VALUE PACK CLINICAL SPORTS MEDICINE 5E - VOL 1 & 2 - Hardcover

Brukner, Peter; Khan, Karim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1760424595 ISBN 13: 9781760424596

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Australia, 2019

Synopsis

Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine, the world-leading title in sport and exercise medicine. To accommodate the rapid advances in the profession, this fifth edition has been expanded into two volumes. The first volume, Injuries, is the essential guide to all aspects of preventing, diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries. This second volume, The Medicine of Exercise, focuses on the health benefits of exercise and discusses the current medical issues in sport. The six sections of The Medicine of Exercise are: * Physical activity and health (6 chapters) * Managing medical problems (16 chapters) * Exercising in challenging environments (5 chapters) * Exercise medicine for specific groups (5 chapters) * Performance and ethics (5 chapters) * Practical sports medicine (3 chapters)

About this title

About the Author

Karim Khan, MD, PhD, FACSP, FACSM, Dip Sport Med (CASM) is Professor, Department of Family Practice, and Associate Member, Departments of Physical Therapy and Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Karim combines an active clinical sports medicine practice with a prolific research program related to tendinopathies, bone health, and exercise prescription for health.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Australia
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1760424595
• ISBN 13: 9781760424596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5