The Anatomy of Sports Injuries: Your Illustrated Guide to Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment 2nd Edition

This second edition of an already highly popular book for anyone who has experienced sports injuries features 25 per cent more anatomy text and drawings and new colour illustrations of the rehabilitation exercises.

This is a classic easy-to-read reference book that features 120 injuries that any recreational runner, or professional athlete, could suffer from.

If you have a recurring injury, and want to get to the root of the problem, how to rehabilitate the area and prevent further complications in the future, this book is worth a read. –Running Fitness magazine

For those who play sport and athletics in particular, one thing is certain: you will pick up an injury of some description and when it occurs it is usually a complete surprise. Months and years of training along with carefully laid plans can be put in disarray if a quick and positive remedy is not found.

The author, Brad Walker, shows in this updated and expanded edition exactly what is happening inside your body when injury strikes. –Athletics Weekly magazine

This is a well-presented book, which is both clear and readable for both new and experienced osteopaths, particularly for sport.

The anatomy, sports injuries and rehabilitation techniques cover a simple but useful approach. The diagrams are helpful and could be a useful tool to show patients how the injury has affected the anatomy structures. All round, a useful book to have in a clinic. –Emma Clarkson BSc (Hons) Ost, BSc (Hons) Sport, The Osteopath (magazine of the General Osteopathic Council)

Brad Walker is a health science graduate of the University of New England and has postgraduate accreditations in athletics, swimming, and triathlon coaching. He has coached elite-level and world champion athletes from a variety of sports―triathlon, motorcycle racing, roller-skating, squash, and baseball― and has lectured extensively on sports injury prevention and rehabilitation.

Walker is an authority on stretching and flexibility, and his work has been featured on About.com, Athletes.com, and BodyBuilding.com as well as in Runner’s World, Bicycling, Triathlete, Swimming and Fitness, and Triathlon Sports. He is founder and CEO of the Stretching Institute and StretchCoach.com, director of education for StretchLab, and author of The Anatomy of Stretching.