A no-nonsense - scientific approach to managing sports related injuries using natural / alternative medicine techniques and remedies. Divided into 14 chapters, every muscle and skeleton group is addressed in a very easyily understood way. Perfect for Doctors, Athletic Trainers, Health Professionals, and the ordinary soccer mom! you don't have to be a professional athlete to get results from this book!

The Best Natural Sports Medicine Book Ever is for you if: 1.You wish to avoid the surgeons' knife. 2.You want non-toxic care for strains and sprains. 3.You are at a loss as to what to do for exercise and activity. 4.You are suffering the injuries of over-sold exercise programs. 5.You have the most common injuries in sports, dance and exercise. 6.You want evaluation, reduction and rehabilitation. 7.You want to know when the knife and drugs are indicated. 8.You need to learn of the options to surgery and drugs. There are 127 photographs and illustrations in this edition. 176 pages of natural and alternative therapies for the most common sports injuries. The author, William Wong is a master in the field of natural/alternative medicine. Thousands of athletes have been using his techniques and remedies successfully for years. 90% of most sports injuries can be minimized or even remedied if the right intervention occurs within the first 20 minutes. All athletes, whether amateurs or pros need to have this book on hand. Trainers, teams, universities, high schools and all sponsors of any sport must have this book for emergencies. Parents of younger athletes should have this on hand at all times - it could save your child's life.

Sports medicine is a popular medical sub-specialty. Sports medicine certainly overlaps with general musculoskeletal medicine, but there are important differences to be aware of. This book provides comprehensive, pertinent information about sports medicine so that the busy clinician can find it accessible and practical. Medical students, residents, and fellows will find the book useful for providing an accessible overview of the most salient points in the field of sports medicine.

"Dr. Hatfield has taken his many years of experience in the field to produce a complete encyclopedia of information that every sports enthusiast should know. This is the first book I have ever seen that combines the knowledge of herbalism with performance training and a nutritional focus. It teaches readers how foods are digested and assimilated by the body and how athletes can adapt their bodies to the stress of competitive training while enhancing their cardiac output and mental concentration. Nature's Sports Pharmacy is a must for everyone who is athletically inclined, including athletes and personal trainers interested in keeping their competitive abilities in this growing and competitive field." -- Dr. Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD, author of Herb Bible, Vitamin Bible, and Prescription Alternatives Athletes of all sports will benefit from this comprehensive and integrated health and fitness program based on the power of herbs and herb-based phytochemicals. Written by two nutrition and fitness authorities, this valuable resource explains how herbs cleanse the body of impurities sharpen mental focus have a normalizing effect, allowing the body to recoup and adapt to the stress of intense workouts improve strength and energy levels dramatically have great nutritional value help prevent or reduce body fat stimulate the immune system Nature's Sports Pharmacy brings the best herbal substances together for use in one coherent, integrated system for peak athletic performance. This authoritative book contains the most up-to-date scientific information on the power of newly discovered phytochemicals and provides a thorough and complete appendix on all commonly used herbs, with dosages. Frederick C. Hatfield, PhD, is the author of more than 50 books on sports fitness, weight training, and athletic nutrition. Frederick C. Hatfield II, MS, is the assistant strength coach for James Madison University

Until recently, the effortless "Zone" of peak performance was only within the reach of serious athletes. Now, with Body, Mind, and Sport, anyone can reach the Zone, regardless of fitness level. Designed to accommodate a variety of individual fitness needs, the Body, Mind, and Sport program is split into two levels. Level 1 is for non-athletes who want to improve overall fitness; Level 2 is for those who want to train for competitive or recreational purposes. Your own unique mind-body type is taken into account to guide you in achieving your personal best without stress or strain. In this revised and updated edition of Body, Mind, and Sport, fitness expert and trainer John Douillard outlines a program in which your individual seasonal constitution-Winter, Spring, or Summer-determines what exercises or sports are best suited to your mind-body type and what foods you should eat for optimum results. Using the Body, Mind, and Sport approach you can decrease heart and breath rates while improving both fitness and performance. Dozens of world-class athletes, including Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King, have used John Douillard's expert breathing techniques, dietary recommendations, and seasonally balanced workouts. Now you can, too!

Sports medicine, also known as Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM), is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century that sports medicine has emerged as a distinct field of health care. Sports medicine specializes in preventing, diagnosing and treating injuries related to participating in sports and/or exercise, specifically the rotation or deformation of joints or muscles caused by engaging in such physical activities. The sports medicine team includes specialty physicians and surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, coaches, other personnel as well as the athlete himself/herself. Because of the competitive nature of sports, a primary focus of sports medicine is the rapid recovery of patients, which drives many innovations in the field. Sports, medicine tries to provide the environment so that one’s genetic potentials are fully realized. Any disease or injury that has the potential to influence the sports performance is covered under sports injuries. The present book not only describes sports injuries in simple language but also the mechanism of such injuries.

Dr. Wong offers natural treatments for chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, mid-back pain, and more, drawing on his 20 year background as a classical naturopath, teacher and physiologist.

This comprehensive resource from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine provides two complete tests with answers, explanations, and up-to-date references. Each test features 200 questions that were initially used to evaluate recent graduates of primary care sports medicine fellowship programs. The tests can be used by physicians studying for the Certificate of Added Qualifications exam or fellows studying for their In-Training Examinations. The book is also a great tool for pre/post-residency test preparation and for review sessions during sports medicine rotations.

This comprehensive set covers every aspect of sports medicine, from how to play healthy to how to pursue a career in this varied field. The groundbreaking, three-volume Praeger Handbook of Sports Medicine and Athlete Health introduces readers to sports medicine and explains what we can do to prevent or recover from sports injuries—of body or mind. The astoundingly comprehensive set is chock full of everything anyone would want to know about the subject, from how to pursue a career in sports medicine to how to understand, treat, and avoid various injuries and psychological problems that may arise from participation. Volume 1, Sports Medicine History, Careers offers personal descriptions of the career path of professionals in sports medicine, covering virtually all of the numerous specialties. Volume 2, Athlete Health, Injuries, and Prevention is focused around specific injury locations with accessibly written descriptions of the anatomical location, how injuries happen, and how the injury is treated. Volume 3, Athlete Mental Health serves as a broad survey and discussion of everything from teamwork to performance anxiety, body-image distortion, family pressures, and issues associated with aging.

Operative Techniques in Sports Medicine Surgery provides full-color, step-by-step explanations of all operative procedures in sports medicine. It contains the sports-related chapters from Sam W. Wiesel's Operative Techniques in Orthopaedic Surgery. Written by experts from leading institutions around the world, this superbly illustrated volume focuses on mastery of operative techniques and also provides a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications, and what outcomes to expect. The user-friendly format is ideal for quick preoperative review of the steps of a procedure. Each procedure is broken down step by step, with full-color intraoperative photographs and drawings that demonstrate how to perform each technique. Extensive use of bulleted points and tables allows quick and easy reference. Each clinical problem is discussed in the same format: definition, anatomy, physical exams, pathogenesis, natural history, physical findings, imaging and diagnostic studies, differential diagnosis, non-operative management, surgical management, pearls and pitfalls, postoperative care, outcomes, and complications. To ensure that the material fully meets residents' needs, the text was reviewed by a Residency Advisory Board.