Providing a state-of-the-art account of the nature, distribution and determinants of sports injury in children and adolescents, this unique volume uses the public health model to describe the scope of the injury problem and the associated risk factors and evaluate the current research on injury prevention strategies as described in the literature. Thoughtfully divided in six sections, the nature of the young athlete and epidemiology of pediatric and adolescent sports injury are described first. Then an overview of the most common types of youth sports injuries as well as more serious injuries (e.g., concussions) and outcomes is presented, followed by a discussion of injury causation and prevention. Suggestions for future research rounds out the presentation. Each chapter is illustrated with tables which make it easy to examine injury factors between studies. Throughout, the editors and contributors have taken an evidence-based approach and adopted a uniform methodology to assess the data available. Ideal for physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers and sports scientists alike, Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports concisely and accurately presents the situation faced by clinicians treating young athletes and the challenges they face in keeping up with this growing and active population. Furthermore, the information in this book will be useful to allied health researchers and sport governing bodies as an informed basis for continued epidemiological study and implementation of injury prevention initiatives designed to reduce the incidence and severity of injuries encountered by young athletes.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer International Publishing Ag
ISBN-13
9783319181400
eBay Product ID (ePID)
214162163
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Sports Medicine
Author
Dennis Caine, Laura Purcell
Publication Name
Injury in Pediatric and Adolescent Sports: Epidemiology, Treatment and Prevention
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Nursing
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
250 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Item Weight
7117g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Contemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
Editor
Dennis Caine, Laura Purcell
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