Clinical care of the runner assessment, biomechanical principles, and injury management / edited by Mark A. Harrast, MD, Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics and sports Medicine, Medical Director, Sports Medicine Center at Husky Stadium, University of Washington, Medical Director, Amica Seattle Marathon, Amica Seattle MArathon, Seattle, WA, United States.

Contents Section I: General considerations and assessment. Incidence, prevalence, and risk factors of running-related injuries: an epidemiologic review -- Training principles for the runner -- Evaluation of the injured runner -- Exercise-associated collapse: on-the-field and in-office assessment -- Mass participation endurance event -- Sport psychology for the runner: injury, rehabilitation, and recovery -- Section II: Biomechanics and rehabilitation. Running gait assessment -- Influence of step rate on running mechanics -- The interaction of foot strike and footwear in runners -- Considerations in the selection of a running shoe -- Rehabilitation principles of the injured runner -- Anti-gravity treadmill training for prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries -- Deep water running for prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries -- Section III: Musculoskeletal injuries. Bone stress injuries -- Bone health of the runner: metabolic workup and impact on fracture risk -- Osteoarthritis and running -- Hip, pelvis, and thigh injuries in runners -- Knee injuries in runners -- Exertional leg pain in runners -- Ankle and foot injuries in runners -- Section IV: Special considerations for specific populations. Caring for and counseling the youth runner -- Caring for and counseling the peripartum runner -- Caring for and counseling the ultramarathoner.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021444181
ISBN9780323679497
ISBN0323679498
ISBN9780323679503 (electronic bk.)
ISBN0323679501 (electronic bk.)

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