Full Description
Enable your clients and patients to get back in the game and live pain free after injury. Sport Massage for Injury care explains the types of soft tissue injuries most common in sport and how to treat these.
To ensure underlying causes of injuries are treated and athletes aren't left susceptible to re-injury, this essential guide emphasises the importance of accurate assessment and evaluation. It focuses on 20 of the most common neuromuscular injuries and offers treatment options, injury-specific protocols and self-care options for when the athlete is not on the treatment table.
You will learn the most effective techniques and see each one presented with vivid photos and step-by-step instructions. Detailed anatomical illustrations show the muscles, joints and soft tissues involved. Practitioner examples and case studies give you a glimpse into how other professionals use the techniques with their clients.
Clinical sports massage therapy is often the missing component in injury-rehabilitation programmes. With Sport Massage for Injury Care you have the ultimate practical resource for relieving pain and getting your clients and patients back to their best.
Contents
Part I. Foundational Knowledge
Chapter 1. Concepts and Principles
The Process of Clinical Reasoning
Pain Science
Chapter 2. Reviewing Soft Tissue Types
Connective Tissue
Fascia
Ligaments
Tendons
Muscles
Nerves
Chapter 3. Principles of Assessment
HOPS Method
Assessing Active, Passive, and Resisted Motion
Additional Tests
Perpetuating Factors
Part II. A Closer Look at Injury and Repair
Chapter 4. Soft Tissue Injury
Acute Injuries
Chronic Injuries
Soft Tissue Injury Repair Process
Chapter 5. Soft Tissue Techniques
Compressive Effleurage
Compressive Petrissage
Broad Cross-Fiber Stroke
Longitudinal Stripping
Pin-and-Stretch Techniques
Isolytic Contractions
Deep Transverse Friction
Facilitated Stretching
Part III. Common Neuromuscular Injuries
Chapter 6. Treatment of Lower-Extremity Soft Tissue Injuries
Achilles Tendinopathy
Lateral Ankle Sprain
Groin Strain
Hamstring Tendinopathy
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS)
Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Sprain
Patellar Tendinopathy
Peroneal (Fibularis) Tendinopathy
Plantar Fasciitis/Fasciopathy
Shin Splints
Chapter 7. Treatment of Upper-Extremity Soft Tissue Injuries
Rotator Cuff
Tennis Elbow
Golfer's Elbow
Bicipital Tendinopathy
Chapter 8. Sports Massage for Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
Quadrilateral Space Syndrome (QSS)
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Piriformis Syndrome (PS)
