Contents: Part A Fundamental Principles
Ch 1 Sports Medicine
Ch 2 Sports Injuries
Ch 3 Pain: Where is it Coming From?
Ch 4 Beware: Conditions Masquerading as Sports Injuries
Ch 5 Biomechanics of Sporting Injuries
Ch 6 Principles of Injury Prevention
Ch 7 Recovery
Ch 8 Principles of Diagnosis: Clinical Assessment
Ch 9 Principles of Diagnosis: Investigations including Imaging
Ch 10 Treatments Used for Musculoskeletal Conditions: More Choices and More Evidence
Ch 11 Core Stability
Ch 12 Sports Medicine
Part B Regional Problems
Ch 13 Sports Concussion
Ch 14 Headache
Ch 15 Facial Injuries
Ch 16 Neck Pain
Ch 17 Shoulder Pain
Ch 18 Elbow and Arm Pain
Ch 19 Wrist, Hand and Finger Injuries
Ch 20 Thoracic and Chest Pain Ch 22 Buttock Pain
Ch 23 Acute Hip and Groin Pain
Ch 24 Exercise-Related Groin Pain
Ch 25 Anterior Thigh Pain
Ch 26 Posterior Thigh Pain
Ch 27 Acute Knee Injuries
Ch 28 Anterior Knee Pain
Ch 29 Lateral, Medial and Posterior Knee Injuries
Ch 30 Shin Pain
Ch 31 Calf Pain
Ch 32 Pain in the Achilles Region
Ch 33 Acute Ankle Injuries
Ch 34 Ankle Pain
Ch 35 Foot Pain
Ch 36 The Patient with Longstanding Symptoms
Part C Enhancing Sports Performance
Ch 37 Maximising Performance: Nutrition
Ch 38 Maximising Performance: Supplements
Ch 39 Maximising Performance: Psychology Principles for Clinicians
Part D Special Group of Participants
Ch 40 The Younger Athlete
Ch 41 The Female Athlete
Ch 42 The Older Athlete
Ch 43 The Disabled Athlete
Part E Management of Medical Problems
Ch 44 Sport and Exercise-Associated Emergencies: On-Site Management
Ch 45 Cardiovascular Symptoms During Exercise
Ch 46 Respiratory Symptoms During Exercise
Ch 47 Gastrointestinal Symptoms During Exercise
Ch 48 Diabetes Mellitus
Ch 49 The Athlete with Epilepsy
Ch 50 Joint-related Symptoms without Acute Injury
Ch 51 Common Sports-Related Infections
Ch 52 The Tired Athlete
Ch 53 Exercise in the Heat
Ch 54 Extreme Environments
Ch 55 Exercise Prescription for Health
Part F Practical Sports Medicine
Ch 56 Preparticipation Examination
Ch 57 Screening the Elite Athlete
Ch 58 Providing Team Care
Ch 59 Travelling with a Team
Ch 60 Medical Coverage of Endurance Events
Ch 61 Drugs and the Athlete
Ch 62 Ethics and Sports Medicine

Authors: Karim Khan
Karim Khan, MD, PhD, FACSP, FACSM, Dip Sport Med (CASM) is Professor, Department of Family Practice, and Associate Member, Departments of Physical Therapy and Orthopaedics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Karim combines an active clinical sports medicine practice with a prolific research program related to tendinopathies, bone health, and exercise prescription for health.


Peter Brukner
Peter Brukner, MB BS, DRCOG, FACSM, FACSP, FASMF is a sports physician and Associate Professor in Sports Medicine at the Centre for Health, Exercise and Sports Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia. He is the founding partner of the Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, a past president of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, and an Olympic Team Physician.