Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise, 2nd Edition

Authors :
Gregory Kolt & Lynn Snyder-Mackler
Date of Publication: 08/2007
Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise provides a truly comprehensive source of the latest evidence-based approaches to the assessment, management, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries related to sport and exercise. Written by an international ...view more
Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise provides a truly comprehensive source of the latest evidence-based approaches to the assessment, management, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries related to sport and exercise. Written by an international, multidisciplinary team of contributors, all of whom are leaders in their fields, it has been expertly compiled and edited by two experienced and well-respected practitioners from Australia/New Zealand and the USA.
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Physical Therapies in Sport and Exercise provides a truly comprehensive source of the latest evidence-based approaches to the assessment, management, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries related to sport and exercise. Written by an international, multidisciplinary team of contributors, all of whom are leaders in their fields, it has been expertly compiled and edited by two experienced and well-respected practitioners from Australia/New Zealand and the USA.

New to this edition
Changes in this second edition (from the first edition) include:•A new chapter on Cartilage•A new chapter on Prevention of Injury•A new chapter on Rehabilitation of lower limb muscle and tendon injuries•Additional authors (total = over 60 chapter contributors compared with 48 in first edition)•Authors are world leading experts in their fields•Authors from 10 countries (8 in the first edition)

Key Features
  • Fully referenced and research based
  • International team of experts are contributors
  • Applied/practical approach

Author Information
Edited by Gregory Kolt, BSc, BAppSc(Phty), Grad DipEd, GradDipBehavHlthCare, PhD, Head, School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus, Penrith, Australia and Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ATC, ScD, SCS, Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate Program in Biomechanics and Movement Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE