Publisher's Synopsis
Sports Medicine: The School Age Athlete, Second Edition is a comprehensive textbook which reviews the care of the young competitive athlete from adolescence through college age. Part I reviews the basic concepts of training, performance enhancement, nutrition and rehabilitation that are the necessary foundation for the care of athletes. Part II takes a head-to-toe approach to the diagnosis and treatment of common or characteristic injuries. And Part III focuses on thirteen individual sports and ballet, their training and performance demands, typical injuries, and special treatment techniques.
