies. It covers: cognition in action - indirect theories of perception and action; direct theories of perception and action; and, skill acquisition in sport.
This is a source of reference for athletes who take their general health and well-being seriously. Topics covered include analysis of the physical body, study of the environment and its effect on the body, implications of injury and illness, dangers of overtraining and poor nutrition and advice on first aid.
Offers a comprehensive introduction to the basics of strength training and conditioning based on the latest research findings. This book is divided into four parts: Foundations, Physiological Responses and Adaptations, Strength Training and Conditioning Program Design, and Assessment.
Designed to be a pocket companion, for students and health professionals involved in sport and exercise, this dictionary provides definitions and short accounts of terms used and techniques employed in the study and application of the relevant anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and psychology, and of commonly associated medical problems.
Integrating basic anatomy, physics, calculus, and physiology, this text offers you an introduction to the study of biomechanics. By focusing on movement patterns of muscle groups rather than individual muscles, it provides you with a holistic understanding of human movement.
A foundation book on sports injury management with application to musculoskeletal injuries, representing primary clinical concerns for clinicians dealing with sports injuries. It focuses on planning a sequential treatment program for soft tissue injuries and fractures.
Lack of appreciation and knowledge of the malalignment syndrome often leads to a failure to notice the possible aetiological or predisposing factors contributing to many musculoskeletal problems. This title provides a detailed description of this syndrome and how it can be identified and treated.
This text brings together the leading researchers from sports science and medicine to firstly discuss and explain the ways in which the athlete is psychologically affected by injury, before going on to provide effective and proven methods for helping the athlete through this difficult period.
Intended for chiropractors, physiotherapists and other sports medicine professionals, this title presents research on Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries of the knee. It offers an overview of the problem on an international scale. It also examines the results of various prevention strategies for ACL injuries.
Intends to recognize the personal trainer as a professional in the continuum of creating healthy lifestyles. This title provides the tools and scientific evidence needed to create safe and effective exercise programs. It provides an introduction to the profession along with coverage of exercise physiology, biomechanics, anatomy, and nutrition.
Divided into 5 sections, this book provides introductory topics, such as anatomical variances of the articulations and soft tissues, the biomechanics of the shoulder, diagnostic imaging, specialist and functional examinations. It describes surgical solutions in acute articular, muscle and tendinous pathologies.
Useful for physiotherapists and rehabilitation professionals, and also for students in physiotherapy and sports medicine, this edition includes topics such as exercise and HIV, end stage renal disease, and cancer recovery. It also provides a comprehensive guide to using exercise as a mode of rehabilitation.
Helps athletic trainers effectively integrate the art of leadership with the science of management. This book discusses the aspects of management and leadership identified in the 2004 Board of Certification (BOC) Role Delineation Study and the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) educational competencies.
Helps clinicians understand the concepts of functional progressions and equips them to develop rehabilitation programmes specific to the needs of their clients. This text is broken down into three regional areas, upper extremities, lower extremities and trunk, before delving into specific anatomical and biomechanical differences within each area.
Suitable for high school, collegiate and club sport coaches, this title offers detailed action steps for the care and prevention of more than 110 athletic injuries and illnesses. It covers protocols for conducting emergency action steps and providing life support and performing the physical assessment.
A clinically oriented quick consult reference for sports medicine. It includes chapters on musculoskeletal problems that cover basics; diagnosis; acute treatment, including on-field management; long-term treatment, including rehabilitation and referrals; and commonly asked questions.
Offers strategies for recognising and treating cases of sport concussion, provides a review of the literature on the subject of sport concussion, and directs the reader to appropriate research resources. This text is a reference for physiotherapists, rehabilitation professionals, coaches and athletes.
This guide to sports injuries is a reference for all those who practice sports medicine. Adopting a problem-orientated approach, it uses a logical progression through problem, diagnosis, treatment to rehabilitation. The information on the CD-ROM can be printed out and shared with patients.
Suitable for an undergraduate audience, this edition presents the basic mechanics of injury, function of the musculoskeletal system and the effects of injury on connective tissue which often tends to be involved in the injury process. It also gives the reader a perspective and appreciation for the intricacies of different injury types.
Suitable for sports medicine students and practitioners working in the field, this comprehensive practical guide to sports medicine care covers the full spectrum of sports medicine from diagnosis of injuries to injury prevention, techniques for stretching and cooling, protocols, rehabilitation and details on illness, drugs and diet.
A practical handbook on diagnosis and management of common sports injuries. Written for GPs, physiotherapists and sports therapists to tailor diagnosis and suggested therapy, as well as for coaches and athletes, and for keen amateur sports people who want to know what to do if they injure themselves.
Suitable for health and sports professional students who require a basic understanding of the major biomechanical principles they meet in practice, this book presents what can be a very dry and difficult area, in an engaging and visual way using everyday objects to illustrate the principles and linking this to human anatomy and movement.
Covers the diagnosis and treatment of hip and pelvis injuries seen in sports medicine practices. This book details the physical examination and radiology of the hip and pelvis and describes techniques for treating the important problems encountered in athletes. It covers conditions including stress fractures, adductor injuries and sports hernias.
This text is designed for both students and professionals dealing with measurement issues in human movement. It explains methods for analysing human movement; presents techniques and methods in a tutorial fashion; provides step-by-step examples for each method and technique; and more.
Teaches interactions between nutrition and exercise concepts and practical applications. This title covers the science of exercise nutrition and bioenergetics. It offers insight about how the principles work in the real world of human physical activity and sports medicine.
A guide to massage as a remedial therapy for sports training and injuries which covers the practical and theoretical aspects of the subject and shows how to work in a support role with medical practitioners treating more serious injury. It sees massage as a vital component in an athlete's training.
Shows the techniques that enhance athletic performance, accelerate recovery after intensive workouts, and speed trauma rehabilitation after injuries or surgeries. This book uses evidence-based research to support the techniques, with over 100 illustrations showing anatomy, injury, and clinical procedures.
A comprehensive history of the development of British sports medicine as a medical specialism, and of the changing biomedical understanding of the athlete - from normal healthy man, to supernormal hero or even physiological freak - from 1880 to the early twenty-first century.
Deals with the origin of life and the mechanisms that make muscles adapt to different forms of training. This book also includes discussion on how evidence has been obtained about the extent of genetic influence on human capacities, and how muscles and their fibres are studied for general properties and individual differences.
Offers the information necessary to develop skills for assessing an individual's health-related physical fitness. This book provides a practical 'how-to-do-it' approach for performing assessment skills effectively, and an understanding of the theory behind and the importance of each skill or assessment.
A comprehensive guide to wellness coaching. It helps train wellness coaches, a group comprised of fitness professionals, including personal trainers, dieticians, personal trainers, nurses, and physical therapists, the techniques and concepts to work with individuals on improving various areas of wellness including fitness, nutrition, and weight.
A fully-illustrated sports injury manual for the treatment and prevention of sports injuries. Produced in collaboration with the British Medical Association, it includes a directory of all common sports injuries outlining causes, symptoms and diagnoses. It is designed for amateur sportsmen, women, coaches and trainers.
Provides comprehensive definitions of nearly 8000 sports science and sports medicine terms. This guide covers major areas, including exercise psychology, sports nutrition, biomechanics, anatomy, sports sociology, training principles and techniques, and sports injury and rehabilitation.
Combines postural techniques, neurology, and functional capabilities in order to alleviate chronic musculoskeletal pain and promote greater functionality. Featuring illustrations, photos and step-by-step instructions, this book uses a systematic approach in presenting information that can be used in tandem with other clinical techniques.
Based on the National Academy of Sports Medicine's proprietary Optimum Performance Training (OPT[trademark]) model, this book helps you learn a systematic approach to program design with exercise program guidelines and variables; protocols for building stabilization, strength, and power programs; and, more.