Adaptive Sports Medicine - A Clinical Guide

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this unique book provides a comprehensive review of the unique aspects of adaptive sports medicine and adaptive athletes who are increasingly active and prominent, not only individually and in local leagues and organizations but also in larger settings like the Paralympics and Warrior Games.
This book is divided into four thematic sections. Section one covers the history and natural course of the care, policies, and laws for persons with disabilities, as well as the biomechanics and technology of wheelchair sports and adaptive sports prostheses. The medical considerations of the adaptive athlete comprise section two, including epidemiology, emergent care, and surgical and rehabilitative considerations. Section three is the largest section, discussing considerations for specific adaptive sports, including adaptive running, cycling, water sports, throwing sports, wheelchair basketball, softball and rugby, as wellas combative and extreme sports. Selected topics, including event planning, advocacy and controversies such as doping, are covered in section four. Chapters new to this edition include approaches to concussions and sports-related considerations for specific populations like children and adolescents, active duty military and veterans.   A comprehensive yet practical text, Adaptive Sports Medicine 2nd Edition remains the go-to resource for this active population and is an invaluable reference for any sports medicine or primary medicine practitioner.

List of contents

History of Adaptive and Disabled Rights within Society.- Wheelchair Sports Technology and Biomechanics.- Technology and Biomechanics of Adaptive Sports Prostheses.- Review of Injury Epidemiology in Paralympic Sports.- Medical Considerations in Adaptive Sports.- Emergent Care of the Adaptive Athlete.- Surgical Considerations in the Adaptive Athlete.- Rehabilitation of the Adaptive Athlete.- Pain Management of the Adaptive Athlete.- Sports Related Concussion in Para Athletes.- Adaptive Running.- Adaptive Cycling.- Adaptive Golf.- Wheelchair Basketball.- Wheelchair Rugby.- Adaptive Soccer.- Wheelchair Softball.- Para Dance Sports.- Wheelchair Fencing.- Wheelchair Curling.- Wheelchair Tennis and Para-table Tennis.- Adaptive Volleyball.- Adaptive Water Sports.- Hockey and the Adaptive Athlete:  Para Ice Hockey, Special Hockey, Standing Amputee Hockey, Deaf Hockey, and Blind Hockey.- Adaptive Alpine Skiing and Para-snowboarding.- Adaptive Throwing Sports: Discus, Javelin, Shot Put, andBoccia.- Adaptive Shooting Sports: Archery, Air Rifle, Trapshooting.- Powerlifting in Adaptive Sports.- Adaptive Combative Sports (Judo, Taekwondo, Boxing, Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts).- Adaptive Extreme Sports.- Wheelchair Lacrosse.- Military Veterans and Adaptive Sports.- Pediatric Adaptive Athletes.- Adaptive Sports Event Planning.- Policy and Advocacy Initiatives to Promote the Benefits of Sports Participation for Individuals with Disability.- Controversies in Adaptive Sports.

About the author

Arthur J. De Luigi, DO, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Chair of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Georgetown University School of Medicine, Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Washington, DC, USA  

Dr. De Luigi is internationally recognized as a leader in Adaptive Sports Medicine through his extensive experience with disabled athletes, holding positions as the Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the U.S. Adaptive Alpine Ski Team, Medical Director of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center Adaptive Sports Medicine Program, and coverage of Paralympic athletes at the United States Olympic Training Center.  He is currently the Head Team Physician for the Phoenix Rising FC and is a Physician assisting in the medical care for the Arizona Coyotes and Arizona State University athletics. He has previously served as the Head Team Physician and Director of Sports Performance for the Washington Wizards, Medical Director for the Washington Mystics, and Team Physician for the Washington Spirit.  He has also served as the Medical Director of the Army Ten Miler, Co-Medical Director of the Salt Lake Marathon, and as a Physician with the United States Olympic Committee, U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association, USA Basketball, USA Boxing, US Lacrosse, University of Utah, Catholic University, Salt Lake Bees baseball team (Los Angeles Angels AAA affiliate), and the Washington Nationals.

Product details

• Assisted by: Arthur Jason De Luigi (Editor), Arthur Jason De Luigi (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.12.2023
• EAN: 9783031442841
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3144284-1
• No. of pages: 515
• Illustrations: XI, 515 p. 194 illus., 162 illus. in color.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine