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The healing process and the pathophysiology of musculoskeletal injuries / William E. Prentice -- Rehabilitation goals in sports medicine / Julie Moyer and Gina Lorence-Konin -- Maintaining and improving flexibility ; Muscular strength and endurance / William E. Prentice -- Isokinetics in rehabilitation / Janine Oman -- Plyometric exercise in rehabilitation / Michael Voight and Steve Tippett -- Closed-kinetic chain exercise ; Maintanance of cardiorespiratory endurance / William E. Prentice -- Reestablishing proprioception, kinesthesia, joint position sense, and neuromuscular control in rehabilitation / Scott Lephart -- Mobilization and traction techniques in rehabilitation ; Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques / William E. Prentice -- Functional progression in rehabiliatation / Michael McGee.

Aquatic therapy in rehabilitation / Gina Selepak -- Therapeutic modalities in rehabilitation / William E. Prentice -- Pharmacological considerations in a rehabilitation program / William E. Prentice and Patsy Huff -- Psychological considerations for rehabilitation / Joe Gieck -- The evaluation process in rehabilitation / David H. Perrin -- Back rehabilitation / Dan Hooker -- Rehabilitation of shoulder injuries -- Lori A. Thein -- Rehabilitation of elbow injuries / Steven Dickoff-Hoffman and Danny Foster -- Injuries to the hand and wrist / Scott Lephart -- Rehabilitation of hip and thigh injuries / Bernard DePalma -- Knee rehabilitation / Marc Davis and William E. Prentice.

Rehabilitation of lower leg injuries / Rich Riehl -- Rehabilitation of ankle injuries ; Rehabilitation of foot injuries / Skip Hunter.