Sports Injury Prevention

This volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series is a practical guide on the prevention of sports injuries.

The book covers all Olympic sports, plus additional sport activities with international competition, such as rugby. Focusing on reducing the potential for injuries, the book is organised by regions of the body. There are also chapters on the importance of injury prevention and developing an injury prevention program within a team. The authors identify the risk factors for specific injuries in each sport, typical injury mechanisms and risks associated with training.

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Bahr, Roald; Engebretsen, Lars

ISBN:

978-1-40-516244-9

Specialty:

• Sports Medicine

Language:

English

Edition:

1st

Pages:

248

Publication Year:

2009