Evidence-based sports medicine / edited by Domhnall MacAuley and Thomas M. Best.

IT Carlow ebook

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes web resources.

[Section 1 Prevention] Is it Possible to Prevent Sports and Recreation Injuries? A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials, with Recommendations for Future Work / Jennifer M. Hootman -- Evidence-based Preparticipation Physical Examination / Peter J. Carek -- Does Stretching Help Prevent Injuries? / Ian Shrier -- What Effect do Core Strength and Stability Have on Injury Prevention and Recovery? / Bryan Heiderscheit and Marc Sherry -- Do Foot Orthoses Prevent Injury? / Karl B. Landorf and Anne-Maree Keenan -- Who Should Retire after Repeated Concussions? / Paul McCrory -- What Recommendations Should be Made Concerning Exercising with a Fever and/or Acute Infection? / Christopher A. McGrew -- Should you Play Sport with a Congenital or Acquired Abnormality of a Solid Abdominal Organ? / Abel Wakai and John M. Ryan -- What Type of Exercise Reduces Falls in Older People? / M. Clare Robertson and A. John Campbell

[Section 2 Acute Injury] What is the Role of Ice in Soft-tissue Injury Management? / Chris Bleakley Domhnall MacAuley -- Compression / Andrew Currie and Matthew Cooke -- NSAIDs and Pain Management in Sports / Weiya Zhang

[Section 3 Chronic Conditions] Benefits of Regular Exercise in the Treatment and Management of Bronchial Asthma / Felix S.F. Ram and Joanna Picot -- What is the Role of Exercise in the Prevention of Back Pain? / Joanne Dear and Martin Underwood -- How should you Treat Spondylolysis in the Athlete? / Christopher J. Standaert and Stanley A. Herring

[Section 4 Injuries to the Upper Limb] How Evidence-based is our Examination of the Shoulder? / Anastasia M. Fischer and William W. Dexter -- How Effective are Diagnostic Tests for the Assessment of Rotator Cuff Disease of the Shoulder? / Jeremy Lewis and Duncan Tennent -- How should you Treat an Athlete with a First-time Dislocation of the Shoulder? / Marc R. Safran, Fredrick J. Dorey and Duncan Hodge -- Are Corticosteroid Injections as Effective as Physiotherapy for the Treatment of a Painful Shoulder? / Daniëlle van der Windt and Bart Koes -- How Should you Treat Tennis Elbow? An Updated Scientific Evidence-based Approach / Alasdair J.A. Santini, Michael J. Hayton and Simon P. Frostick

[Section 5 Injuries to the Groin and Knee] How Reliable is the Physical Examination in the Diagnosis of Sports-related Knee Injuries? / Anthony Festa, William R. Donaldson and John C. Richmond -- What is the Optimal Treatment of Acute Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury? / Graham Bailie and Ian Corry -- What is the Most Appropriate Treatment for Patellar Tendinopathy? / Jill L. Cook and Karim M. Khan -- How do you Treat Chronic Groin Pain? / Peter A. Fricker and Greg Lovell

[Section 6 Injuries to the Lower Leg] How Evidence-based is our Clinical Examination of the Ankle? / C. Niek van Dijk -- Can we Prevent Ankle Sprains? / Roald Bahr -- How should you Treat a Stress Fracture? / Kim Bennell and Peter Brukner -- What is the Best Treatment of Subcutaneous Rupture of the Achilles Tendon? / Deiary Kader, David J. Deehan and Nicola Maffulli -- How to Manage Plantar Fasciitis / Gerald Ryan

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