Sports Injury: Prevention & Rehabilitation

Eric Shamus, Jennifer Shamus

McGraw-Hill, 2001 - Medical - 513 pages

Covering both rehabilitation and prevention, this ground-breaking text book is an essential guide for all students in sports physical therapy courses. This book explains the biomechanics of each sport, the mecha nism of injury, the common injuries associated with each sport, specif ic warm up exercises, and a sport specific approach to rehabilitation of the injured athlete. It serves the needs of both physical therapist s, who see athletes, and students in sports PT courses.

About the author

Eric Shamus, DPT, PhD, CSCS has taught national and international continuing education courses on Orthopeadics, Sports Medicine, and Manual Therapy, with a focus on documentation and reimbursement. He is presently a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University and works at an outpatient orthopedic facility in Fort Lauderdale.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Sports Injury: Prevention & Rehabilitation
• Authors: Eric Shamus, Jennifer Shamus
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2001
• ISBN: 0071354751, 9780071354752
• Length: 513 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy; Medical / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy; Medical / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Medical / Sports Medicine; Sports & Recreation / Training