Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science, Sports Injury PreventionISBN: 978-1-4051-6244-9
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250 pages
February 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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List of Contributors, vi
Foreword, viii
Preface, ix
1 Why is injury prevention in sports important? 1
Lars Engebretsen and Roald Bahr
2 A systematic approach to sports injury prevention 7
Willem Meeuwisse and Roald Bahr
3 Developing and managing an injury prevention program within the team 17
Andrew McIntosh and Roald Bahr
4 Preventing ankle injuries 30
Jon Karlsson, Evert Verhagen, Bruce D. Beynnon and Annunziato Amendola
5 Preventing knee injuries 49
Timothy E. Hewett, Bruce D. Beynnon, Tron Krosshaug and Grethe Myklebust
6 Preventing hamstring injuries 72
Geoffrey M. Verrall and Árni Árnason, Kim Bennell
7 Preventing groin injuries 91
Per Hölmich, Lorrie Maffey and Carolyn Emery
8 Preventing low back pain 114
Adad Baranto, Tor Inge Andersen and Leif Swärd
9 Preventing shoulder injuries 134
Michael R. Krogsgaard, Marc R. Safran, Peter Rheinlænder and Emilie Cheung
10 Preventing elbow injuries 153
Mark R. Hutchinson and James R. Andrews
11 Preventing injuries to the head and cervical spine 175
Paul McCrory, Michael Turner and Andrew McIntosh
12 Preventing tendon overuse injuries 187
Jill Cook, Mads Kongsgaard, Karim Khan and Michael Kjær
13 Implementing large-scale injury prevention programs 197
Randall W. Dick, Claude Goulet and Simon Gianotti
14 Planning for major events 212
Michael Turner and Jiri Dvorak
Index, 228
