Sport and Exercise Medicine: An Essential Guide

Description:

The complete guide for all candidates studying and working in the field of sport and exercise medicine, including higher specialist training and post graduate examinations. This revision guide covers all key elements of the UK National Curriculum in Sport and Exercise Medicine. Key features to facilitate learning include: A pictorial summary at the start of each chapter ‘Clinical consideration’ sections that show how knowledge can be applied to working clinical practice MCQ questions for each chapter, including answers MFSEM examination candidates, MSc students in sport and exercise medicine, sport and exercise medicine specialist trainee doctors, physiotherapists and general practitioners with an extended role in musculoskeletal or sport and exercise medicine will all benefit from this new text.

Table of Contents:

1 Basic Science

2 Gait and Biomechanics

Musculoskeletal Medicine Overview

3 Shoulder and Elbow

4 Hand and Wrist

5 Foot and Ankle

6 Knee and Hip

7 Spine

8 Paediatric Sport and Exercise Medicine

9 Rehabilitation and Disability Sport

10 Elite Sport

11 Cardiology

12 Respiratory

13 Endocrinology

14 Rheumatology

15 Clinical Pharmacology

16 Emergency Medicine

17 Primary Care

18 Physical Activity

19 Population and Public Health

20 Psychosocial Aspects of Sport and Exercise Medicine

21 Radiology

Index