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The Routledge Handbook of Sports and Exercise Therapy is a detailed, authoritative, reference source for students, practitioners, educators and researchers. This comprehensive Handbook presents foundational subjects and introduces principles and applications.
List of contents
1. Learning in Sports and Exercise Therapy
2. Evidence-based Practice for Sports and Exercise Therapists
3. Anatomy for Sports and Exercise Therapy: Part 1 Contextual Overview
4. Anatomy for Sports and Exercise Therapy: Part 2 Regional Overview
5. Introduction to Exercise Physiology for Sports and Exercise Therapists
6. Sports and Exercise-Related Injuries and Conditions
7. Foundations for Clinical Assessment in Sports and Exercise Therapy
8. Therapeutic Modalities in Sports and Exercise Therapy
9. Introductory Principles for Sports Injury Rehabilitation
10. Measurement and Evaluation in Sports and Exercise Therapy
11. Sports and Exercise as Medicine
12. Introduction to Nutrition for Sports and Exercise Therapists
13. Sports Psychology and Sports Injury Management
14. Sideline Injury Management
15. Management of Shoulder Injuries
16. Management of Injuries of the Lower Extremity
17. Professionalism and Ethics in Sports and Exercise Therapy
18. From Cultural Competency to Structural Humility in Sports and Exercise Therapy
19. Case Studies in Sports and Exercise Therapy
20. Pathways to Practise in Sports and Exercise Therapy
About the author
Keith Ward is an experienced therapist, lecturer and author in the field. He is a member of the Society of Sports Therapists (SST), the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA), the Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Keith holds a biomedical BSc Rehabilitation Studies degree; an MA in Learning and Teaching; and qualifications in Sports Therapy, Exercise Referral, Cardiac, Cancer, and Diabetes Rehabilitation, and Musculoskeletal Medicine. He is also a Health Walk Scheme leader and advocate, and Nordic Walking Instructor.
Summary
The Routledge Handbook of Sports and Exercise Therapy is a detailed, authoritative, reference source for students, practitioners, educators and researchers. This comprehensive Handbook presents foundational subjects and introduces principles and applications.
