Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete

By James R. Andrews and Gary L. Harrelson

This new edition represents collaboration among orthopaedists, physical therapists, and athletic trainers. It reviews the rehabilitation needs for all types of sports injuries, stressing the treatment of the entire kinetic chain with various exercises. Chapters have been extensively revised, featuring new concepts and techniques. The 3rd edition of Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete includes new chapters including Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control (Ch. 8), Cervical Spine Rehabilitation (Ch. 16), Functional Training and Advanced Rehabilitation (Ch. 10), and Plyometrics (Ch. 11), with new contributors and new features, such as summary boxes and tables.New and updated information for orthopaedists, athletic trainers and physical therapists comprehensively give an up-to-date and practical guide for rehabilitating athletes
Updated chapters with the most current rehabilitation information that effectively gets the athlete back on the field as quickly as possible
Fast access to appropriate information using summary tables and boxes and pearls from each chapter author
New information on cervical spine rehabilitation, proprioception, and female athletes

Very readable, the text is complemented by many illustrations and diagrams that provide particular benefit during the discussion on specific exercises -- JOSPT
Each chapter is well-referenced and easy to read ... excellent pictures ... many unique exercises are described and demonstrated throughout the text, which even experienced clinicians can gain insight from -- JOSPT

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 072160014X
• ISBN13: 9780721600147
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 4.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 1.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great reference for the Ortho PT

This is a great reference for sports rehab, PT's, ATC's would benefit from this up to date techniques. Has great pic's to go with techniques. A must have for the sports rehab professional.

Great rehab techniques taught.

This book showed many rehabilitation techniques that if used correctly bring great gains in the rehab process of an injured athlete. The authors do a good job explaining the rationale and principles behind the rehab technique and the time in the healing process.