This one-stop manual for treating and preventing sports injuries covers everything you need to know, including first aid and physiotherapy. Produced in collaboration with the British Medical Association, this fully illustrated sports injury manual ensures reliable, up-to-date information. Discover what's causing your knee pain or shoulder pain using the directory of common sports injuries, which outlines causes, symptoms, and diagnoses. Speed your recovery from injuries such as a sprained ankle, bone fracture, or pulled groin using more than 160 step-by-step exercise routines designed to provide immediate treatment as well as long-term strategies for injury prevention. Easy to use, packed with practical advice, and covering all sports from snowboarding to tennis, this is the indispensable injury manual for all amateur sports people, coaches, and trainers.

This one-stop manual for treating and preventing sports injuries covers everything you need to know, including first aid and physiotherapy. Produced in collaboration with the British Medical Association, this fully illustrated sports injury manual ensures reliable, up-to-date information. Discover what's causing your knee pain or shoulder pain using the directory of common sports injuries, which outlines causes, symptoms, and diagnoses. Speed your recovery from injuries such as a sprained ankle, bone fracture, or pulled groin using more than 160 step-by-step exercise routines designed to provide immediate treatment as well as long-term strategies for injury prevention. Easy to use, packed with practical advice, and covering all sports from snowboarding to tennis, this is the indispensable injury manual for all amateur sports people, coaches, and trainers.

More people than ever before are regularly taking part in recreational sports, often gaining enormous health benefits from their chosen activity. But sports also carry the risk of injury, and each year there are millions of injuries as a result of physical activity in the US alone. Sports Injuries is a practical guide to recognizing, treating, and preventing injury, with the goal of getting the sportsperson back in action as soon as possible. Sports Injuries starts with tips and advice on preparing for sports to reduce the risk of injury. Many of the most popular sports-from snowboarding and surfing to soccer and tennis-are highlighted in a directory that pinpoints areas of the body most at risk of injury, and how to minimize the risks. The injuries section is a practical guide to the recognition, prevention, and treatment of sports injuries. Organized anatomically, each injury is described along with the causes and symptoms. There is instant advice on first aid, along with practical recovery programs for each injury. Clear cross-references take the reader to a step-by-step exercise section at the end of the book. This section details 150 routines that will help people return to their sporting activity as soon as possible.

Your one-stop-shop manual for the treatment and prevention of all common sports injurie, in eBook format Produced in collaboration with the British Medical Association, this is the first, fully-illustrated sports injury manual, ensuring reliable, up-to-date information. Includes a directory of all common sports injuries with outlines of causes, symptoms and diagnoses. Step-by-step exercise routines are provided for immediate treatment as well as long-term strategies to prevent injuries recurring. Covering all sports from snowboarding to tennis, this is the ultimate manual and is designed for amateur sportsmen, women, coaches and trainers.

Your one-stop manual for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of back and neck injuries Produced in collaboration with the British Medical Association, the BMA Guide to Back Carecovers everything from strengthening your back and neck to diagnosing, treating, and preventing injuries. Simple, clear diagrams help illustrate the anatomy of your back and fully illustrated step-by-step exercise routines are provided for immediate treatment as well as long-term strategies to prevent injuries recurring. The book also features invaluable practical advice on coping with back pain, information on how to get the best results from rehabilitation and the very latest developments and trends in both orthodox and complementary approaches to back care. Comprehensive, authoritative and informative, TheBMA Guide to Back Care is the essential self-help guide for anyone with back issues who wants to take an active role in their healthcare.

A charming children's encyclopedia bursting with fun facts about the world of sport, for little learners who want to know everything! The world is so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is always more to learn. My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sport is a vibrant encyclopedia for curious 5-9 year olds, with a unique approach to the subject of sport that combines facts and figures with the inspiring stories of sporting legends and icons. This exciting book for children is packed with fun facts about a range of popular sportssuch as football, karate, badminton, and skiing, as well as ones you might never have heard of like biathlon or cheese rolling. Whether you’re a fan of team sports, winter sports, water sports, extreme sports, and even board games such as chess and go, this reference book has it all! My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sport also celebrates the unique talents, lives, and careers of sporting heroes such as Usain Bolt, Serena Williams, Yuna Kim, Lin Dan, and Donald Bradman, and chronicles the most celebrated stories in sporting history, such as breaking the Four-minute mile, Nadia Comaneci’s Perfect 10, and Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics. Featuring everything from obscure rules and strange equipment, to moments of triumph and sporting events like The World Cup, Superbowl, Olympics, Paralympics, and more – this is the perfect book for budding superstars everywhere. Celebrate your child’s curiosity as they: - Read all about individual sports, team sports, motor sports, and winter sports - Learn the stories of sporting legends such as Usain Bolt, Serena Williams and more - Discover key moments in sporting history Our encyclopedia for children is the perfect blend of striking illustrations and educational text, written in a friendly, witty and fun manner, featuring a combination of fact-files, detailed paragraphs, labels, and speech bubbles. Topics are simple to navigate – perfect for knowledgeable sports fans who want to read about their favorites as well as readers who are unfamiliar with sport and are looking to learn. Encourage early learners to go on a journey to explore a world of information, making this the ideal first reference book for kids aged 5-9 to enjoy for hours on end, whether for shared reading with the family or reading alone, this fun fact book for children also doubles up as the perfect gift for curious kids who love to learn. Tell the story of the world one page at a time, by uncovering: - Educational content written in a friendly and fun manner - Beautifully padded cover with several high-quality finishes, including padding and foil - Features a built-in ribbon bookmark so you never lose your place whilst reading More in the Series My Encyclopedia of Very Important Sport is part of the educational kid’s book series My Very Encyclopedia series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity with My Encyclopedia of Very Important Adventures, teach them about different species with My Encyclopedia of Very Important Animals, or let them walk with the dinosaurs who ruled the earth before them in My Encyclopedia of Very Important Dinosaurs.

Try these bodyweight exercises and routines designed specifically for men. Bodyweight Workouts for Men is a step-by-step guide to one of the hottest fitness trends that truly gets results. Created specifically for men, the workouts in this book can be done anywhere, anytime—gravity and body weight are all guys need. With this convenient—and free—workout method, you can say goodbye to unwanted pounds and hello to definition as you work through 75 bodyweight exercises and 40 routines that blast every muscle in the body. Full-color photos guide you step-by-step through all the favorites: squats, planks, pull-ups, push-ups, leg raises, dips, and horizontal pulls. Regressions and progressions are outlined, allowing you to adjust the exercises to match your skill level and move on to the next level when you are ready. Guidelines on stretching, form, rep frequency and holding time, resting, and structuring a program are all featured to ensure the exercises in Bodyweight Workouts for Men are done correctly and without risk of injury.

A streamlined exercise program uniting diet advice and step-by-step exercises for women who want to train hard and lift heavy to look and feel strong. Women who lift know that training with weights is the best way to firm your glutes, tone your abs, and sculpt a powerful, healthy body. Forget the waif-like model: girls with muscle prove that strong is beautiful, so it's time to brave the pain for the gain to get the body you want. This fitness manifesto provides clear, step-by-step exercise instruction as well as easy-to-follow workout programs so you can enter the weight room with confidence and become your strongest self. Using strength-training, cardio, and weight-lifting exercises, Get Strong for Women gives you the tools you need to build muscle, burn fat, and get a strong, fit body.

Banish back pain and strengthen your back and neck with this clear and practical illustrated guide to a healthy back. Most people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. This can affect sleep as well as daily tasks and so impacts significantly on quality of life. BMA Bad Back Book tackles the problem step by step, from finding out what the problem is to treatment, exercises, pain relief, and maintenance. Whether you're looking for immediate back and neck treatment or ways to prevent injuries recurring, the illustrated step-by-step exercises show you what to do to. A practical guide, endorsed by the British Medical Association, this book also features invaluable advice on coping with neck and back pain and getting the best results from rehabilitation. Whether you are an active sports enthusiast or a sedentary office worker, BMA Bad Back Book will help you stay fit, healthy, and pain free.

An A-Z BMA visual guide to over 7,000 medical terms including symptoms, diseases, drugs and treatments This new, revised sixth edition of the BMA's bestselling and definitive medical reference guide brings authoritative and up-to-date medical knowledge into your home. Stay up-to-date with medical advances and advice; from new developments in travel immunizations to the most recent guidelines for antenatal screening and the latest recommendations for breast awareness. Includes 3,000 diseases, disorders, conditions and symptoms, information on diagnosis & treatment, a wide range of drugs & tests, new & established surgical procedures and explanations of medical terms. Using jargon-free language and an easy-to-use A-Z format, 7,000 entries and more than 800 illustrations, this fully revised and updated edition remains the definitive medical reference book for every family.