Shoulder and the Overhead Athlete.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (373 pages)
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Editors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Section I General Principles -- 1 The Overhead Athlete-Challenges and Decision-Making -- 2 Shoulder Anatomy and Biomechanics During Overhead Motions -- 3 Clinical Examination of the Overhead Athlete: The "Differential-Directed" Approach -- 4 Imaging of the Overhead Athlete -- 5 The Assessment of Outcomes for the Treatment of the Overhead Athlete -- 6 Resistance Training and Core Strengthening -- 7 Specific Exercises for the Throwing Shoulder -- 8 Interval Program and Its Implication for the Throwing Athlete -- Section II Lesions of the Overhead Shoulder -- 9 Internal Impingement -- 10 Surgical Treatment of Partial Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears -- 11 Subacromial Impingement and Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears in Overhead Athletes -- 12 Unidirectional Anterior Instability -- 13 Unidirectional Posterior Instability -- 14 Multidirectional Instability -- 15 Disorders of the Biceps Tendon -- 16 Acromioclavicular Joint Disorders -- 17 Scapulothoracic Problems in Overhead Athletes -- 18 Fractures -- 19 Neurologic and Vascular Lesions -- 20 Disorders in Pediatric Athletes -- Section III Sport-Specific Shoulder Injuries and Management in Overhead Athletes -- 21 Baseball -- 22 Football -- 23 Tennis -- 24 Swimming.
Written by a multidisciplinary team of expert shoulder surgeons, athletic trainers, and physical therapists, this volume is the most complete and up-to-date reference on the evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of shoulder injuries in throwing and other overhead athletes. The first section includes chapters on shoulder anatomy and biomechanics, clinical examination, radiographic evaluation, resistance training and core strengthening, and specific exercises for the throwing shoulder. The second section describes state-of-the-art techniques for treatment and rehabilitation of each type of injury. The concluding section focuses on sport-specific injuries from baseball, football, tennis, and swimming. More than 300 illustrations complement the text.
9781469878188
Shoulder -- Wounds and injuries. Shoulder joint -- Wounds and injuries. Shoulder -- Wounds and injuries -- Surgery. Shoulder joint -- Wounds and injuries -- Surgery. Sports injuries.