Accounting for the majority of sports-related disorders injuries of the skeletal muscles have
been difficult to define classify and treat mainly due to a lack of scientific background and
missing guidelines. Now for the first time readers will find full coverage of muscle anatomy
physiology diagnosis imaging treatment rehabilitation and prevention in one comprehensive
volume. It includes a standardized terminology and new classification system both based on a
consensus conference that took place in 2011 in Munich. Special Features: Written by top
international sports medicine physicians who have more than 35 years of experience treating
competitive athletes including the German national soccer team Emphasizes practice-oriented
content with a scientific foundation Shares dozens of case studies that highlight injury
assessment pitfalls and complications Provides more than 500 vivid full-color illustrations
and photographs including detailed anatomic diagrams and tables At a time when athletic muscle
injuries have increasingly become the focus of research and clinical studies especially due to
their frequency and impact on player absence this book makes an enormous contribution to the
field. It is essential reading for all sports medicine physicians residents and fellows
physical therapists coaches and other practitioners involved in caring for athletes.
