Sports Injuries: Recognition and Management (Oxford Medical Publications)

While other volumes deal with orthopedic trauma in sports, this is the only available book to deal with the musculoskeletal system and soft tissue injuries. It is designed to help the practitioner make an early assessment of the severity of the pathological process, and provides unique guidance regarding the athlete's future participation and performance. The book furnishes a systems-oriented view and provides in-depth treatment of diagnosis and rehabilitation, with due emphasis on the etiology of overuse injuries.

Dr Michael Hutson has enjoyed a combined independent and NHS practice in sports injuries and musculoskeletal medicine for over 30 years. Kick-started by his role as Medical Officer to Nottingham Forest FC managed by Brian Clough during the European Cup winning years, his medical practice has subsequently incorporated roles as teacher, examiner, author, company director, association (BIMM and FIMM) president, executive chairman and above all as physician to those injured during or as a consequence of sport or exercise. His textbook on sports injuries was awarded the Glaxo prize for medical writing in 1991. Dr Cathy Speed is the Chief Medical Officer for GB Badminton, Physician for Middlesex County Cricket Club, The Lords Ground, London, and was CMO of Team GB Training & Preparation Camp in China for the Beijing Games. She has an academic interest in soft tissue injuries and issues in the female athlete, and her book Soft Tissue Rheumatology, joint edited with Brian Hazleman, Graham Riley and also published by Oxford University Press, was winner of The Society of Authors and The Royal Society of Medicine Book of the Year Award 2004. She is currently Consultant to UK Sport for Medical Innovation for the 2012 Games.