CHAPTER 4 Physical training and injury Chapter contents Principles of training 59 Supercompensation 59 Progressive exercise 59 Fitness 61 Fitness components 62 Psychological effects of exercise 62 Exercise and self-concept…
CHAPTER 13 The lumbar spine Chapter contents Structure 257 The spinal disc 257 The facet joint 258 Spinal loading 259 Vertebral body 259 Intervertebral disc 260 Movements of the spine…
CHAPTER 6 First contact management Chapter contents Injury prevention 111 Warm-up 111 Fitness 111 Psychological factors 111 Equipment and environment 112 Rules 113 Screening 113 First aid 113 The unconscious…
CHAPTER 17 The shoulder Chapter contents Functional anatomy 334 Rotator cuff action 334 Scapulohumeral rhythm 335 The abduction cycle 335 Stage (I) 335 Stage (II) 336 Stage (III) 337 The…
CHAPTER 8 The hip and thigh Chapter contents The hip joint 143 Weight bearing 143 Hip ligaments 143 Screening examination 144 Muscle imbalance around the hip 144 Muscle injuries 145…
CHAPTER 2 Sports massage Chapter contents Massage techniques 28 Effleurage 28 Petrissage 29 Frictional massage 31 Deep transverse frictions 31 Tapotement 35 Massage medium 35 Practical application of techniques 37…
CHAPTER 5 Exercise therapy Chapter contents Structure vs function 84 Muscle imbalance 84 Basic concepts 84 Muscle adaptation 86 Changes in muscle length 87 Chronic muscle lengthening 87 Adaptation of…
