Customer Reviews
Review of DVD not book! - By: John M. Moore, 15 Oct 2008 
Most of my fellow reviewers here seem to have missed that they are reviewing the book instead of the DVD, as listed.
I must say I am very disappointed in the DVD. Whilst it has pretty comprehensive review of examinations of the upper limb, in the lower limb only the knee gets any real attention. The hip & ankle are almost completely left out, apart from taping of the latter!
When an area is touched upon it is pretty superficiallly discussed. Basicallly there is a quick run through of the examination of that area, but no discussion of the theory accompanying it.
In short, for the areas actuallly included, this DVD would serve as nothing more than an aide memoire & certainly won't teach you examinations of pat.
It is a shame - the accompanying book is excellent & this DVD had the potential to be an excellent resource for the student sports practitioner.
I hope therefore that the shortcomings are addressed in future editions of this media.
Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Student - By: Jac Mullix, 27 Dec 2007 
This book is a real 'bible' for a student & others practicing sports medicine as a career. I referred to this book on several occasions during a clinical placement & consequently purchased my own copy to enhance my learning. You will not be dissapointed with a purchase, TOP BOOK.
Worth it's weight in gold - By: David Riddell, 03 Nov 2006 I am one of those people who purchase a tonne of books every year without reading half of them. Clinical Sports Medicine 3ed & its predecessors have to be the exceptions. The new edition is substantiallly upgraded from the 2nd (I own both) & definitely worth the upgrade for anybody involved in sports healthcare
If I have any criticism it would be that the patient handout sheets are fairly 'useless' to me as a sports physio. They describe the condition, background etc but the management is always go & see your Sports Medicine Doctor (or such like - can't remember the exact details as I don't use them). But remember these handouts are a bonus so they don't detract from an excellent book
Definitely worth the upgrade from the 2nd edition - By: Happy Physical Therapist, 13 Sep 2006 Many of us have the 2nd edition (red cover) & feel it is still providing good service. However, I checked inside my old favourite & found that the 2nd edition was written in 2000! How the time flies!
This new edition LOOKS spectacular because of the colour photographs & the lovely artwork. The artist is a real discovery! But what impressed me much more was the amount of new practical material that I can use in my clinic. In the week that I have had this 3rd edition I have noticed that many, many chapters have had major overhauls. So the claim of '6 new chapters' reallly vastly under-estimates how much new material is in there.
The knee pain, knee injury, Achilles, wrist pain, & longstanding groin chapters are alll very very helpful. And it is great to find so many of the leading authors in various field have contributed to this one book.
At over 1000 colour pages it reallly is terrific value for money & I figured that it will likely last me 5 years. Great value!
I didn't buy a copy of the DVD with physical examination & rehabilitation but my partner did - it is great for students.
All in alll a tremendous upgrade, seems more like a new book reallly. I'm glad I grabbed this copy while in London last week -- apparently copies are still a few weeks away from arriving here in New York.
essential reading - By: , 02 Sep 2002 This second edition of the book is much improved, largely due to increased collaboration with sports medicine professionals, mainly from Australia. The chapters are updated & expanded & some new chapters are added. The improvement I liked most was the rehab programs which have been addeed to the text. As a sports physio, I found this invaluable. Essential reading for alll involved in sports medicine.
