The Jock Doc's Body Repair Kit: The New Sports Medicine for Recovery and Increased Performance - Softcover

Feldman, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312199058 ISBN 13: 9780312199050

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2000

Synopsis

Provides advice on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of sport-related injuries

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About the Author

Andrew Feldman, M.D., is Director of Sports Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City and a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at New York Medical College. A lifelong athlete, he has served as doctor and consultant for professional and college athletes.

Reviews

Breezy prose, but a sound and reasonably thorough home resource for the casual athlete. In his practice, orthopedist Feldman (director of sports medicine at New Yorks St. Vincents Hospital) sees a lot of what he terms ``the athletic equivalent of cognitive dissonancepeople, who for reasons of ego or ignorance misjudge the capabilities of their bodies to perform.'' The resulting overuse or extreme sudden effort leads to injury. Feldman has found that 90 percent of all sports injuries are the same in terms of damage done, injury signs, and recovery rateand can be reliably self-diagnosed and safely treated at home. Feldman covers each of eight commonly injured body parts: shoulder, hip/thigh/groin, elbow, hand/Wrist, spine/back, knee, foot, and ankle. Initial assessment of the injury has two parts. First is determining its severity: visible deformity, limited range of motion, extensive swelling, severe weakness, or a loud ``pop'' at the time of injury are signs to head for a physician. Otherwise, one can go to step two, a five-question series that diagnoses the most likely musculoskeletal injuries for each given body area; then it provides the appropriate treatments and rehabilitative exercises. Feldman gives credit to medication, yoga, massage, and acupuncture as being often appropriate for both prevention and treatment. Surgery, he emphasizes, is not always an answer. Finally, Feldman offers some advice on orthotics, nutrition, special conerns of women, and new developments in treating sports injuries. A saavvy, well- organized reference. (80 b&w photos, 2 color illustrations) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Weekend athlete and orthopedic surgeon Feldman presents simple sports injury diagnostic information and advice in user-friendly fashion. Arranged by body part (hand, wrist, ankle, shoulder, spine, etc.), the manual offers initial overviews of each before discussing function, common injuries, and prescribed treatments (rest, ice, orthotics, etc.) for alleviating common problems. A simple "Bio-Point Exam" (consisting of a few key questions about amount of pain, swelling, deformity, etc.) for the specific body part injured helps users determine whether the injury warrants a physician's care. Simple line drawings accompany the text, which concludes with stretching exercises. Not overly technical yet offering enough basic physiological information and sports medicine advice, this is a good quick reference for athletes. Sue-Ellen Beauregard

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312199058
• ISBN 13: 9780312199050
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224