Hands on Sports Therapy covers the whole range of subjects required for college courses (including BTEC, VTCT ITEC and degrees) in sports therapy and sports massage. Hands On Sports Therapy is an extremely comprehensive textbook for sports therapy students covering everything the student needs to get to grips with this subject. The book is aimed at both students and experienced therapists looking to upgrade their skills, and will be clear, informative and very practical.
Hands On Sports Therapy is a beautifuly designed full-colour textbook, which is highly illustrated with over 200 photographic images and numerous line drawings.
Features
Highly illustrated full-colour textbook with over 200 specially commissioned photographs and numerous line drawings
Pedagogical features include: learning objectives at the beginning of every chapter, tip boxes throughout the text, summaries, case studies and knowledge review questions at the end of every chapter.
Written to cover the content of all the existing sports therapy and sports massage courses
Provides an excellent balance between the theoretical and the practical
Inclusion of clinical scenarios supported by fully explained patient forms
Covers the basic theory of fitness and exercise and practical knowledge on inujury prevention, remedial techniques and fitness testing
Companion website containing downloadable patient forms, futher question material, further clinical scenarios and more
SECTION 1: THE THEORY BEHIND THE PRACTICE
Sports therapy in context
Anatomy and physiology for sports therapy
Preparation for therapeutic practice
Physical and biomechanical assessment techniques
Sports injury overview
Nutrition
SECTION 2: THE PRACTICE
Sports and remedial massage techniques
Passive stretch and friction techniques
Neuro-muscular, positional release and muscle Energy techniques
Electro-therapy, cryotherapy and thermal therapy
Taping and strapping techniques
Remedial exercise techniques
Fitness testing techniques
Glossary of terms
Appendices
Index
