Assessment of Nonorthopedic Sports Injuries: A Sideline Reference

Assessment of Nonorthopedic Sports Injuries: A Sideline Reference Manual is a concise and user-friendly guide that will benefit both the clinician and the student. This handy manual will help the clinician evaluate and treat nonorthopedic injuries on the sidelines at sporting events and can also be used as a study guide for students in the classroom.

This well-organized reference guide contains algorithms, tables, and illustrations along with chapters that include an introduction and brief anatomy review, where applicable. The algorithms are designed to rule out potentially catastrophic injuries, such as cervical spine and head injuries. The algorithms will then guide the clinician through an evaluation specific to the injury, so that a differentiation can be made between the signs and symptoms indicative of serious conditions and those that are relatively benign.

Assessment of Nonorthopedic Sports Injuries: A Sideline Reference Manual is a valuable book that will easily fit into a medical bag and have use as a crossover manual from the classroom to the playing field.

 Jeffrey Lewandowski, DPT, SCS, ATC received his undergraduate degree in exercise science from the University of Missouri, Columbia; his physical therapy degree from Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO; and his Master of Science degree in exercise science from Georgia State University, Atlanta. While attending Georgia State, he worked in the training room at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he gained valuable information on the evaluation and treatment of athletic injuries. Dr. Lewandowski received and advanced clinical doctorate degree in physical therapy, specializing in sport medicine, from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, St. Augustine, Fla.   

Dr. Lewandowski is a board certified sports physical therapist and a certified athletic trainer. Throughout his 14 years of clinical experience, Dr. Lewandowski has had the opportunity to provide sports medicine coverage and treatment for athletes at the high school, college, amature, and professional levels. He is currently a practicing physical therapist and administrator with Healthsouth Corporation in Atlanta, GA. He is also currently on the clinical faculty staff at Emory University in Atlanta.