Section 1: Prevention

1 Is it possible to prevent sports and recreation injuries? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials, with recommendations for future work
Jennifer M. Hootman

2 Evidence-based preparticipation physical examination
Peter J. Carek

3 Does stretching help prevent injuries?
Ian Shrier

4 What effect do core strength and stability have on injury prevention and recovery?
Bryan Heiderscheit and Marc Sherry

5 Do foot orthoses prevent injury?
Karl B. Landorf and Anne-Maree Keenan

6 Who should retire after repeated concussions?
Paul McCrory

7 What recommendations should be made concerning exercising with a fever and/or acute infection?
Christopher A. McGrew

8 Should you play sport with a congenital or acquired abnormality of a solid abdominal organ?
Abel Wakai and John M. Ryan

9 What type of exercise reduces falls in older people?
M. Clare Robertson and A. John Campbell

10 Is there a role for exercise in the prevention of osteoporotic fractures?
Gladys Onambele-Pearson

Section 2: Acute injury

11 What is the role of ice in soft-tissue injury management?
Chris Bleakley and Domhnall MacAuley

12 Compression
Andrew Currie and Matthew W. Cooke

13 NSAIDs and pain management in sports
Weiya Zhang

Section 3: Chronic conditions

14 Benefits of regular exercise in the treatment and management of bronchial asthma
Felix S.F. Ram and Joanna Picot

15 What is the role of exercise in the prevention of back pain?
Joanne Dear and Martin Underwood

16 How should you treat spondylolysis in the athlete?
Christopher J. Standaert and Stanley A. Herring

Section 4: Injuries to the upper limb

17 How evidence-based is our examination of the shoulder?
Anastasia M. Fischer and William W. Dexter

18 How effective are diagnostic tests for the assessment of rotator cuff disease of the shoulder?
Jeremy Lewis and Duncan Tennent

19 How should you treat an athlete with a first-time dislocation of the shoulder?
Marc R. Safran, Fredrick J. Dorey, and Duncan Hodge

20 Are corticosteroid injections as effective as physiotherapy for the treatment of a painful shoulder?
Daniëlle van der Windt and Bart Koes

21 How should you treat tennis elbow? An updated scientific evidence-based approach
Alasdair J.A. Santini, Michael J. Hayton, and Simon P. Frostick

Section 5: Injuries to the groin and knee

22 How reliable is the physical examination in the diagnosis of sports-related knee injuries?
Anthony Festa, William R. Donaldson, and John C. Richmond

23 What is the optimal treatment of acute anterior cruciate ligament injury?
Graham Bailie and Ian Corry

24 What is the most appropriate treatment for patellar tendinopathy?
Jill L. Cook and Karim M. Khan

25 How do you treat chronic groin pain?
Peter A. Fricker and Greg Lovell

Section 6: Injuries to the lower leg

26 How evidence-based is our clinical examination of the ankle?
C. Niek van Dijk

27 Can we prevent ankle sprains?
Roald Bahr

28 How should you treat a stress fracture?
Kim Bennell and Peter Brukner

29 What is the best treatment of subcutaneous rupture of the Achilles tendon?
Deiary Kader, David J. Deehan, and Nicola Maffulli

30 How to manage plantar fasciitis
Gerald Ryan

Multiple-choice question answers

Index