This new edition represents collaboration among orthopaedists, physical therapists, and athletic trainers. It reviews the rehabilitation needs for all types of sports injuries, stressing the treatment of the entire kinetic chain with various exercises. Chapters have been extensively revised, featuring new concepts and techniques. The 3rd edition of Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete includes new chapters including Proprioception and Neuromuscular Control (Ch. 8), Cervical Spine Rehabilitation (Ch. 16), Functional Training and Advanced Rehabilitation (Ch. 10), and Plyometrics (Ch. 11), with new contributors and new features, such as summary boxes and tables. . Very readable, the text is complemented by many illustrations and diagrams that provide particular benefit during the discussion on specific exercises. -- JOSPT . Each chapter is well-referenced and easy to read...excellent pictures...many unique exercises are described and demonstrated throughout the text, which even experienced clinicians can gain insight from. - JOSPT