Performance
Sports-medicine specialists explain causes, symptoms, immediate care, treatment options, prevention, and return guidance for more than 150 injuries.
The guide starts from the premise that injuries in sport will happen. Athletes and coaches are better off having quick, reliable answers ready before one occurs than looking for them afterward. On this view, readiness is part of playing, not an afterthought.
The guide adds explanations of how and why injuries happen, alongside descriptions of specific injuries. Knowing the mechanism behind an injury is presented as the basis for understanding it, and for knowing what conditioning should protect against.
According to the guide, many injuries can be headed off in the first place through proper conditioning, regular body maintenance, and nutrition. Prevention is framed as continuing upkeep of the body, not only a response after something goes wrong.