This new resource takes a state-of-the-art look at the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of running injuries. National authorities in sports medicine thoroughly illuminate the subject, providing practical guidance on everything from performing an office evaluation to the surgical treatment of injuries. More than 225 illustrations--including MR images and bone scans--complement the text. Foreword written by Frank Shorter. Presents complete, clinically focused coverage of pathophysiology, nutrition, mood ...
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This new resource takes a state-of-the-art look at the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of running injuries. National authorities in sports medicine thoroughly illuminate the subject, providing practical guidance on everything from performing an office evaluation to the surgical treatment of injuries. More than 225 illustrations--including MR images and bone scans--complement the text. Foreword written by Frank Shorter. Presents complete, clinically focused coverage of pathophysiology, nutrition, mood disorders, and much more. Explores the effects of running on women, children and adolescents as well as men. Reviews both the health benefits and health risks of running. Investigates the biomechanics of running, including the latest techniques of kinematics and kinetics. Examines the causes, diagnosis and treatment of leg, back, hip, knee, shin, and ankle pain and injury caused by running. Features many contributors that are themselves runners. Surveys the advances that have enhanced the benefits and reduced the injury rate of running during the last 25 years.
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