In this groundbreaking new book, leading sports injury and rehabilitation professionals and sport scientists show how a holistic and integrated model should work in practice across the full spectrum of athlete care, including the prevention of sports injury, assessment and treatment of injury, and the design and implementation of effective rehabilitation programmes. Every chapter includes real case studies and data, as well as effective protocols, procedures and specimen programmes designed for high performance, with examples drawn from a wide range of individual and team sports.

Part 1: The Performance Team 1. Reconditioning: A Performance-Based Response to Injury 2. Strength and Conditioning in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation 3. Psychology in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation 4. Nutrition in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Part 2: Athletic Competencies 5. Medical Assessment and Pre-Participation Evaluations 6. The Athletic and Injury Screening Process 7. Assessing the Kinetic Chain, Asymmetries and Compensations 8. Assessing Athletic Qualities 9. Running Mechanics in Injury Prevention and Performance 10. Landing Mechanics in Injury Prevention and Performance 11. Throwing Mechanics in Injury Prevention and Performance 12. Core Stability in Injury Prevention and Performance 13. Flexibility in Injury Prevention and Performance Part 3: Injury Processes, Prevention and Return to Performance 14. Muscle Injury 15. Tendon Injury 16. Bone Injury 17. The Effect of Pain on Performance 18. Determining Return to Play Part 4: Managing the Injured Athlete 19. The Athletic Neck 20. The Athletic Shoulder 21. The Athletic Elbow 22. The Athletic Spine 23. The Athletic Hip and Groin 24. The Athletic Knee 25. The Athletic Shin 26. The Athletic Foot and Ankle Part 5: Managing the Training Athlete 27. The Integrated Approach to Managing the Season 28. Monitoring Training Load 29. Optimizing Athlete Recovery 30. Environmental Stress Part 6: Special Considerations 31. The Developing Athlete 32. The Female Athlete 33. The Travelling Athlete