Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sports injuries : basic classifications, aetiology and pathophysiology -- Clinical assessment in sports therapy -- Clinical interventions in sports therapy -- Pitch-side trauma care -- The spinal region : anatomy, assessment and injuries -- The shoulder region : anatomy, assessment and injuries -- The elbow region : anatomy, assessment and injuries -- The wrist and hand region : anatomy, assessment and injuries -- The pelvis and hip region : anatomy, assessment and injuries -- The knee region : anatomy, assessment and injuries -- The ankle and foot region : anatomy, assessment and injuries -- Professionalism and ethics in sports therapy.