The Athlete's Shoulder - Hardcover

Andrews MD, James R.; Wilk PT DPT, Kevin E.; Reinold DPT ATC CSCS, Michael M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0443067015 ISBN 13: 9780443067013

Publisher: Churchill Livingstone, 2008

Synopsis

The latest edition of this in-depth look at athletic injuries of the shoulder has been updated to feature 16 new chapters, additional illustrations and algorithms, an added focus on arthroscopic treatments, and pearls that highlight key information. Additional contributing authors give you a fresh spin on new and old topics from rehabilitation exercises to special coverage of female athletes, pediatrics, and golfers. This book offers coverage of arthroscopy, total joint replacement, instability, football, tennis, swimming, and gymnastic injuries, rotator cuff injuries, and much, much more! The large range of topics covered in this text ensures that it’s a great resource for orthopaedists, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and primary care physicians.

• Presents a multidisciplinary approach to the care of the shoulder, combining contributions from the leaders in the field of orthopedic surgery, physical therapy, and athletic training.
• Demonstrates which exercises your patients should perform in order to decrease their chance of injury or increase strength following an injury through illustrated exercises for rehabilitation and injury prevention.
• Illustrates how the shoulder is affected during activity of certain sports with a variety of tables and graphs.
• Covers a large range of topics including all shoulder injuries to be sufficiently comprehensive for both orthopaedists and physical therapists/athletic trainers.

• Features 16 new chapters, including Internal Impingement, Bankarts: Open vs. Arthroscopy, Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder, Cervicogenic Shoulder Pain, Proprioception: Testing and Treatment, and more.
  
• Details current surgical and rehabilitation information for all aspects of shoulder pathology to keep you up-to-date.
  
• Organizes topics into different sections on anatomy, biomechanics, surgery, and rehabilitation for ease of reference.

About this title

Review

"This massive multi-authored opus is a goldmine of precious nuggets of information not readily available in another form. It should find a place in every orthopaedic department's library and on the bookshelf of all healthcare providers with a serious interest in the shoulder." Journal of Joint and Bone Surgery, July 2009

Edition details

• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0443067015
• ISBN 13: 9780443067013
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 896