Description
Contents: Chapter 1. Explanation of Sports Injury
Chapter 2. Sports Injury Prevention
Chapter 3. Sports Injury Treatment and Rehabilitation
Chapter 4. Sports Injuries of the Skin
Chapter 5. Sports Injuries of the Head and Neck
Chapter 6. Sports Injuries of the Hand and Fingers
Chapter 7. Sports Injuries of the Wrist and Forearm
Chapter 8. Sports Injuries of the Elbow
Chapter 9. Sports Injuries of the Shoulder and Upper Arm
Chapter 10. Sports Injuries of the Back and Spine
Chapter 11. Sports Injuries of the Chest and Abdomen
Chapter 12. Sports Injuries of the Hips, Pelvis and Groin
Chapter 13. Sports Injuries of the Hamstrings and Quadriceps
Chapter 14. Sports Injuries of the Knee
Chapter 15. Sports Injuries of the Shin and Calf
Chapter 16. Sports Injuries of the Ankle
Chapter 17. Sports Injuries of the Foot
Brad Walker is a health science graduate of the University of New England and has postgraduate accreditations in athletics, swimming, and triathlon coaching. He has coached elite-level and world champion athletes from a variety of sports-triathlon, motorcycle racing, roller-skating, squash, and baseball- and has lectured extensively on sports injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Walker is an authority on stretching and flexibility, and his work has been featured on About.com, Athletes.com, and BodyBuilding.com as well as in Runners World, Bicycling, Triathlete, Swimming and Fitness, and Triathlon Sports. He is founder and CEO of the Stretching Institute and StretchCoach.com, director of education for StretchLab, and author of The Anatomy of Stretching.