This book attempts to provide a comprehensive look at all of the pathologies of muscles that
are likely to be encountered in treating sports-related injuries. Its purpose is to give the
practitioner a guide for identifying injuries and choosing the best therapeutic strategy. The
first part presents the consensus view of current knowledge: the physiology of lesions and
their prognosis as well as their anatomy clinical imaging and treatment. Then each of the
muscles is described in turn with a review of anatomy clinical examination the results of
imaging and therapeutic choices for acute and chronic injuries. A major section is dedicated
to imaging with the emphasis on which diagnostic methods are best for specific injuries and
how to use diagnostic imaging to determine the most suitable therapeutic strategies. Special
care has been taken to provide high-quality illustrations that clearly show how to identify the
lesion of the damaged muscle. A wealth of illustrations many in color are included. Finally
the book concludes with some clinical cases and technical notes relevant to treatment of
sports-related muscle injuries.
