Muscular Injuries in the Posterior Leg Assessment and Treatment
Taking a multidisciplinary approach to a common and often frustrating problem for athletes and those with an active lifestyle, this book is the first of its kind, addressing muscular injuries to the posterior leg using an in-depth and expansive style that
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Muscular Injuries in the Posterior Leg Assessment and Treatment
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Editor J. Bryan Dixon, MD Sports Medicine Advanced Center for Orthopedics Marquette, MI, USA
ISBN 978-1-4899-7649-9 ISBN 978-1-4899-7651-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-7651-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015960247 Springer Boston Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer US is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
In memory of Dr. Bo Michael Rowan.
Preface
Recorded sports medicine dates to the advent of the Olympic Games. Scholars have suggested that Hippocrates himself learned his orthopedics from treating athletes. Sports injuries are unmistakable in the chiseled sculptures of ancient athletes—centuries of weathered wear still reveal the corpulent auricular hematoma of the grappler and saddle nose deformity of the pugilist. The notable absence of muscle injuries enshrined in marble reflects the devastating effect of muscle injuries on performance. The victor and veteran may be marred by their craft, but they must be fit to function in order to compete. Like ancient Greece, we are seeing a modern resurgence of physical culture and a renewed appreciation for the intertwined nature of exercise and health. If exercise is medicine, then sports medicine is medicine sine qua non. As muscle is the engine of movement and movement is the basis for sport and health, then a detailed knowledge of muscle should be foundational to sports medicine. As sports medicine professionals, we must consider that muscle injuries are arguably the most important injuries for our patients’ health and performance. Muscles make up almost half of our bodies; it is the stratum of sport, a remarkable engine for our ingenuity. With muscles, we do, we move and react, we rally and retreat. In professional sport, we see the headlines reporting the sprinte
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