Sports medicine in the pediatric office : a multimedia case-based text with video / Jordan D. Metzl with David Bernhardt [and fifteen others] ; with foreword by Lewis R. First.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Metzl, Jordan D., author.

Contributor:

Bernhardt, David, contributor.

First, Lewis R., writer of foreword.

American Academy of Pediatrics.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatric sports medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Elk Grove Village, Illinois : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018.

Summary:

The second edition of this best-selling pediatric sports medicine resource provides step-by-step demonstrations of the examination and evaluation techniques for common sports injuries. The book includes more than 100 images, plus 2+ hours of video covering physical examination keys; when to order radiographs, CT scans, and MRIs; treatment plan development; case-based coverage of common injuries--including ankle and foot, knee and lower leg, shoulder, wrist and elbow, hip and spine, and concussions and preventive strategies. This all encompassing resource allows you to: Walk through case studies that highlight the issues most commonly seen at specific stages of development. View examinations and tests that can help you identify the extent and location of injury. See demonstrations of preventive strengthening exercises. Use proven approaches to diagnosing and managing sports injuries to improve your practice. Learn which test results to obtain and when. And more! New features All chapters fully reviewed and updated New chapter on Trends in Prevention of Sports Injury in the Young Athlete 5 new sport-specific chapters Chapters on: Soccer Baseball Collision sports (football, hockey, lacrosse, and rugby) Gymnastics Running Chapters provide Overview of the sport(s) Overview of the sport history and demographic information in young athletes Cases-based scenarios that highlight the major issues in the sport Suggestions on how pediatric health professionals can ensure the safest sport experience in the sport.

Contents:

Chapter 1. The basics of sports injury evaluation

Chapter 2. Trends in prevention of sports injury in the young athlete

Campter 3. Ankle and foot injuries

Chapter 4. Knee and lower leg injuries

Chapter 5. Shoulder injuries

Chapter 6. Wrist and elbow injuries

Chapter 7. Hip and spine injuries

Chapter 8. Concussions

Chapter 9. Soccer and the young athlete

Chapter 10. Baseball and softball and the young athlete

Chapter 11. Collision sports and the young athlete: football, hockey, lacrosse, and rugby

Chapter 12. Gymnastics and the young athlete

Chapter 13. Running and the young athlete

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 18, 2017).

ISBN:

9781610021234

1610021231

OCLC:

1004990067