The shoulder can really be considered a complex ( Fig. 36.1 ), consisting of four joints or articulations (all with important stabilizing ligaments), two spaces, and more than 30 muscles and their respective tendons. The shoulder complex is an intricate…
With sports participation comes an inherent risk of injury. In 2017, a summary report on the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study for the school year of 2016–17 estimated that 7.9 million students participated in high school sports, with…
Prevention of injuries is a critical, but often overlooked, component of the clinical practice of sports medicine. Incorporating injury prevention initiatives into an individual athlete's or team's training regimens requires forethought, planning, and persistence to maximize prophylactic benefits. To maximize…
Taping During physical activity, the integrity of a joint and its associated structures can be compromised, especially during high-risk activities that may introduce injurious mechanisms. Sports medicine clinicians can supplement mechanical support to a joint through a variety of taping…
Modalities and Manual Therapy Modalities, physical agents, and manual therapies (MTs) are commonly applied interventions for sports-related injuries and are designed to facilitate the rehabilitation process. These treatments are often associated with pain modulation techniques that can allow an earlier…
The purpose of this chapter is to describe the principles of orthopaedic rehabilitation. Orthopaedic rehabilitation should balance the load on tissues to stimulate adaptation but not so much to disrupt the healing process. This chapter will describe how loading models…
The name athletic trainer (AT) implies that ATs coach and train athletes to improve baseline performance. This title and the euphemism “trainer” create ambiguity regarding the AT's knowledge, skills, and abilities. ATs are multiskilled health care clinical professionals who deliver…
The term athlete, derived from the Greek word athlon meaning “prize” or “contest,” conjures images of a healthy, fit person. Although athletes possess physical speed, strength, and talents, they also have a repertoire of medical problems as well as a…
Participation in sports and physical activity by persons with different abilities continues to grow within the general athlete population and within the adaptive sports community. Sports participation provides these athletes with benefits in terms of their general state of health,…
The Growing Importance and Recognition of the Female Athlete Over the past several decades there has been a rapid development of competitive sporting events for women, and parallel to this, an emergence of increasing numbers of excellent competitive women athletes.…