The Knee: Problems and Prevention a Self-Help Guide [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Vivian Grisogono (Author), Vivian Grisoqono (Author)

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Product Description
A comprehensive, common-sense guide to the causes, treatment, and prevention of knee problems, written by a leading physiotherapist. Fully illustrated. The knee is the joint most commonly injured through sport, accident, or misuse. In this, her latest self-help guide, physiotherapist Vivian Grisogono explains clearly and precisely: how the knee works, what can go wrong with it, what you should do and whom you should consult if you injure it, and how you can protect this vulnerable joint. She also explains some of her own treatment strategies for dealing with the most common knee problems. Essential reading for anyone with any kind of knee problem as well as for parents, teachers, coaches, trainers, and physiotherapists. Vivian Grisogono is an acknowledged authority on sports injuries and rehabilitation. She is a former team physiotherapist for the summer and winter Olympic games and the author of numerous books, including The Back: Problems and Prevention--A Self-Help Guide and Sports Injuries: A Self-Help Guide. 224 pp 7 x 8 1/2 b/w illustrations throughout

About the Author
Vivian Grisogono, chartered physiotherapist, is an acknowledged expert on sports injuries and rehabilitation. She set up the full-time sports injuries clinic at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, served as British team physiotherapist at the World Student Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Winter and Summer Olympics, and has worked closely with the governing bodies of many sports. She was awarded an honorary lectureship for the London Hospital Sports Medicine Diploma Course in in 1986, and writes and lectures extensively on sports injuries and their prevention. Her many books are recognized as invaluable and are sold around the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: John Murray Publishers, Ltd.; illustrated edition edition (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0719555388
• ISBN-13: 978-0719555381
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,142,168 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)