BookMark A. Harrast, MD.
Contents:
Section I: General considerations and assessment. Incidence, prevalence, and risk factors of running-related injuries: an epidemiologic review
Training principles for the runner
Evaluation of the injured runner
Exercise-associated collapse: on-the-field and in-office assessment
Mass participation endurance event
Sport psychology for the runner: injury, rehabilitation, and recovery
Section II: Biomechanics and rehabilitation. Running gait assessment
Influence of step rate on running mechanics
The interaction of foot strike and footwear in runners
Considerations in the selection of a running shoe
Rehabilitation principles of the injured runner
Anti-gravity treadmill training for prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries
Deep water running for prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries
Section III: Musculoskeletal injuries. Bone stress injuries
Bone health of the runner: metabolic workup and impact on fracture risk
Osteoarthritis and running
Hip, pelvis, and thigh injuries in runners
Knee injuries in runners
Exertional leg pain in runners
Ankle and foot injuries in runners
Section IV: Special considerations for specific populations. Caring for and counseling the youth runner
Caring for and counseling the peripartum runner
Caring for and counseling the ultramarathoner.