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Offering current guidance from national and international experts, Clinical Care of the Runner provides a comprehensive, practical approach to caring for the runner patient. Editor Dr. Mark A. Harrast, Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Sports Medicine and Medical Director for Husky Stadium and the Seattle Marathon, ensures that you're up to date with assessment, biomechanics, musculoskeletal injuries, medical illness, training, special populations, and other key topics. Covers general topics such as evaluation of the injured runner, on-the-field and in-office assessment, and sports psychology for the runner. Includes biomechanics and rehabilitation chapters, including running gait assessment, choosing a running shoe, and deep water running for prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries. Provides expert guidance on bone stress injuries and bone health, osteoarthritis and running, knee injuries in runners, and other musculoskeletal injuries. Features a section on specific populations such as the novice runner, the youth runner, the peripartum runner, and the ultramarathoner. Consolidates today's available information and guidance into a single, convenient resource.

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Author:   Mark A. Harrast
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780323679497

ISBN 10:   0323679498
Pages:   302
Publication Date:   20 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I: General Considerations and Assessment 1. Incidence, Prevalence, and Risk Factors of Running-Related Injuries: An Epidemiologic Review 2. Training Principles for the Runner 3. Evaluation of the Injured Runner 4. Exercise-Associated Collapse: On-the-Field and In-Office Assessment 5. Mass Participation Endurance Event 6. Sport Psychology for the Runner: Injury, Rehabilitation, and Recovery Section II: Biomechanics and Rehabilitation 7. Running Gait Assessment 8. Influence of Step Rate on Running Mechanics 9. The Interaction of Foot Strike and Footwear in Runners 10. Considerations in the Selection of a Running Shoe 11. Rehabilitation Principles of the Injured Runner 12. Anti-Gravity Treadmill Training for Prevention and Rehabilitation of Running Injuries 13. Deep Water Running for Prevention and Rehabilitation of Running Injuries Section III: Musculoskeletal Injuries 14. Bone Stress Injuries 15. Bone Health of the Runner: Metabolic Workup and Impact on Fracture Risk 16. Osteoarthritis and Running 17. Hip, Pelvis, and Thigh Injuries in Runners 18. Knee Injuries in Runners 19. Exertional Leg Pain in Runners 20. Ankle and Foot Injuries in Runners Section IV: Special Considerations for Specific Populations 21. Caring for and Counseling the Youth Runner 22. Caring for and Counseling the Peripartum Runner 23. Caring for and Counseling the Ultramarathoner

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