Physical Fitness, Training, And Sports Injuries

About The Book

The term "sports medicine" does not refer specifically to any one line of work or profession. Instead, it is comprised of a team of experts drawn from a variety of fields who are primarily concerned with the state of an athlete's health. Athletes can be any age and compete at any of a number of different levels. A specialist in orthopaedic sports medicine requires a person to have four years of training after graduating from medical school. After finishing their undergraduate studies, they must next attend a residency programme in orthopaedics that lasts for a total of five years. It takes anywhere from two to four additional years of training to become sub-specialized in a field, as is the case with orthopaedic sports medicine. This book offers a hands-on guide to the discipline of sports science and the treatment of athletes who have sustained injuries while participating in sports. Designed for undergraduate and graduate students in sports science and medicine, as well as trainees and specialists in sports medicine and areas allied to it. The clinical therapy of both acute and chronic sports injuries and medical disorders are discussed in this book, along with the history of sports medicine and the fundamental sciences involved. The readers of the present book will hopefully find it helpful for their studies in physical education, sports sciences, and other courses that are connected.