Main description:

Netter's Sports Medicine, by Christopher C. Madden, MD, Margot Putukian, MD, FACSM, Craig C. Young, MD, and Eric C. McCarty, MD, is a reference designed to help you meet the challenges presented by your patients in this growing interdisciplinary field. More than 1,000 Netter images, along with photos of physical examination techniques and imaging examples, provide a rich visual understanding, while a bulleted text format, combined with a user-friendly organization by specific types of injuries as well as different types of sports, makes reference quick and easy. Discussions of a full range of sports-including "x-treme" sports-ensure that the coverage is comprehensive and up to date. From pre-participation exams, sports nutrition, and sports psychology...to general medical problems in athletes...this reference equips you with the guidance you need to keep your patients at the top of their game.

Contents:

SECTION I: MEDICAL CARE AND SUPERVISION OF THE ATHLETE

1 The Team Physician
2 The Certified Athletic Trainer and the Training room
3 The Preparticipation Physical Examination
4 Sideline Preparedness and Emergencies on the Field
5 Sports Nutrition
6 Sports Supplements
7 Sports Pharmacology of Pain and Inflammation Control in Athletes

SECTION II: CONDITIONING

8 The Pediatric Athlete
9 The High School Athlete: Setting up a High School Sports Medicine Program
10 The Female Athlete
11 The Senior Athlete
12 The Physically Challenged Athlete

SECTION III: SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR ATHLETEPOPULATIONS

13 Exercise Prescription and Physiology
14 Aerobic Training
15 Resistance Training
16 Flexibility

SECTION IV: ENVIRONMENT

17 Exercise in the Heat and Heat Illness
18 Exercise in the Cold and Cold Injuries
19 High Altitude Training and Competition

SECTION V: SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS

20 The Role of Sports Psychology and Psychiatry
21 Drugs and Doping in Athletes
22 Eating Disorders in Athletes
23 Overtraining

SECTION VI: GENERAL MEDICAL PROBLEMS IN ATHLETES

24 Infections in Athletes
25 Gastrointestinal Problems
26 Hematologic Problems in Athletes
27 Renal and Genitourinary Problems
28 The Athlete with Diabetes
29 The Athlete's Heart and Sudden Cardiac Death
30 The Hypertensive Athlete
31 Exercise Induced Bronchospasm, Anaphylaxis, and Urticaria
32 Neurologic Problems in the Athlete
33 Headache in the Athlete
34 Skin Problems in the Athlete
35 Connective Tissue and Rheumatologic Conditions in Sports

SECTION VII: INJURY PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT

36 Musculoskeletal Injuries in Sports
37 Comprehensive Rehabilitation of the Athlete
38 Physical Modalities in Sports Medicine
40 Neck Injuries
41 Eye Injuries in Sports
42 Maxillofacial Injuries
43 Shoulder Injuries
44 Elbow Injuries
45 Hand and Wrist Injuries
46 Thorax and Abdominal Injuries
47 Thoracic and Lumbosacral Spine Injuries
48 Pelvis, Hip and Thigh Injuries
49 Knee Injuries
50 Ankle and Leg Injuries
51 Cartilage Problems in Sports
52 Acute Fractures and Dislocations in Athletes
53 Stress Fractures
54 Foot Problems
55 Taping and Bracing
56 Injections in the Athlete

SECTION VIII: SPECIFIC SPORTS

57 Football
58 Volleyball
59 Soccer
60 Basketball.
61 Wrestling
62 Swimming and Diving
63 Scuba Diving
64 Baseball and Softball
65 Track and Field
66 Gymnastics
67 Road Biking,
68 Mountain Bikink
69 Tennis
70 Alpine Skiing
71 Cross-country Skiing
72 Snowboarding
73 Ice Hockey
74 Ice Skating
75 Sailing
76 Rock Climbing
77 Martial Arts
78 Boxing
79 Dance
80 Mass Participation Endurance Events
81 Field Hockey
82 LaCrosse
83 Rowing
84 In-line Skating and Skateboarding