Accounting for the majority of sports-related disorders, injuries of the skeletal muscles have been difficult to define, classify, and treat because of their heterogeneity and frequency of hard-to-assess borderline cases. Now, for the first time, readers will find full coverage of muscle anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, imaging, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention in one comprehensive volume, including a new terminology and classification system based on the groundbreaking 2011 Munich consensus conference of international sports medicine experts.

Special features include contributions from top international sports medicine physicians with more than 35 years of experience treating competitive athletes, including the German national soccer team. This text gathers all the literature on sports-related muscle injuries in one complete, time-saving resource that sets a new standard in the field and emphasizes practical application.