For anyone who plays sports and is looking to facilitate recovery or prevent injuries
Everyone who plays sports experiences injuries. Many people never fully recover because they’re not aware of what they can do to facilitate recovery. But there’s no need to simply resign yourself to “living with” a sports injury. In The Anatomy of Sports Injuries, author Brad Walker brings years of expertise–he works with elite-level and world-champion athletes, and lectures on injury prevention–to this how-to guide. The book takes a fundamental approach, bringing you inside the body to show exactly what is happening when a sports injury occurs. At the heart of The Anatomy of Sports Injuries are 350 images. This second edition includes updated illustrations and more anatomical information and is for every sports player or fitness enthusiast who has been injured and would like to know what the injury involves, how to rehabilitate the area, and how to prevent complications or injury in the future.
An updated edition of the best-selling guide on the science of effective stretching—with detailed anatomical illustrations and guidance on proper form, sports injury recovery, and more
The multiple stresses of contemporary life—whether from excessive sports play, overwork, or overuse of technology—are increasingly taking a toll on the body. Symptoms range from muscle soreness and pain to pinched nerves to potentially more permanent disabilities, including serious body injuries. One safe, quickly productive way to address the problem is through a simple therapy that can be done anywhere, anytime, and without special equipment: stretching. This new edition of Brad Walker’s best-selling book on the subject presents 135 unique stretching exercises designed to help repair the body and make it more flexible, fit, and relaxed.
Organized by body part, The Anatomy of Stretching presents stretching exercises in a uniform style accompanied by full-color anatomical illustrations. Equally useful for fitness fans, pro or amateur athletes, coaches and personal trainers, and healthcare practitioners, this new edition contains:
• Step-by-step instructions for 20 new stretches
• An expanded physiology and anatomy information
• A revised numbering system that makes the stretches easier to reference
• An expanded appendix with more resources on stretches for athletes and sports injuries
Also featuring detailed descriptions of important principles of anatomy and physiology, The Anatomy of Stretching, Second Edition is the ultimate guide to improving flexibility, increasing strength, and relieving pain through stretching.
The stretches are all doable. I have gotten other books that want you to twist like a pretzel.
I have found that I sometimes need to release trigger points, prior to stretching. Rolling on a tennis ball is usually all I need, but a back buddy or something similar is nice to have.
Informative and helpful.
So I picked up this book and went through the shoulder and arm stretches. I probably only did each stretch for 15 seconds or so, but there are quite a few of them and so the routine was rather comprehensive. Immediately I felt the muscle tightness had been vastly decreased. The next day, prior to my workout, I went through the stretches again, and lo and behold, felt no discomfort in any of my weightlifting exercises.
I can't recommend this book highly enough to people who have tight, sore muscles. I spent almost twice as much money on a bottle of pills that were supposed to help with joint soreness and it basically did nothing for me. The stretches in this book fixed me up completely in only a day.
Stretching is the absolute most important thing everyone needs to do, not just athletes or people who work out a lot. Too many people come for massages to me complaining about tightness and restrictions but they either don't stretch or stretch only a little. This book also explains on the different type of stretching and what is right or wrong. If your care about your body: Get this book. Massage Therapist: Go ahead, add it to your variety of books you have it is worth it and a quick review guide since it is also sectional divided into the different body's region so you don't have to read the whole book to find a special area, e. g. the neck, to look up some stretches and the muscles involved.
It clearly illustrates different muscle groups, gives a list of sports/activities and which muscles to warm up and also gives a list of injuries and aches/pains and their complimentary stretches.
I would not be without this book.
When I ordered this ebook, my sister asked me to order the paper book for her. Her book price was $18, mine ebook just cost $12. She need to wait for a few day for the delivery and I got mine in 30 minutes. Now she complains the book is too heavy. She would never bring it to travel. But mine is always with me, anywhere and anytime!! Who would want to buy a paper book anymore?
Each exercise shows well drawn featured muscles (that are being stretched) in color which contrasts nicely with the adjacent muscles drawn in black and white (yet still with good detail). Drawings are usually in two views as needed. Then below are sections: Technique, Muscles being Stretched, Sports that benefit from this stretch, Sports injury where stretch may be useful, Common problems and additonal information for performing this stretch correctly and reference to other Complementary Stretches in the book. It is so much easier to learn when the reader can experience the stretch while studying. Thank you. I wish I had this book while in college, but it's never to late to learn!
The only thing I didn't find was the origins, insertions and actions of each of the muscles. I found that online.
I have been slacking off on my stretches but my boyfriend has been using it for a month and he's very happy with the results.
Stretching, obviously, is an important part of any exercise regimen. The other books I looked at showed me the stretches, explained them but were not as clear as I would like on precisely what muscles were being stretched.
"The Anatomy of Stretching" resolves that issue for me.
There are 114 stretches clearly - in fact, beautifully would not be an exaggeration - showing how the stretch is performed and the muscles affected. The various affected muscles are printed in color so there is no mistaking them.
What makes it nice for me, a literal beginner, is that it gives me an idea of where I should be feeling the stretch.
The first five chapters cover physiology and flexibility, why stretching is beneficial, the types of stretching, rules for safe stretching and how to stretch properly.
The remaining eleven chapters group the stretches according to the area of the body involved.
Overall, at least for this beginner, "The Anatomy of Stretching" is a very helpful book.
Jerry