TY - BOOK ID - 70418755 TI - Muscle Injuries in Sport Medicine AU - Nicola Bisciotti, Gian AU - Bisciotti, Gian Nicola AU - Eirale, Cristiano PY - 2013 SN - 9535171801 9535111981 PB - IntechOpen DB - UniCat KW - Sport Medicine. KW - Sports Medicine. KW - Medicine, Sport KW - Medicine, Sports KW - Sport Medicine KW - Psychology, Sports KW - Physical Conditioning, Human KW - Exercise & workout books UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:70418755 AB - Muscle tears are one of the most common pathologies in sport and one of the most frequent causes of sport activity suspension. The purpose of this book is to review the state of the art of the actual knowledge on muscle tears in athletes, in particular for what concern the biology of muscle healing, the conservative and surgical treatments and the preventive aspects. Therefore, this textbook can be a valid tool for all Sport Medicine practitioners such as physicians, physiotherapists and fitness coaches. ER -