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Understanding and Preventing Noncontact Acl Injuries | 
 enlarge | Creators: Timothy E. Hewett, Sandra J. Shultz, Letha Y. Griffin
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $78.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 542828
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 315
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1
ISBN: 0736065350
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.47044
EAN: 9780736065351
ASIN: 0736065350
Publication Date: April 30, 2007
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Product Description
This title is aimed at chiropractors, physiotherapists and other sports medicine professionals. It presents the latest research on Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries of the knee. These injuries occur primarily in young, healthy individuals, most commonly as a result of sudden changes in direction or speed during physical activity. Readers are provided with a clear overview of the problem on an international scale. It examines the results of various prevention strategies for ACL injuries and provides techniques for reducing injury risk. It addresses the interplay between biomechanical and neuromuscular risk factors, as well as future research needed to better understand and control the incidence of ACL injury.
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 Understanding and Preventing Noncontact Acl Injuries August 11, 2007
Creo que se trata de un buen texto en general, aunque me parece debil en la extension y profundidad de los aspectos biomecanicos y de control motor tanto en la explicacion de los mecanismos de produccion como en la fundamentacion de los programas de prevencion de las lesiones del LCA. Creo tambien que hubo pocos autores del campo de la rehabilitacion deportiva propiamente tal (sports physical therapy). A pesar de lo anteriormente expuesto, me parece que este libro viene a llenar un importante vacio en la literatura ortopedica. Esperare ansioso la siguiente edicion.
 A great book, and a necessary one for coaches and athletes June 30, 2007
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ACL injuries happen up to eight times more freqnently in female atheltes than male athletes of similar competitive level, who are competing in the same sport. This book discusses in detail the more current reserach and theories regarding how these injuries happen, why females have so many more of these types of injuries than males, and talks about ways to possibly prevent a female athlete from sustaining one of these injuries.
This book is written and edited by leaders in the field of ACL injury epidemiology. Being a researcher in this area myself, I having talked with many of the authors of this book, I can say from experience they are the best in the field, though there are a few additional authors that are also in that elite group that could have been included.
The book is mostly well-written and has a gives good, practical examples. It also does a good job of making the research discussed easy to understand for the casual reader. The main reason I got it is because nearly every study released on ACL injuries prior to the end of 2006 is discussed, making it a great reference book.
Every coach of female atheltes and every parent of a female athelte should read this book. It may prevent a twelve-month recovery process and $30,000 injury from happening to an athlete you know. And at the price Amazon has it at, it is a worthy investment.
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