How to recover from an injury
Chapter 4. How to recover from an injury DR MALCOLM READ’S TRAINING LADDERS FOR REHABILITATION Far too many athletes – both recreational and professional – rush back into action too…
How to avoid injuries in the first place
Chapter 1. How to avoid injuries in the first place THREE SIMPLE RULES Apart from receiving a blow or falling, the vast majority of aches and pains could be avoided…
Sport-by-sport guide to technical injuries
Chapter 5. Sport-by-sport guide to technical injuries Every sport makes demands on participants and their bodies; these demands are particular to the sport. Some require endurance, others speed. Some need…
Guide to treatments
Chapter 2. Guide to treatments A–Z OF SELF AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS This A–Z of treatments – both self and medically prescribed – tells you what some of the more commonly…
A–Z of medical terms
Chapter 6. A–Z of medical terms Sports doctors, like all doctors, often use long and technical words for quite simple injuries. There is no need to worry; just look up…
Differential Indication
In this chapter, the most common fracture types in the hand and the current surgical treatment options are presented in tabular form. The first set of tables ( ▶ Table…
