Product Description

You've pulled a muscle: Do you ice it or soak it in a hot bath?
You're healing after a bad sprain: Do you take it easy or push to stay in shape?
You've got the beginnings of a cold: Do you cancel your workload or head to the gym?

Anyone who exercises or participates in sport at some time or other may get injured. Sports Injuries provides an indispensable self-help guide to all the common injuries that occur. This book will help to:
* quickly pinpoint the source of the injury
* know which conditions you can treat yourself and when to visit an expert
* stay fit and flexible during recovery
* encourage your body to heal faster
Easy-to-follow illustrations help you to locate the area of pain quickly then guide you through a range of simple self-diagnostic tests and medical options. Once the problem and course of care are determined, unique fitness ladders tell you what you can do to stay mobile and how to avoid further injury.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #91081 in Books
• Published on: 1997-02-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 192 pages

Customer Reviews

No keen sportsman / sportwoman should be without this book.
This is an excellent book which is very easy to use. The first section guides you through diagnosing the injury by using pictures to identify where it hurts and then clear text for more details. It gives good advice on how to treat yourself and when to see a doctor. The second part of the book gives 'training ladders' to help you recover as quickly as possible. Other useful sections include advice on how to avoid injuries in the first place and a sport by sport guide to common injuries.

I have recently used this book to help me through the aches and pains of training for a marathon and found it useful for guidance on recovering from genuine injuries as well as for reassurance that, most of the time, there was nothing seriously wrong!

Excellent in parts!
This is a very good book except the section on stretching which does not seem to reflect current theory and practice. There is for instance no mention of dynamic stretching. Don't let this minor fault put you off. Buy a good book on stretching to go with it.

Excellent!
This book will save you lots of time, effort and worrying if you are ever unfortunate enough to suffer from a sports injury!
I take the book with me on skiing holidays and use it to help not only myself but others who may have had accidents!

It's simple, concise and well-organised, making it easy to get the information you need with as little hassle as possible!

Fantastic!