Handbook of Neurological Sports Medicine: Concussion and Other Nervous System Injuries in the Athlete - Hardcover

Petraglia, Anthony L.; Bailes MD., Julian E.; Day, Arthur L

 
9781450441810: Handbook of Neurological Sports Medicine: Concussion and Other Nervous System Injuries in the Athlete
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1450441815 ISBN 13: 9781450441810
Verlag: Human Kinetics, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Handbook of Neurological Sports Medicine presents techniques for diagnosis and treatment of head-related injuries to enable medical professionals to provide the best care possible. Written by a respected team of neurosurgeons, a strong focus is placed on concussion owing to the serious risks related to this common injury and the book outlines how to recognise, assess and treat concussions, enabling practitioners to treat athletes exhibiting signs of this dangerous condition. It also reviews the biomechanics and pathophysiology at the core of concussions in order to better understand their clinical presentations. The book also examines other traumatic injuries, including those to the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, and the soft tissue and fascia within the spinal unit and provides an overview of peripheral nervous system. It includes techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of concussion and other injuries.

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Anthony L. Petraglia is currently an attending neurosurgeon at Unity Health System in Rochester, New York, where he is also the director of the concussion programme. He has worked as a physician with several colleglate and high school football teams and as a medical director for cyclocross racing. Julian E. Bailes is a past chair of the Sports Medicine Section for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He is an internationally recognized expert on neurological athletic injuries and has been a team physician at either the National Football League (NFL) or collegiate level for more than 20 years. Arthur L. Day has held leadership positions in many medical professional societies and has received numerous awards and honours. He is an internationally recognized expert in neurological sports medicine. For the past 30 years, he has served as a consulting physician for NCAA and NFL teams.

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Verlag
Human Kinetics
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1450441815
ISBN 13 
9781450441810
Einband
Tapa dura
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
416
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