Clinical Sports Medicine: Foundations of Clinical Practice, 6th Edition [Hardcover]

Ive worked in a wide range of settings and been fortunate to teach health professionals and to learn from the best. Despite all that experience, I still findClinical Sports Medicineextremely useful. It makes me, and my athletes, better. Very easy to quickly check in the clinic. Love every new editionhave not been disappointed.
Mario Bizzini, PT, PhD, Former Executive Board Member, International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT)

Now in its sixth edition, the world-leading seriesBrukner & Khans Clinical Sports Medicineis a practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine. Written for students and those early in their careers, this first book in the collection,Foundations of Clinical Practice, guides you on how to be a great patient-focused clinician. It lays out the clinical sciences that underpin our field, and details the principles of assessment and multidisciplinary treatment.

Key features
87 practice pearls that turn years of clinical experience into expert advice
380 figures, 280 of which are new to this edition
74 feature boxes to highlight advanced clinical issues
69 QR codes with hours of additional content

Whats new
Chapter outline, learning objectives and key points for every chapter
16 new chapters covering how to be a better clinician, how to interpret clinical sciences, and the principles that underpin quality clinical practice
All chapters reworked from scratch by 90 world-leading experts

OTHER BOOKS IN THIS THREE-PART SERIES
Clinical Sports Medicine 6e: Managing Injuriesis the how-to manual on diagnosing and treating sport-related injuries
Clinical Sports Medicine 6e: The Medicine of Exerciseis for clinicians who prescribe exercise to promote health and who treat exercise-related medical conditions (e.g. exercise-induced asthma)

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