Sports Injury Handbook An Athlete's Guide to Causes, Prevention, and Treatment

Shin splints, runner's knee, sprain, tennis elbow, stiff neck, pulled muscle, neck strain, backache, stress fracture, dislocated shoulder, broken bone - every athlete has suffered an injury such as these at one time or another. In The Sports Injury Handbook, Dr. Hans Kraus lays out, in simple nonclinical terms, what every athlete, coach, and trainer should know about the prevention and treatment of sports-related injury.With information on treatments - ethyl chloride, ice, massage, heat, electrotherapy, and self-hypnosis - plus a detailed program designed to quicken rehabilitation after serious injury, this handbook will be of value to anyone involved in the following sports: running and jogging, football, wrestling, hockey, golf, skiing, tennis and racket sports, gymnastics, mountaineering, basketball, walking and hiking, baseball, swimming and diving, cycling, soccer, and much more. (6 X 9, 168 pages, illustrations)Kraus, Hans is the author of 'Sports Injury Handbook An Athlete's Guide to Causes, Prevention, and Treatment' with ISBN 9781585743179 and ISBN 1585743178.