The Jock Doc's Body Repair Kit: The New Sports Medicine for Recovery and Increased Performance (Paperback)

by Dr. Andrew Feldman (Author) "There's a story I often tell patients..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Dr. Andrew Feldman has been where you may be: he's had enough athletic injuries to sideline any team of recreational athletes--torn ligaments, a separated shoulder, broken fingers, a dozen -itises--he even broke his nose twice (once while lifting weights, he's not too embarrassed to admit). That's just a small fraction of what he's seen while wearing the white coat, but it still helped lead him to this somewhat reassuring hypothesis: 90 percent of all sports injuries are the same. That is, the pattern of damage and the recovery rate are entirely predictable. You think it's unique because it has happened to you, but in reality it's something an experienced sports-medicine doctor has seen lots of times.

So Feldman's book takes you through each sports-injury zone--shoulders, back, knees and elbows, ankles and wrists, hands and feet--and presents a systematic way to get through all the possible problems until you figure out which one applies to you. He explains the treatments you might receive if the injury is sufficiently serious to warrant medical attention, and what's involved in the rehab process, including stretches and strengthening exercises.

Feldman also makes sure you're entertained along the way, sharing personal experiences and cracking jokes. You'll laugh through the tears caused by whatever injury brought you to this book in the first place. --Lou Schuler

From Booklist
Weekend athlete and orthopedic surgeon Feldman presents simple sports injury diagnostic information and advice in user-friendly fashion. Arranged by body part (hand, wrist, ankle, shoulder, spine, etc.), the manual offers initial overviews of each before discussing function, common injuries, and prescribed treatments (rest, ice, orthotics, etc.) for alleviating common problems. A simple "Bio-Point Exam" (consisting of a few key questions about amount of pain, swelling, deformity, etc.) for the specific body part injured helps users determine whether the injury warrants a physician's care. Simple line drawings accompany the text, which concludes with stretching exercises. Not overly technical yet offering enough basic physiological information and sports medicine advice, this is a good quick reference for athletes. Sue-Ellen Beauregard

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (January 31, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312199058
• ISBN-13: 978-0312199050
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,096,903 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, July 23, 2001

By A Customer

He's good at putting medical terminology is plain English, and the muscle diagrams are very clear. But he doesn't cover all areas of the body, and seems to cover only common aliments. The appendices are very good, and the rehab exercises are very easy to understand. But the rest of the book is hard to sort through. For more detail, I prefer 'The Sports Medicine Bible' by Lyle Micheli.

2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new under the sky, January 5, 2007

By	Alexander Don-Doncow "Critical Al" (San Francisco,CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book presents a mixture of information and factoids that most people should already know from all the information commonly available today. Most of it stems from common sense and the rest you should have gotten from your physician.
I did not get much out of this book.

If you expect to find some revolutionary therapy in this book, save your money.
Nonetheless, since this book is currently available at very low prices, it may be worth having just because it is written in a clear and entertaining style and maybe useful as a supplementary source of information.

If you have serious physical concerns, this book IS NO substitute for a visit to a good specialist.

This book is definitely NOT a "Body Repair Kit"

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, July 12, 1999

By	[e-mail] (USA) - See all my reviews

Overall the book is great. However he does not indicate if his rehab exercises should be done even if they cause pain.