Sports Injuries in Children and Adolescents

An Essential Guide for Diagnosis, Treatment and Management

This book is designed to help those doctors, clinicians and respected therapists who work with children and adolescents in the sports medicine field. It provides specialist information, evidenced based, in a unique area of medicine. Comprehensive but concise, this guide will help clinicians in the diagnosis and management of common and less common injuries seen in this important age group. The book also helps the clinician to deal with emergency situations and provides a unique insight to the physiological and psychological changes seen in the growing child. In addition to the wide variety of pathologies discussed, additional information and specialist areas have been added, including nutrition in children, strength and conditioning, obesity, psychology of the growing child, child protection and common medical problems which can affect children. The book also includes Photos, X rays and pictures for visual guidance and help in clinical testing.