DOI: 10.1055/b-002-89587
Mueller-Wohlfahrt, Hans-Wilhelm; Ueblacker, Peter; Haensel, Lutz; et al.: 2013

Muscle Injuries in Sports

Print ISBN 9783131624710 · Online ISBN 9783131696618
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Editors: Mueller-Wohlfahrt, Hans-Wilhelm; Ueblacker, Peter; Haensel, Lutz; Garrett, William E.

Authors: Betthäuser, Andreas; Binder, Alfred; Bloch, Wilhelm; Blottner, Dieter; Böck, Johannes; Brenner, Bernhard; Eder, Klaus; Ekstrand, Jan; Flueck, Martin; Garrett, Jr., William E.; Hänsel, Lutz; Hoffmann, Helmut; Hufnagl, Michael; Luttke, Gerhard; Maassen, Norbert; Müller-Wohlfahrt, Hans-Wilhelm; Mundinger, Peter; Schlumberger, Andreas; Schoser, Benedikt; Ueblacker, Peter

Title: Muscle Injuries in Sports

Print ISBN: 9783131624710; Online ISBN: 9783131696618; Book DOI: 10.1055/b-002-89587

2013 © 2013 Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Georg Thieme Verlag KG, Stuttgart

Subjects: Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery;Sports and Diving Medicine;Conservative Orthopedics;Rehabilitation

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Front Matter
1 Functional Anatomy of Skeletal Muscle
Structure and Function of Skeletal Muscle and the Locomotor System
Functional Histology of Muscle Tissue
Principles of Skeletal Muscle Architecture
Innervation of Skeletal Muscle
The Innervated Locomotor Apparatus
2 Basic Physiology and Aspects of Exercise
Basic Physiology
Aspects of Exercise Physiology
3 Molecular and Cell Biology of Muscle Regeneration
Muscle Injury and Regeneration
Importance of Various Nutrient Additives for Muscle Activity
Conclusions
4 Muscle Healing: Physiology and Adverse Factors
Functional and Structural Alterations in Muscle Tissue
Mechanisms of Muscle Damage
Regenerative Mechanisms and Their Sequence
Laboratory Markers for Diagnosis and Healing
Factors Influencing Healing
5 Epidemiology of Muscle Injuries in Soccer
Introduction
Consensus of Study Design
Results
6 Terminology, Classification, Patient History, and Clinical Examination
Why a New Classification?
Terminology of Muscle Injuries
Patient History
Examination of Muscle Injuries
Complications
7 Ultrasonography
Introduction
Relevant Physical Phenomena and Artifacts
Ultrasonographic Examination of Skeletal Muscle
Ultrasonography of Complications
8 Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Introduction
Relevant Anatomic Microstructure
MRI Examination Technique and Normal Findings
MRI of Functional Muscle Disorders and Structural Injuries
Complications
Differential Diagnosis
Prognostic Criteria
Risk Factors for Recurrent Muscle Injury
Specific Muscle Injuries
Summary
9 Differential Diagnosis of Muscle Pain
Introduction
Special Diagnostic Issues
Neurologic Disorders
Hereditary Muscle Diseases with Myalgia
Acquired Muscle Diseases with Myalgia
Relationship of Myalgia to the Classification of Muscle Injuries
10 Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology in Sports
The Brain′s Influence on Muscles
Brain Functions
Motivation and Ambition
Delivering and Optimizing Performance
Injuries and How the Brain Deals with Them
Relaxation Techniques
Examples from Soccer
11 Conservative Treatment of Muscle Injuries
Therapeutic Challenge of Muscle Injuries
Primary Care
Infiltration Therapy
Monitoring Blood Parameters in Athletes
Physical Therapy and Physical Medicine
Treatment Plans for Different Types of Muscle Injury
Focal Toxicosis and Interference Fields
12 Role of the Spine in Muscle Injuries and Muscle Disorders
Relationship between the Spine and Skeletal Muscles
Functional Spinal Causes of Muscular Dysfunction
Structural Spinal Causes of Muscular Dysfunction
Pseudoradicular Versus Radicular Symptoms
13 Operative Treatment of Muscle Injuries
Introduction
Indirect Muscle Injuries—Muscle Tears
Muscle Tears—Hamstrings
Quadriceps Injuries
Muscle Lacerations
Conclusions
14 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Requirements of the Care Team
Positive and Negative Influences on the Myofascial System
Strategies for the Treatment of Muscle Injuries
Therapeutic Techniques
15 Prevention of Muscle Injuries
Introduction
Mechanisms of Muscle Injury
Preventive Training Strategies
16 Special Case Reports from High-Performance Athletics
Introduction
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Case 4
Case 5
Case 6
Case 7
Case 8
Annex