572

Sports Physiotherapy chapters. Sections include subject

areas such as:
Applied Science and Practice Exercise and injury.
edited by Maria Zuluaga, Christopher Briggs, John Carlisle, 0 Prevention of injury.
Virginia McDonald, Joan McMeeken, Wendy Nickson, Injury evaluation and
Pamela Oddy and Dorothy Wilson. Churchill Livingstone, management techniques.
Edinburgh, 1995 (ISBN 043 04804 5). Illus. 780 pages. €95.
Psychology of injury and
‘This comprehensive work brings together the latest theoretical and clinical rehabilitation.
knowledge in the field of sports physiotherapy. Deliberately written with a
0 Regional assessment and
strong clinical bias, it places clinical assessment and management in context
management.
to highlight the scientific rationale that lies behind clinical practice. Extensively
illustrated with over 300 figures, illustrations and photographs the book Considerations for the sports
presents a regional view of injuries and their management. It discusses the physiotherapist.
anatomy and biomechanics of every region of the body and indicates the I specifically enjoyed the sections
preferred protocol for assessment and management, together with alterna- on ‘Psychology of injury and reha-
tive approaches. A key feature of the book is its detailed consideration of bilitation’ as well as ‘Considerations
both prevention and recovery from injury. Containing a wealth of information for the sports physiotherapist’. The
that can be put into practice the book is an essential tool for every physio- former is written by Christopher
therapist working in the area of sport.’ Horsley, a psychologist a t the
Australian Institute for Sport and
The above paragraph is made up of Institute of Sport in Canberra.
a member of the 1992 Australian
statements from the publicity mate- Other contributions are made by
Olympic team to Barcelona. The
rial and text from the back cover of physiotherapists who have worked
latter section contains valuable
this excellent publication. State- with the Australian Olympic and
and relevant information for any
ments that are all explicit and true. Commonwealth Games Teams as
physiotherapist working with or
Sports Physiotherapy is by far one of well as others in private practice,
travelling with teams. The chapters
the most comprehensive and appro- research and academia.
contained in this section include:
priate texts that I have had the The book is an A4 size hardback
pleasure to review or read. It is rele- publication. With 780 pages, its size Eating for peak performance.
vant to any physiotherapist and not and weight obviously make it more Touring with teams.
only those working in sport. suited to be a reference book rather Drugs in sport.
Edited by the above named phys- than one t o be carried around for
0 Legal requirements.
iotherapists, all of whom are everyday reading. This is both
members of the Victoria Chapter of unfortunate and frustrating as Each chapter in the book is then
the Sports Therapy Group of the there is so much information concluded with a comprehensive
Australian Physiotherapy Associa- contained within it and written in reference list which not only
tion and contributed to by a ‘group a style that makes it easy and confirms the credibility and detail
of talented Australians who have enjoyable to read. Therefore, within the text of the preceding
developed a n enviable range and leaving it behind in a n office or a t section but also directs readers on to
depth of knowledge and expertise home can be frustrating. further relevant material.
in the field of sports science’, the The book is divided into seven As stated in the first paragraph,
breadth and depth of knowledge main sections, each one then sub- this book is ‘comprehensive’ and it
contained within it is awesome. divided into further more specific does contain a ‘wealth of informa-
The list of authors reads like a tion’ that can be put into practice
Who’s Who of sports medicine and and, as such ‘the book is a n essen-
physiotherapy with such globally tial tool for every physiotherapist
known and respected practitioners working in the area of sport’, o r
a s G D Maitland, Lance Twomey, with any patient presenting with
Peter Brukner, Karim Khan and a musculoskeletal o r soft
David Butler t o name but a few. tissue injury.
The introduction was also written I believe that the book
by Craig Purdham, head of the will become a valuable
department of physiotherapy and source of reference and it is
massage services a t the Australian therefore a publication that
must be added to the
libraries of all physio-
therapy educational estab-
.c---+ lishments and depart-
ments as soon as possible.
I would also recommend all
colleagues interested in this
leg press step up
area of specialisation to
Hamstring co-contraction occurs in closed kinetic chain exercises such as include it in their birthday
the leg press (left), half squat (above) and step-ups fright), preventing or Christmas present lists!
anterior tibia/ translation - from ‘Sports Physiotherapy’ I feel honoured and privi-

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leged to have been able to review it
and even more excited that the copy
reviewed is now mine to keep.
My excitement is, however, also
tinged with a slight degree of
sadness and disappointment t h a t
there is not an identical such publi-
cation edited and produced by
similar specialists from within the
British sports physiotherapy frater-
nity. Let’s hope that this is rectified
in the not too distant future.
However, notwithstanding that
minor criticism, Sports Physio-
therapy: Applied Science a n d
Practice is a n excellent publication
and does what it sets out to do,
which is to allow practitioners to
share t h e specific subject knowl-
edge of all of the contributors, and
to benefit from this comprehensive
experience.
Graham N Smith
GradDipPhys MCSP DipTP CertEd
The Gait Workbook
A practical guide to clinical gait
analysis
by Jan Bruckner. Slack Incorporated,USA,
1998 (ISBN 1 55642 344 6). Illus. 190
pages. $30.
This is a well-thought-out book
allowing students to work through
both theoretical and practical
aspects of gait analysis.
The examples of pathological gait
patterns, and the comments on the
change in function that these bring,
are clearly presented and provide an
excellent learning tool for under-
graduates and postgraduates when
studying gait.
I would have no difficulty in
recommending this book for reading
on the following courses: Physio-
therapy BSc, Prosthetics and Orth-
otics BSc, Podiatry BSc, and MSc
in health practice.
R D Richards MSc BEng
~ ~
Correction
The Mind Body Workout
This book was reviewed on page
519 of the October issue of Physio-
therapy.The third paragraph from
t h e end should have started:
‘A section of specific sessions of
exercises for special needs . . .’. We
regret any confusion the misprint
may have caused.
10-9 In The Fifth
A Squash Champion’s Battle for Life
by Brenda Westrup, Prosper0 Books, 46
West Street, Chichester, West Sussex
PO19 lRP, 1997 (ISBN 1 84020441 5).
126 pages. €5.99.
A physiotherapist has written a
deeply moving, very personal
account of how she supported h e r
partner, Mike, though the agonising
twists of treatment for a brain
tumour. The narrative is gripping
but harrowing - only bearable
because, fortunately, it has a happy
ending. Mike was a champion
squash player and in a game of
squash, if the score reaches nine-all
i n the fifth and final game, the
result is in the balance and could go
either way. 10-9 in t h e fifth is as
close as you can get, hence the title.
To live through the struggle all
over again by writing this book must
have been a trauma in itself, but a
sacrifice worth making, for it will
help others through the insight of
a shared experience.
Brenda Westrup was a middle-
aged mother of two teenage sons, a
physiotherapist in private practice,
when she joined a squash club,
where she met Mike. He asked her
to give him treat,ment when he
injured his ankle. She does not
reveal what happened in her own
marriage but says she felt surprised
and rather ashamed o f how she felt
about this squash-playing patient.
‘Professionalism dictated t h a t I
kept it very much to myself.’
When however he offered to give
her squash lessons ‘as this was now
away from my professional role as
a physiotherapist I willingly allowed
the friendship to blossom’.
Four and a half years later they
bought a house together. They had a
wonderful life, travelling all over the
United Kingdom a s Mike went
round winning tournaments.
Then in 1992 his game and his
short-term memory deteriorated.
Soon he would be normal one
minute, t h e next he would look
glazed and say something com-
pletely absurd and irrelevant. When
t h e psychiatrist phoned to say
Mike had a brain tumour, Brenda
was treating a patient.
‘Suddenly her physiotherapist
dissolved into a useless heap. She
was wonderful, she got dressed,
took all t h e names and telephone
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numbers of the rest of my patients
t h a t day and telephoned them
herself to explain and cancel their
appointments.’
Through the long months t h a t
followed Brenda stayed with Mike
in hospital all t h e time, washing
him, watching him, now ‘feeling as
institutionalised as any patient’,
now innovatingly realising t h a t the
best way she could get needed sleep
would be if she was actually in bed
with Mike, holding on to him,
because then she would wake as
soon as he did in the night.
It is the story of the support
friends gave, of professionals who
were flexible. Particularly inter-
esting, of course, are her accounts of
her interactions with fellow physio-
therapists in the rehabilitation of
Mike. Hopes rise, hopes are dashed,
hopes rise again.
This is a love story which gives
insight on loving and caring and
illness.
Laurence Dopson
The Reporting of Injuries,
Diseases and Dangerous
Occurrences Regulations 1995
Guidance for employers in the
healthcare sector
published by Health and Safety Executive
Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk
CO 10 6FS. 1998.4 pages. free.
This leaflet gives healthcare specific
information on reporting work-
related accidents and occupational
ill health in hospitals, nursing
homes and general practice.
Employers and others a r e re-
quired to make reports on dange-
rous occurrences and accidents
to employees, the self-employed,
and members of the public,
including patients. They also
require employers to report occu-
patina1 ill health including infect-
ions acquired at work.
Definitions a r e offered for acci-
dents, injuries, reportable diseases
and dangerous occurrences, and
readers are reminded of the need to
report happenings which hardly
need definition - death or major
injury, including t h e results of
physical violence.