Play Healthy, Stay Healthy: Your Guide to Managing and Treating 40 Common Sports Injuries.Play Healthy, Stay Healthy: Your Guide to Managing and Treating 40 Common Sports injuries Sports Injuries Definition Sports injuries result from acute trauma or repetitive stress associated with athletic activities. Sports injuries can affect bones or soft tissue (ligaments, muscles, tendons). Guten GN. Champaign, IL 61825-5076, Leisure Press, 1991, paperback, 227 pp, illus, $19-95. This book is a compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. of the treatment and management of the 40 most common sports injuries. It was written for athletes and exercise enthusiasts who have sustained an injury and need a source book to follow that will assist them in rehabilitating themselves and safely returning to their sport. There are four parts to this book. The first part is a simple introduction to the concept of exercise and sports injuries that covers the topics of listening to the body, prevention, and pain. Part 2 clarifies the organization of the text and how to most effectively use its contents. In-depth explanations of the 6-Point Condition Summary for proper diagnosis and the 10-Point Treatment Plan, which represents the 10 most frequent physician recommendations, are given. Part 3 lists 40 of the most common sports injuries. Each condition is defined using the 6-Point Condition Summary, which includes a definition, cause, subjective symptoms subjective symptom n. A symptom apparent to the individual afflicted but not observable by others. , objective findings, testing procedures, and prognosis. This is followed by the 10-Point Treatment Plan, which includes activity levels, alternative activities, rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. exercises, support (eg, braces, splints splints inflammation of the interosseous ligament between the small and large metacarpal bones of horses and an accompanying periostitis and exostosis production on the small metacarpal bone. The metatarsal bones are similarly but less frequently involved. ), thermal treatment Thermal treatment is a term given to any waste treatment technology that involves high temperatures in the processing of the waste feedstock. This commonly, although not exclusively involves the combustion of waste materials. , medication, equipment, nutrition, fluids, and surfaces (workout Workout Informal repayment or loan forgiveness arrangement between a borrower and creditors. workout 1. The process of a debtor's meeting a loan commitment by satisfying altered repayment terms. surface type suggested for injury sustained). Part 4 lists 15 exercise routines for the major joints of the body and is referred to under the rehabilitation part of the 10-Point Treatment Plan. Although this book is a good, general text for the exercise enthusiast, I am concerned that it may be used as a cure-all by athletes, in the place of their need to consult the proper health care provider. This is a generic book with good advice on a wide variety of sports injuries, but it cannot be custom fit to the individual patient. Its value is in educating the public so that they can ask the questions necessary to obtain optimum care or to help them find a high-quality professional. It is of limited use as a resource for the physical therapist or trainer. Jim R Jones, PT Gallup Indian Medical Center Gallup, NM |
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