Quick questions in ankle sprains : expert advice in sports medicine / editors, Patrick O. McKeon, Erik Wikstrom.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McKeon, Patrick O. (Patrick Owen), 1975- editor.

Wikstrom, Erik, 1978- editor.

Series:

Quick questions in sports medicine series.

Quick questions in sports medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ankle--Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Ankle.

Sports medicine.

Ankle Injuries--therapy.

Sports Medicine--methods.

Sports Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Ankle Injuries--therapy.

Sports Medicine--methods.

Sports Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 220 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Ankle sprains

Expert advice in sports medicine

Place of Publication:

Thorofare, New Jersey : SLACK Incorporated, [2015]

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

"Are you looking for concise, practical answers to questions that are often left unanswered by traditional sports medicine references? Are you seeking brief, up-to-date, expert advice for common issues that can be encountered when working with athletes? Quick Questions in Ankle Sprains: Expert Advice in Sports Medicine provides a unique format of concise and to the point responses with clinical application, backed by the latest research on sport-related ankle sprains among athletes. Drs. Patrick O. McKeon and Erik A. Wikstrom and their contributions present 39 common clinical questions regarding the prevention, assessment, treatment, management, and rehabilitation of ankle sprains." --Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Section I: Risk and risk reduction of ankle sprains

Why are lateral ankle sprains so common in sports and physical activity? / Erik A. Wikstrom and Patrick O. McKeon

How does the incidenced of lateral ankle sprains differ across sports and physical activities? / Jennifer M. Medina McKeon and Thomas L. Pommering

What are the most common modifiable risk factors for lateral ankle sprains? / Tine Williams

What are the most common nonmodifiable risk factors for lateral ankle sprains? / Kenneth L. Cameron and Brian R. Waterman

What are the contributing factors for recurrent ankle sprains and/or chronic ankle instability? / Lisa Chinn

What effect does prophylactic bracing and/or taping have on reducing lateral ankle sprain risk? / Timothy A. McGuine

To what extent does ankle bracing or taping impair functional performance? / Mitchell L. Cordova

What types of preventive exercises could help reduce an athlete's risk of suffering a lateral ankle sprain? / Evert Verhagen

What is the comparative cost-effective of lateral ankle sprain prevention strategies? / Luke Donovan

Section II: Diagnosis

How and why are ankle sprains graded? / Matthew Stewart

What are the differences in key clinical features among syndesmotic, medial, and lateral ankle sprains? / Thomas W. Kaminski and Eric Nussbaum

What are the most useful clinical tests to accurately diagnose syndesmotic and medial ankle sprains? / Eric Nussbaum and James C. Sullivan

What are the most useful clinical tests for accurately diagnosing acute lateral ankle sprains? / Cathleen N. Brown and Jupil Ko

How well do the Ottawa ankle and foot rules help to accurately rule out ankle fracture? / Jeffrey D. Tiemstra

What are the concomitant injuries that occur with a lateral ankle sprain? / J. Ty Hopkins

What criteria should be used to diagnose a patient with chronic ankle instability? / Eamonn Delahunt, Brian Caulfield, and Cailbhe Doherty

What functional tests best identify functional impairments following a lateral ankle sprain? / Carrie Docherty

What diagnostic imaging techniques are used to further evaluate syndesmotic, medial, and lateral ankle sprains? / Leah H. Portnow, Joseph Surace, Tennyson Maliro, and Javier Beltran

What are important diagnostic considerations for the pediatric ankle? / Claire E. Hiller and Joshua Burns

Section III: Treatment and rehabilitation

Should I immobilize and restrict weight bearing for an acute ankle sprain and, if so, with what and for how long? / Tricia Hubbard-Turner

What is the most important immediate treatment following an ankle sprain? / Michael G. Dolan

What are the most important components to include in a rehabilitation program following an ankle sprain? / Scott E. Ross and Brent L. Arnold

What treatments are most effective for increasing Dorsiflexion during the rehabilitation process, and how long should I expect Dorsiflexion deficits to be present in my patient? / Patrick O. McKeon and Erik A. Wikstrom

What is cuboid syndrome following traumatic lateral ankle sprain, and how should it be treated? / Helene Simpson

What criteria should I use to return an athlete to sport after an acute lateral ankle sprain? / Chris M. Bleakley

How effective are foot orthotics in treating impairments associated with ankle sprains? / Caitlin Whale and Carl G. Mattacola

To what extent does intrinsic foot muscle strengthening enhance rehabilitation outcomes for ankle sprains? / François Fourchet, Darren James, and Patrick O. McKeon

How should I design a rehabilitation program for chronic ankle instability, and how long should it last? / Eric Eils

What is the role of proximal strength and neuromuscular training in ankle rehabilitation? / Phillip Gribble and Masafumi Terada

To what extent should I use manipulative therapies to treat ankle sprains and chronic ankle instability? / Matthew C. Hoch and Bill Vicenzino

What physical and pharmacological agents are useful when treating ankle sprains? / Chris M. Bleakley

How much should I be concerned about persistent laxity associated with the lateral ankle ligaments? / John E. Kovaleski

What should be considered when rehabilitating a pediatric ankle sprain? / Claire E. Hiller and Joshua Burns

What are the most appropriate patient-oriented outcome measures to use for gauging disability and functional recovery during rehabilitation following ankle sprain? / Todd A. Evans

Part IV. Surgical considerations

When should I refer my patient with an ankle problem to an orthopedic surgeon? / Kelli Frye Pugh

Which surgical technique produces the best clinical outcomes in lateral ankle sprains? / Chad M. Ferguson, and J. Kent Ellington

What are the key rehabilitation considerations for producing the best clinical outcomes following lateral ankle reconstruction? / Michael Johnson and Kenneth L. Cameron

What are the surgical and rehabilitative treatment options for an athlete with a combined syndesmotic and lateral ankle sprain? / Kevin D. Phelps and J. Kent Ellington

What are the surgical and rehabilitative treatment options for an ankle sprain with a chondral defect? / J. Kent Ellington and Matthew S. Wilson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Quick questions in ankle sprains

ISBN:

1-63091-200-X

1-003-52611-X

1-04-013857-8

1-63091-201-8

9781003526117

9781040135785

OCLC:

1437779381