Sports Medicine for Parents & Coaches

By Daniel Boyle

Book Overview

From five-year-olds playing T-ball to teenagers showing off their inline skating skills, kids love participating in sports. Their parents, who often know little about their child's chosen sport, assume the roles of cheerleader, coach, or, when injuries occur, trainer. For these parent-coaches, here is a comprehensive, illustrated guide to preventing and treating sports-related injuries written by a family physician certified in sports medicine. FEATURES: - Explains the physical and psychological readiness of children for certain sports at different ages - Identifies injuries by the part of the body Lists sport-specific injuries, from baseball through wrestling - Emphasizes preventing injuries and illness - Contains a glossary of basic medical terms - Includes illustrations of injuries and preventive exercises Whether their kids are avid or occasional athletes, this handy reference will increase parents' ability to deal with minor injuries and to identify potentially more serious problems that require professional attention.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878407332
• ISBN13: 9780878407330
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Everything you always wanted to know about kids and sports!!

The author wrote this book in layman's terms. I didn't have to go to a medical dictionary on every page!! I appreciated the way the author broke down the medical problems by sport. I found the tips to parents a good reminder to me about putting sports in the proper perspective.

A must for any parent with active children.

Dr. Boyle does a great job of providing practical guidance for children's sports injuries. Diagrams show you what happened, and text tells you how to treat it. Poked eyes, twisted ankles and broken bones are all discussed in a way that helps adults do the right thing to treat and prevent further injury. I'm keeping mine on the shelf.