Does It Hurt When I Do This? : An Irreverent Guide to Understanding Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salamon, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wounds and injuries--Treatment.

Wounds and injuries.

Wounds and injuries--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Does It Hurt When I Do This?

Place of Publication:

Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

Mark Salamon integrates current scientific literature with his own twenty-five years of experience as a physical therapist to produce this humorous "owners manual" for the human body. Far from a dry guide, this entertaining read teaches readers how to maintain and restore good health, and can be referenced again and again when injuries arise.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

Part I: How a Healthy Body Works

1 The Parts List

2 The Mind-­Body Connection

Part II: Keeping the Body Healthy

3 Nutrition

4 Sleep

5 Strengthening

6 Stretching

7 Endurance Training

8 The Aging Body

Part III: The Injured Body

9 Types of Injuries

10 The Healing Process

11 Solving Mysteries

12 Peripheral Neuropathy

Part IV: Treatments for Injuries

13 Alternative Therapies

14 Specific Injuries

15 Foot and Ankle Injuries

16 Knee Injuries

17 Hip Injuries

18 Low Back Injuries

19 Neck Injuries

20 Shoulder Injuries

21 Elbow Injuries

22 Wrist and Hand Injuries

Appendix I

Appendix II

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5381-4903-6

OCLC:

1246575770