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Sports-Specific Rehabilitation


By Robert A. Donatelli


Churchill Livingstone | ISBN: 0443066426 | 2006-10-11 | PDF | 368 pages | 10.6 mb





A comprehensive resource for focusing on returning injured athletes to their optimal performance! This book discusses exercise principles; muscle fatigue, muscle damage, and overtraining concepts; pathophysiology of overuse injuries; core evaluation in sports-specific testing; physiological basis of exercise specific to sport; and special considerations for the athlete. Secial features such as evidence-based clinical application boxes provide the reader with a solid body of research upon which to base their practice.





- Aligned to the Guide to Physical Therapy Practice to help learn how to work with athletes' injuries and help them make a physical comeback while following best practices.


- Incorporation of muscle physiology demonstrates it as the basis for athlete's exercise prescription.


- Coverage of pathophysiology of overuse injuries illustrates the damage to the musculoskeletal system.


- Inclusion of treatment and training approaches for athletic rehabilitation shows how to restore the musculoskeletal system back to full flexibility, strength, power, and endurance.


- Evidence-based clinical application boxes found throughout the book cite key studies and provide real-world application to a clinical setting.


- Extensive photographs show hands-on demonstrations of important rehabilitation techniques, helping the cinician to accurately apply them during treatment.