Sports Injuries Guidebook

by Robert S. Gotlin (Editor)

Overview

Injuries happen, and when they do, athletes and coaches need to have access to quick support. With Sports Injuries Guidebook, Second Edition, you will be equipped with the information you need for sports injury identification and return-to-play guidelines.

Dr. Robert Gotlin, a former medical consultant to the New York Knicks, the New York Liberty, the New York Yankees, and the New Jersey Nets, has assembled 24 top specialists in sports medicine to create an authoritative guide covering more than 150 common sports injuries, including the following:

• Concussions
• Rotator cuff tears
• Knee injuries
• Bone fractures
• Ligament sprains
• Muscle strains and tears
• IT band syndrome
• Shin splits

Chapters cover injuries for most body regions and include anatomical drawings of the injured area, a description of common causes, identification clues, an explanation of symptoms, immediate treatment options, and guidelines for returning to action.

This second edition also features new chapters explaining how and why injuries happen, as well as different types of injection therapies and when they may be most beneficial. You’ll also learn how to prevent injuries from occurring in the first place with proper conditioning, body maintenance, and nutrition.

With high-quality illustrations and a user-friendly format, Sports Injuries Guidebook will arm you with the expert guidance you need to understand injuries and get back in the game.

CE exam available! For certified professionals, a companion continuing education exam can be completed after reading this book. Sports Injuries Guidebook, Second Edition Online CE Exam, may be purchased separately or as part of the Sports Injuries Guidebook, Second Edition With CE Exam, package that includes both the book and the exam.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492587095
Publisher:	Human Kinetics Publishers
Publication date:	09/04/2019
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	280,095
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Robert S. Gotlin, DO, was an academic and clinical authority in the subspecialty of orthopedic and sports medicine and rehabilitation. His medical school training was at the Southeastern University of the Health Sciences in Miami, Florida, after which he had his internship at the Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and his residency training at the Mount Sinai Hospital, both in New York City. His interests included sports injuries, back pain, running injuries, tailbone pain, youth sports, and exercise prescription, and he wrote extensively and lectured nationally and internationally on these topics.

Gotlin frequently appeared in the media, on radio, television, and in print. He hosted the Dr. Rob Says . . . Sports Health and Fitness show, which aired on 1050 ESPN, where he offered expertise and advice on a myriad of related topics. He served on the medical team with W. Norman Scott, MD, team physician for the New York Knicks (NBA) and New York Liberty (WNBA), and was physiatrist consultant to Michael Kelly, MD, team physician for the New Jersey Nets (NBA), and to Stuart Hershon, MD, team physician for the New York Yankees (MLB). He was also the team physician for the Harlem Wizards professional basketball team.

Dr. Gotlin passed away in June of 2022. 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Biomechanics of Function and Injury
Adam Gotlin

Chapter 2. Body Maintenance, Conditioning, Strengthening, and Injury Prevention
Jeff Young

Chapter 3. Injury Types, Assessment, and Management
Matthew Gotlin and Laith Jazrawi

Chapter 4. Concussions and Head Injuries
Josh Krassen

Chapter 5. Neck and Cervical Spine Injuries
Richard Goldberg

Chapter 6. Shoulder Injuries
Edmund S. Evangelista

Chapter 7. Arm and Elbow Injuries
Andrew L. Sherman and Jesse N. Charnoff

Chapter 8. Wrist and Hand Injuries
Steven Beldner, Marcel A. Bas, and Daniel B. Polatsch

Chapter 9. Chest and Abdominal Injuries
David Perna

Chapter 10. Back Injuries
Joseph Lee

Chapter 11. Hip Injuries
Michael M. Weinik, Reed C. Williams, and Ilya Igolnikov

Chapter 12. Thigh and Hamstring Injuries
Lisa M. Bartoli

Chapter 13. Knee Injuries
Ron Noy

Chapter 14. Lower-Leg and Ankle Injuries
Christopher E Hubbard and William G. Hamilton

Chapter 15. Foot and Toe Injuries
Christopher E. Hubbard and William G. Hamilton

Chapter 16. Complementary and Integrative Health and Sports Injuries
Ann C. Cotter

Chapter 17. Injection Therapy and Biologics
Amir Mahajer and Julia Louisa Iafrate

Interviews

Athletes, coaches, fitness professionals, personal trainers, and the weekend warrior.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Jean Pierre Valette, MD (Oregon Health & Science University)
Description: As the title implies, this is a quick reference on the identification and treatment of the more common sports injuries. Organized by general body region, it is easy to navigate and breaks down specific injuries by their common causes, identification/diagnosis, treatment, and, most importantly, return to play. The beginning of the book has an excellent table of injuries grouped by body region that allows a differential diagnosis to be built or narrowed by basic injury features such as acuity, presence of swelling, ability to weight bear, etc. Lastly, the book has two chapters devoted to, respectively, fundamentals of sports biomechanics and relevant complementary and alternative medicine approaches, which help answer many of the whats and whys of injuries and injury prevention. This is a needed update from original 2008 edition.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a comprehensive and concise overview of the identification of common sports injuries and a simple how-to style approach to their management. The book meets these objectives by providing short, easy to grasp, narrative style summaries of different sports injuries with relevant anatomic diagrams. While many other books have similar objectives, this one stands out by including return to play sections for every injury, as this is one of the most difficult concepts for those who don't have significant experience treating sports injuries.
Audience: While the authors do not explicitly state their target audience, based on its content and layout, the book is ideal for those less familiar with sports injuries, ranging from students to general practitioners. As the preface explains, it is not meant to be an exhaustive overview of all the of the sports injuries and therefore misses much of the nuance that can arise in treating certain sports injuries. The author has over 30 years of sports medicine experience and he has selected a broad-based panel of contributors with excellent training and both hands-on and research experience in sports medicine.
Features: The book covers the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and return to play of common sports injuries which are strategically organized by general body region. The best part of the book is the return to play section for every injury, as this is a common concern of nearly every patient, and it is not well addressed in most other sports injury references. The book is easy to engage with and understand because of its straightforward formatting and language. It quickly covers the essentials of sports injuries without getting lost in minutiae. The beginning of the book has an easy to review "injury finder" which creates a table with common possible features of sports injuries so that differentials can be quickly narrowed or expanded based on a patient's presenting symptoms and characteristics. The artwork and figures are accessible, well labeled, and help in understanding of the material. Two shortcomings are that there aren't diagrams for every injury and that readers might easily outgrow the book as their sports medicine knowledge increases.
Assessment: Overall, this is a high-quality, quick and simple reference for sports medicine injuries that is easily accessible to beginners in the field. It stands out compared to other similar books (such as The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult, 3rd edition, Achar and Taylor (Wolters Kluwer, 2020)) with its clarity, simplicity, "injury finder" feature, and its invaluable return to play information for every injury it covers. Given that the first edition was published over 12 years ago, this edition is presumably more up to date in its content.

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