Readers will appreciate how easy this book is to use. The chapters are logically organized and colour coded, important concepts are reinforced with flow diagrams, and information is organized in tables throughout the chapters. The wealth of illustrations and beautiful artwork make this a very visually appealing resource.

A striking feature of Clinical Sports Medicine has always been the authors’ relentless commitment to ‘clinical’. This is a unique book.” Thirteen completely new chapters covering hot topics such as challenging hip pain, sudden death in sport, hamstring tear management, sideline emergency care, and the latest in pain science.Karim Khan is a Sport and Exercise Physician and Professor of Sports Medicine at the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) and has published more than 300 peer-reviewed research articles. In 2001, he was awarded the Australian Prime Minister’s Medal for service to sports medicine. Karim was profiled in The Lancet in its 2012 Olympic Games issue.

The vision statement of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association is “Canadians are moving, moving more and moving better with the help of physiotherapy.” As physiotherapists rise to the occasion to meet this vision, sport and exercise medicine are becoming more relevant for many clinicians. Previous editions of Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine have been considered “the bible of sports medicine,” and this new edition is no exception. The information amassed by an international group of more than 100 experienced and respected physiotherapists, physicians, and scientists makes this authoritative resource a must-have for physiotherapists serving athletes, teams, and active people in the community. All chapters have been updated and rewritten by an international team of sports physiotherapists and sports physicians at the top of their fields. More than 550 new figures have been added to bring the total number of illustrations to 1300. There are 15 new chapters, including: Brukner & Khan's Clinical Sports Medicine, the world-leading title in sport and exercise medicine, is an authoritative and practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine for clinicians and students. To accommodate the rapid advances in the professions, this fifth edition has been expanded into two volumes. This first volume, Clinical Sports Medicine: Injuries, is the essential guide to all aspects of preventing, diagnosing and treating sports-related injuries. It serves physiotherapists, team clinicians, athletic trainers, sports therapists, sports rehabilitators and trainers, as well as students in the health professions and in Human Movement Studies. Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine, the world-leading title in sport and exercise medicine, is an authoritative and practical guide to physiotherapy and musculoskeletal medicine for clinicians and students.Sample program: Agenda: 4 x 20 minute modules with 10 mins discussion for each one; ‘Doc I’ve Done my Groin’ Peter Brukner; 3 current controversies in Sports Medicine including concussion and PRP (K2), Working with at Team (PB), Therapist career development (K2) A striking feature of Clinical Sports Medicine has always been the authors' relentless commitment to 'clinical'. This is a unique book." The second volume, Clinical Sports Medicine: Exercise Medicine, is scheduled for release in 2018 and will focus on the health benefits of exercise and the medical issues in sport. It will serve general practitioners and other clinicians who prescribe exercise to promote health and to treat medical conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. Paste this to view program: www.rcsi.ie/files/facultyofsportsexercise/20140319014402_AD0407_Spring_study_poster_fin.pdf