Injuries In Outdoor Recreation Understanding, Prevention, And Treatment

Learn how to manage your outdoor recreation injuries Injuries in Outdoor Recreation is the essential guide for every serious outdoor recreation enthusiast. From herniated disks to stress fractures of the foot, orthopedic surgeon Gary Guten explains what to do for forty injuries common to participants in hiking, backpacking, trail running, rock climbing, mountain biking, paddling, skiing, and surfing. Dr. Guten's easy-to-follow approach will teach you how to listen to your body, interpret the signs and symptoms of injury, treat the condition with help from your physician, avoid further injury, and rehabilitate properly. Use this comprehensive reference to help manage your outdoor recreation injuries so you can return to full activity as safely and quickly as possible. Learn how to understand, prevent, and treat: " Anterior cruciate ligament tear (skiing) " Osteoarthritis of the knee and lumbar back strain (hiking) " Finger tendonitis (climbing) " Shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis (kayaking) " Knee iliotibial band inflammation (trail running) and many other outdoor recreation injuriesGuten, Gary N. is the author of 'Injuries In Outdoor Recreation Understanding, Prevention, And Treatment', published 2005 under ISBN 9780762736768 and ISBN 0762736763.