Sports and Soft Tissue Injuries 5th edition by Christopher M. Norris

The fifth edition of the retitled Sports and Soft Tissue Injuries sharpens its focus on the treatment of sports injuries, providing the most complete evidence-based guide for physiotherapists, sports therapists and medical practitioners working with athletes.

Opening with chapters that examine the underlying science of tissue healing and principles of rehabilitation, the book employs a systematic approach, with chapters covering each area of the body, from facial through to ankle and foot injuries. Every chapter includes in-depth discussion and guidance on the treatment of common sports injuries through physiotherapeutic modalities, drawing on the author’s wealth of personal experience and the latest peer-reviewed research.

A complete pedagogical resource, Sports and Soft Tissue Injuries is highly illustrated in full colour, and is an important text for students of sports therapy, physiotherapy, sport medicine and athletic training, interesting further reading for sport and exercise science or kinesiology students with an interest in sports injury, and a crucial reference for practicing physiotherapists and athletic trainers and the related disciplines.

Born in Salisbury UK, Dr Chris Norris (1957 – ) is a physiotherapist and medical author. Norris is a popular lecturer teaching to hospital based physiotherapists in the UK and abroad, but still has time for a busy clinical caseload in his physiotherapy clinic in Northwest England. He holds a Masters degree in Exercise Science and a Doctorate in Spinal Rehabilitation. An active sportsman, Chris Norris is a black belt in the Japanese martial art Ju Jitsu and he lives near the Peak National park where he is often seen running with his black labrador dog, Max. His website is www.norrishealth.co.uk where you can see listings of his publications, courses, and lectures.