Smart Guide to Sports Medicine

By Sheila Sobell

Smart Advice on the most common sports injuries--their diagnoses, treatments, and repercussions Smart Ways to recover from surgery and exercise after an injury or illness--including alternative medicine Smart Tips on getting proper training and how to choose the sport or activity that's right for you Smart Ways to choose the right sports and activities that are best suited to your profile, physical ability, and overall health Smart Advice on getting proper sports training and maintaining baseline fitness with quick, easy exercise you can do anytime Smart Strategies addressing the special concerns of women and middle-aged athletes Smart Tips on staying healthy without the hurt, including a special chapter on sport-specific injuries Quick reading and easy referencing with a comprehensive index and loads of sidebars and sources that will help you put smart ideas to work Smart Guides take readers seriously. They satisfy even the most curious person's desire to know the essentials about any of a wide range of topics--from vitamins to mutual funds to stress relief.It's all about good reading and expert information. The choice is yours.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471356476
• ISBN13: 9780471356479
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Indispensable book every athelete should own.

Sports injuries are all too common, but, thanks to this book, many of them can be treated and prevented. Ms. Sobell has outlined the book into easy-to-understand chapters, covering injuries literally from head to toe. If you are athletic at all, it would do you well to have this book handy.