That's gotta hurt : the injuries that changed sports forever / Dr. David Geier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geier, David, Dr., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports injuries--History.

Sports injuries.

Sports medicine--History.

Sports medicine.

Athletes--Health and hygiene.

Athletes.

Athletes--United States--Biography.

History.

United States.

Sports--United States--History.

Sports.

Athletic Injuries--history.

Sports Medicine--history.

Medical Subjects:

Athletic Injuries--history.

Sports Medicine--history.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

302 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

That has got to hurt

Place of Publication:

Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, [2017]

Summary:

"The stories of a dozen athletes (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John) whose injuries and recovery advanced the field of sports medicine."-- Provided by the Publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Joan Benoit: The Advent of Arthroscopic Surgery

Bernard King: Return to Elite Sports After ACL Injury

Hines Ward: Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma and Orthobiologics in Orthopaedic Surgery

Phillip Hughes: Use of Protective Equipment in Sports

Marc Buoniconti: Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injuries in Football

Sarah Burke: the Dangers of Extreme Sports

Dave Duerson: Long-Term Brain Damage in Football

Sam Bowie: Medical Evaluation and Clearance of Athletes to Play

Michael Jordan: Return-To-Play Decisions in Sports

Hank Gathers: Sudden Cardiac Deaths and Universal Screening

Korey Stringer: Exertional Heat Stroke

Brandi Chastain: Prevention of ACL Injuries

Tommy John: Tommy John Surgery and Youth Baseball Injuries

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Geier, David, Dr. That's Gotta Hurt.

ISBN:

9781611689068

1611689066

OCLC:

973199353