Clinical sports medicine / Peter Brukner and Karim Khan.

Part A. Fundamental principles
Sports medicine: the team approach
Sports injuries
Pain: where is it coming from?
Beware: conditions masquerading as sports injuries
Biomechanics of common sporting injuries
Principles of injury prevention
Principles of diagnosis
Principles of treatment
Principles of rehabilitation


Part B. Regional problems
Minor head injury in sport
Headache
Facial injuries
Neck pain
Shoulder pain
Elbow and forearm pain
Wrist and hand pain
Thoracic and chest pain
Low back pain
Buttock pain
Hip and groin pain
Anterior thigh pain
Posterior thigh pain
Acute knee injuries
Anterior knee pain
Lateral, medial and posterior knee pain
Shin pain
Calf pain
Pain in the Achilles region
Acute ankle injuries


Ankle pain
Foot pain
The patient with longstanding symptoms
Part C. Enhancing sport performance
Maximizing performance: nutrition
Maximizing performance: psychology
Part D. Special groups of participants
The younger athlete
The female athlete
The older athlete
The disabled athlete
Part E. Management of medical problems
Sporting emergencies
Cardiovascular symptoms during exercise
Respiratory symptoms during exercise
Gastrointestinal symptoms during exercise
Diabetes mellitus
The athlete with epilepsy


Joint-related symptoms without acute injury
Common sports-related infections
The tired athlete
Exercise in the heat
Exercise in the cold
Exercise prescription for health
Part F. Practical sports medicine
Screening the elite athlete
Medical care of the sporting team
Traveling with a team
Medical coverage of endurance events
Drugs and the athlete
Ethics and sports medicine.