Sports Injury Handbook: Professional Advice for Amateur Athletes

With over 30 years experience in treating professional athletes suffering from every kind of sports injury, Dr. Levy (team physician for the New York Giants) explains how to condition, improve performance and strengthen the body to avoid injury; how to diagnose impairment that needs medical attention along with proven techniques for treating on-the-spot injuries in order to minimize problems and costly trips to the doctor. Offers excellent advice on nutrition, diet and eating and addresses the special problems and concerns of females, children and older athletes. Organized by types of injury and referenced to individual sports, it also contains numerous stories and anecdotes from professional athletes.