Injuries In Outdoor Recreation: Understanding, Prevention, And Treatment

In this guide, Dr. Guten uses his experience as medical director of the Sports Medicine Institute at Sinai Samaritan Medical Center in Milwaukee and as an orthopedic surgeon to provide readers with an easy-to-follow system to use in conjunction with their doctor for understanding, preventing, and treating injuries sustained during activity. Forty injuries common to participants in hiking, backpacking, bicycling, trail running, rock climbing, mountaineering, paddling, skiing, and surfing are discussed and analyzed.

Dr. Guten uses a "Stop, Caution, Go" system that summarizes ten recommendations for each of the common injuries suffered in outdoor recreation, from herniated neck disks to stress fractures of the foot. Recommendations are given for: activity level, alternative activities, rehabilitation exercises, appropriate support, use of ice or heat, medication, equipment, nutrition, fluids, and surfaces used for exercise.

This guide covers common injuries associated with outdoor adventure activities, such as:
>Ulnar nueritis (biker's wrist)
>Anterior cruciate ligament tear (skiing)
>Ruptured ulnar collateral ligament (skier's thumb)
>Osteoarthritis of the knee and lumbar back strain (hiking)
>Finger tendonitis (climbing)
>Shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis (kayaking)
>Knee-torn meniscus (surfing)
>Knee iliotibial band inflammation (trail running)

Essential reading for every serious outdoor enthusiast, Injuries in Outdoor Recreation will help them manage their sports injuries and return to full activity as safely and quickly as possible.
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Learn how to manage your outdoor recreation injuries
Injuries in Outdoor Recreation is the essential guide for every serious outdoor recreation enthusiast. From herniated disks to stress fractures of the foot, orthopedic surgeon Gary Guten explains what to do for forty injuries common to participants in hiking, backpacking, trail running, rock climbing, mountain biking, paddling, skiing, and surfing. Dr. Guten's easy-to-follow approach will teach you how to listen to your body, interpret the signs and symptoms of injury, treat the condition with help from your physician, avoid further injury, and rehabilitate properly. Use this comprehensive reference to help manage your outdoor recreation injuries so you can return to full activity as safely and quickly as possible.
Learn how to understand, prevent, and treat:

" Anterior cruciate ligament tear (skiing)
" Osteoarthritis of the knee and lumbar back strain (hiking)
" Finger tendonitis (climbing)
" Shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis (kayaking)
" Knee iliotibial band inflammation (trail running) and many other outdoor recreation injuries
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Orthopedic surgeon Gary N. Guten, MD, is an expert in the treatment of sports injuries. As founder of the Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center in Milwaukee, senior medical advisor for the Sports Medicine and Performance Center at St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee, and the team physician for ten years for the Milwaukee Brewers professional baseball team, he treats hundreds of athletes and outdoor recreation enthusiasts every year. A marathon runner, bicyclist, hiker, and golfer, Guten lives in Milwaukee.
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