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Clinical Sports Medicine

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The Second edition of Clinical Sports Medicine is the best reference book I have come across as an athletic therapist and professional fitness and lifestyle consultant. I find it very easy to navigate with great illustrations and information. The references are all very recent and evidence-based so you feel confident in following the authors' recommendations. It is particularly good value at 67 US dollars - most hardcover books of this size are about twice that price. The corresponding website has updated information, including relevant published papers, which I find quite helpful also. These authors have really done a fabulous job of classifying sports medicine information in a logical and easy-to-use format. I highly recommend it to anyone in the sports, fitness, and/or health fields!

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The 2nd edition (2001) is now readily available world-wide. It contains 7 new chapters and every chapter has been fully updated. It contains practical guidelines for shoulder pain management (with Ben Kibler), new management of anterior knee pain (with Jenny McConnell)and guidelines as to how to teach pelvic stability for patients in treatment of back pain. It includes a complete update of management of tendon injuries incorporating recent advances in treatment (with Jill Cook, Hakan Alfredson, etc). Medical chapters include updates on drugs in sport, managing heat illness and ethics in sport. Large, practical chapters describe sports medicine care for the female athlete, the pediatric athlete, the disabled athlete and seniors. At less than $...dollars, this 918 page hard-cover 2nd edition, with over 900 illustrations, is extremely good value. We would argue the best value of any clinical sports medicine text, and this is reflected by this edition selling almost 10,000 copies already.

The clinical sports medicine website (...) has the full table of contents and the first 2 pages of another 8 chapters. Also, it has a complete chapter that can be downloaded (Achilles pain) and a large chunk of the shoulder pain chapter. There are additional references with weblinks on the 'reading room' icon. This site has direct links to Amazon.com for ordering etc. If you are a physical therapist, athletic trainer, massage therapist, or primary care physician you will be most interested in the website.

The New Zealand Journal of Sports Medicine recently reviewed this edition and said 'The world's best sports medicine book just got better'....Check it out for yourself!

The second edition (2001) of this work is indeed an outstanding resource. My daily work includes imaging of sports and musculoskeletal injuries. I find this book frequently useful to supplement deficiencies in my knowledge and experience, and a most useful companion to the second edition (2001) of "Musculoskeletal Ultrasound" by Marnix van Holsbeeck and Joseph Introcaso.

Highly recommended as a workbench resource to those interested in imaging of sports injuries.

This very practical book that uses symptom-oriented chapters to provide very helpful guidance to anyone who sees sports medicine patients. It is useful for physical therapists (like me) but my colleagues who are doctors and masseurs also use it. I thoroughly recommend it and find its illustrations of physical examination particularly useful.

This is an astounding book. When was the last time you saw a 900+ page hard cover book packed with useful photographs and excellent line drawings...The practical advice in this book is unparalleled. No wonder it is an international best-seller. It arrived quickly and well packed from Amazon. Keep up the good work and thanks!

I'm a new Physician Assistant in the US Army. As most military providers (particularly, Army and Marines) will tell you, we see a LOT of orthopedic and sports medicine injuries. I recently ordered this book as part of setting up my unit clinical library and it has quickly become a cornerstone of my practice. I see about 22-30 patients a day in a primary care setting, and 50-70% are orthopedic/sports medicine. I HIGHLY recommend this book, particularly to a military provider! It will fast become your best friend!

If I had to choose just one book to be on my shelf as a Primary Care Sportsmedicine Physician with a CAQ, this book would be it! Outstanding book in every way. Well written, concise with excellent illustrations and is evidence based. This book is written for the primary care FP to a fellowship trained sports medicine person. Great for all providers, PA's, NP's, ATC's and PT's......

Comprehensive and covers just about every topic in Sportsmedicine. Can't go wrong with this purchase.

This book has a fair amount about everything, wow! I have found it very usueful as a refence manual. It is a good resource, but you had better be up on your medical lingo to get the most out of it!

Great supporting info to a sports medicine class. Could use more anatomical images, but they information was adequate enough for a clear understanding of the material. The testing and rehab session are especially done well!

This is the best book you can but about sport medicine. I am a coach for national team of poland and I know what I am saying. It is fully professional but written with language everyone can understand. It is also very up to date with latest researches and easy to find what you are looking for.