Sports Physician Handbook
- 4th Edition - August 29, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Yannis P. Pitsiladis, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung, Mark R. Hutchinson, Fabio Pigozzi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 6 3 8 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 1 6 3 9 - 5
Sports Physician Handbook, the fourth edition of the Team Physician Manual: International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS), covers all key areas of activity and intervention,… Read more
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Sports Physician Handbook, the fourth edition of the Team Physician Manual: International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS), covers all key areas of activity and intervention, from the preparticipation examination to rehabilitation, drug testing, care of the young athlete, the female athlete, and environmental issues. The book also surveys major classifications of sports injuries, offering clear advice on field side assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. It further examines best practices in broader aspects of sports medicine, such as injury prevention and the psychology of recovery. Sports Physician Handbook continues the tradition of high-caliber authorship, featuring contributions from world-leading physicians and scientists. In short, the fourth edition represents a "must-have" reference for any doctor, scientist, physical therapist, or medical professional working in sport.
• Official FIMS Handbook: The authoritative sports medicine manual of the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS).
• Expanded Content and Structure: Substantially revised and enlarged, offering more detailed and comprehensive coverage across all areas of sports medicine.
• New Chapters and Emerging Topics: Features updated content on environmental health, muscle injuries, and the psychology of sports injury—reflecting the latest developments in these fields.
• Diverse Athlete Populations: Dedicated sections for young athletes, para athletes, female athletes, and senior competitors, addressing their specific medical and performance needs.
• Contemporary Medical Issues: Covers health considerations for new Olympic sports such as skateboarding, sport climbing, and breakdancing, alongside evolving trends in athlete care.
• Extensive Musculoskeletal Injury Coverage: In-depth guidance on the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries across all major body regions.
• Expanded Content and Structure: Substantially revised and enlarged, offering more detailed and comprehensive coverage across all areas of sports medicine.
• New Chapters and Emerging Topics: Features updated content on environmental health, muscle injuries, and the psychology of sports injury—reflecting the latest developments in these fields.
• Diverse Athlete Populations: Dedicated sections for young athletes, para athletes, female athletes, and senior competitors, addressing their specific medical and performance needs.
• Contemporary Medical Issues: Covers health considerations for new Olympic sports such as skateboarding, sport climbing, and breakdancing, alongside evolving trends in athlete care.
• Extensive Musculoskeletal Injury Coverage: In-depth guidance on the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries across all major body regions.
Doctors, scientists, physical therapist, or medical professional in sport
Part 1 Sports Medicine for the Team Physician
1. The responsibilities and qualifications of a sports physician
2. The cardiovascular pre-participation screening of athletes: a cornerstone of sport-related sudden cardiac death
3. Sports nutrition
4. Fieldside assessment and management
5. Respiratory issues as part of elite athlete and team care
6. Anti-Doping Matters in Sport
7. Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) in Sports Medicine
8. Medical and other conditions affecting sports participation
9. The young athlete
10. Para Athlete Medicine Care
11. The female athlete
12. The masters, older and senior athletes
13. Environmental challenges for athletes
Part 2 Musculoskeletal Injuries: Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation
14. Shoulder injuries
15. Elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand injuries
16. Spine Injuries
17. Knee injuries
18. Hamstring & Thigh injuries
19. Hip & Groin Injuries
20. Let, foot and ankle injuries
21. Head Injuries & Concussion
Part 3 Other Sports Injuries and Management
22. Taping and bracing in sports
23. Preventing sports injuries: what the team physician needs to know
24. The psychology of sports injury and recovery
25. Sports-related Eye Injuries and Ophthalmology Issues in Sport
26. Sports-related oral injuries and health
27. New Olympic Sports: focus on medical issues in BMX racing at the elite level
28. Medical planning for international games: a comprehensive checklist
29. Cardiac screening
1. The responsibilities and qualifications of a sports physician
2. The cardiovascular pre-participation screening of athletes: a cornerstone of sport-related sudden cardiac death
3. Sports nutrition
4. Fieldside assessment and management
5. Respiratory issues as part of elite athlete and team care
6. Anti-Doping Matters in Sport
7. Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) in Sports Medicine
8. Medical and other conditions affecting sports participation
9. The young athlete
10. Para Athlete Medicine Care
11. The female athlete
12. The masters, older and senior athletes
13. Environmental challenges for athletes
Part 2 Musculoskeletal Injuries: Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation
14. Shoulder injuries
15. Elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand injuries
16. Spine Injuries
17. Knee injuries
18. Hamstring & Thigh injuries
19. Hip & Groin Injuries
20. Let, foot and ankle injuries
21. Head Injuries & Concussion
Part 3 Other Sports Injuries and Management
22. Taping and bracing in sports
23. Preventing sports injuries: what the team physician needs to know
24. The psychology of sports injury and recovery
25. Sports-related Eye Injuries and Ophthalmology Issues in Sport
26. Sports-related oral injuries and health
27. New Olympic Sports: focus on medical issues in BMX racing at the elite level
28. Medical planning for international games: a comprehensive checklist
29. Cardiac screening
- Edition: 4
- Published: August 29, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
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Yannis P. Pitsiladis
Dr. Pitsiladis didactic philosophy at all levels is best summarised as being research-driven and evidence-based but packaged in a great deal of enthusiasm. In terms of postgraduate supervision, his approach is based on teamwork, cutting edge technology with particular emphasis on research impact where each team member of the research team feels empowered that their individual contribution is essential towards a common goal. His supervisory approach is “hands on”, thus allowing him to get to know each student well so that he can assist in their holistic development in a manner that can best be summarised as “bringing up children with different interests but having only three years at best to do it”. This approach has served Dr. Pitsiladis well as reflected by numerous student awards (e.g. best presentation at Young Physiologists Symposium, Coventry, 25-26th September, 2003; Young Investigator Award, 14th European Congress on Obesity, Athens, June 1-4, 2005; 2013 Bar-Or International Scholar Award of the American College of Sports Medicine; 2013 Charles M. Tipton National Student Research Award of the American College of Sports Medicine; Prof Tom Reilly Doctoral Dissertation of the Year Award 2014; 2016 Aspetar Young Investigator Award at the World Congress of Sports Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia) and the standing of his students long after they have graduated (e.g. numerous academic positions including Professors at institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge and even a Secretary General of an Olympic Committee).
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong KongPY
Patrick Shu-Hang Yung
Prof. YUNG Shu-Hang Patrick is the current Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, and the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, focused on Orthopedics sport medicine and arthroscopy surgery. He is the current Vice President of International Federation of Sports Medicine, and the Past President of the Asian Federation of Sports Medicine. He’s published over 200 scientific papers in international journals, being director of the first ever Master Course in Sports Medicine & Health Science in Asia which trained over 1200 medical professionals in the field since 2004. Professor YUNG is also the team doctor of Hong Kong team for more than 20 years and chairman of the Community Sports Committee of HKSAR government in promoting Sports for Health. He was awarded the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong” in 2009, the “FIMS Fellows” in 2011, among other awards.
Affiliations and expertise
Chairman & Professor, Department of Orthopedics & Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong KongMH
Mark R. Hutchinson
Dr. Mark Hutchinson is Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine and Head Team Physician at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he has cared for athletes as well as patients and taught medical students, residents and fellows for over 30 years. Dr. Hutchinson has served as event or team physician for numerous national and professional teams including numerous international and Olympic events. He has edited 7 books, authored over 60 book chapters, published over 100 peer reviewed manuscripts, and presented nationally and internationally on a broad range of team physician, sports medicine, arthroscopy, and orthopaeidic sports medicine issues. Dr Hutchinson has annually received Top Doc or Best Doc accolades at regional and national levels. Dr. Hutchinson has held numerous leadership roles in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) ncluding currently serving as President of the ACSM Foundation and representing ACSM to the FIMS Scientific and Education Commission.
Affiliations and expertise
Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Head Team Physician, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, ILFP
Fabio Pigozzi
Dr. Pigozzi is a Full Professor and Director, Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Health Sciences of the University of Rome (IUSM). Professor of Sport Therapy at the School of Specialization in Sport Medicine of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”. Contributed to several topics in Sport Medicine particularly on cardiovascular response to physical exercise and training; epidemiology, sport-prophylaxis and sport-therapy of sports activity; nutrition in sports medicine; antidoping. Member of the Executive Board of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI); Vice Chairman of the Italian NADO; Member of the IOC Medical Commission; Chairman of the Medical Committee of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM); Secretary General of the European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA); Secretary General of the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS); Chairman of the Medical and Scientific Committee of the European Olympic Committees (EOC); Chairman of the Medical Association Committee of the National Olympic Committees (ANOC).
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor and Director, Internal Medicine Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Rome, Italy