Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them, for Athletes, Parents, and Coaches - Based on My Life in Sports Medicine - Tapa dura

Andrews, James R.

 
9781451667080: Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them, for Athletes, Parents, and Coaches - Based on My Life in Sports Medicine
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ISBN 10: 1451667086 ISBN 13: 9781451667080
Editorial: Scribner Book Co, 2013

Sinopsis

From tennis elbow to severe trauma, Dr. James Andrews has treated countless sports injuries during his unparalleled medical career. An orthopedic surgeon, well known for performing Tommy John surgeries, and a consultant to some of the fiercest teams in college and professional sports, Dr. Andrews is the father of modern sports medicine and one of the most influential figures in the world of athletics. InAny Given Monday, he distills his practical wisdom and professional advice to combat a growing epidemic of injury among sports’ most vulnerable population: its young athletes.

Every year more than 3.5 million children will require medical treatment for sports-related injuries, the majority of which are avoidable through proper training and awareness.Any Given Monday is Dr. Andrews’s sport-by-sport guide to injury prevention and treatment, written specifically for the parents, grandparents, and coaches of young athletes. From identifying eating disorders to preventing career-ending ACL tears and concussions, Any Given Monday is a compendium of practical advice for every major sport, including football, gymnastics, judo, basketball, tennis, baseball, cheerleading, wrestling, and more. This invaluable guide reveals how young athletes can maximize their talent and maintain a lifetime of health both on the field and off.

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Dr. James Andrews is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and a pioneer in arthroscopic surgery.Sports Illustrated recently named him as one of the top forty most influential people in the NFL. He is the team doctor for Auburn University, the University of Alabama, the Washington Redskins, and the Tampa Bay Rays. He graduated from the LSU School of Medicine in 1967 and is a founder of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, Alabama and the Andrews Research and Education Institute in Gulf Breeze, Florida; non-profit institutes dedicated to injury prevention, education, and research in orthopaedics and sports medicine. Don Yaeger is a former associate editor forSports Illustrated. He is the author of seven books and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Under the Tarnished Dome and the critically acclaimedPros and Cons: The Criminals Who Play in the NFL.

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Editorial
Scribner Book Co
Año de publicación
2013
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ISBN 10 
1451667086
ISBN 13 
9781451667080
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
270
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9781451667097: Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them for Athletes, Parents, and Coaches - Based on My Life in Sports Medicine

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