Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science : Sports Therapy Services Organization and Operations -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Sports therapy-Who? What? When? Where? Why? and How? -- Introduction -- What is sports therapy? -- Who practices sports therapy -- What makes a good sports therapist (characteristics and commitment of a sports therapist)? -- When and where is the sports therapist needed? -- Why is sports therapy important? -- How does one become a sports therapist? -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2 A history of sports medicine and sports therapy -- Introduction -- Defining "sports medicine" and "sports therapy" -- Where and when did sports medicine and sports therapy begin? -- Ancient times -- Modern times-organizational development -- Summary -- Recommended readings -- Chapter 3 The role and importance of the sports therapist: pre-event, event, and post-event -- Introduction -- The athlete's perspective -- Chief medical officer's (CMO) perspective -- Forming a medical team -- The Olympic Village -- The physician's perspective -- Preparation of equipment -- Health screening -- The athlete's confidence in the physician -- The Olympic therapist's perspective -- Preparations before the Olympic Games -- Equipment -- 24-hour service during the Olympic Games -- Traveling with teams-Is the therapist just "a therapist"? -- Other roles of the therapists -- Chapter 4 Hosting international Olympic events: providing host therapy services at major games -- Introduction -- Planning for the games -- Understanding the therapy needs -- Getting the right people -- Having the right tools to do the job -- Communication is key -- Let the games begin -- The finishing touches -- "Getting the team to gel" -- Welcoming the world to our facility -- Following the games -- References.

Chapter 5 Pre-Olympic team travel: logistical and treatment considerations -- Introduction -- Pre-event training camp -- Preparation for the training camp -- Traveling to the training site/Olympic Games -- Providing therapy services while traveling with a team -- Working with other health professionals "at a distance" or in different jurisdictions (e.g., traveling with a team when the therapist is the only support) -- How/who to seek information from regarding referrals, logistics, and supplies if traveling internationally with a team -- Reference -- Chapter 6 Olympic event: logistical and treatment considerations -- Background and typical role definition within an Olympic Games environment -- Planning-prior to departure -- Service prioritization for recruitment -- Coordinating services with sports-specific physiotherapy staff -- Managing expectations based on accreditation and access limitations -- Travel -- Planning amount, type, and freight of equipment -- Information gathering visit -- Communication -- Planning-on arrival -- Unpacking, stock check, and clinic setup -- Volunteer domestic services provision -- Check each venue and meet emergency personnel -- Communication between team medical professionals and host country and team officials -- Prioritizing service provision -- Logistics -- Precompetition period following official opening -- During competition period -- Managing service provision on a day-to-day basis -- Venue coverage -- NOC clinic cover for recovery/injury management -- Venues coverage and manning NOC clinic in the village -- Liaising with sports-specific physiotherapists for when they need help -- Covering venues where there is no sports-specific cover -- Responding to changing circumstances -- Concluding stages -- Packing up -- Staff appraisal -- Debrief report -- Suggested reading.

Chapter 7 The importance of communication: understanding the importance of the event to the athlete, coach, and others -- Introduction -- Developing a sports medicine communication strategy -- Collaborative communication -- Athlete communications -- Steps for the successful patient communication process -- Coach communications -- Games communications -- Games communication strategy -- Primary communication -- Secondary communication -- Sports medicine team communications -- Public relations strategy -- Crisis communication skills -- References -- Chapter 8 Considerations for working with professional athletes versus nonprofessional amateur athletes during Olympic events -- Introduction -- Working with athletes -- Clinical reasoning for injury prevention and rehabilitation of athletes -- The sport context: professionals versus amateurs -- Working with professional athletes -- Working with amateur athletes -- Examples of the Brazilian sports therapist's role in football (soccer) and volleyball -- Official versus private therapist working with Olympic athletes -- References -- Chapter 9 To compete or not to compete following injury during Olympic events -- Introduction -- Understanding aspects in the clinical decision-making process -- What is clinical reasoning? -- Why is good clinical reasoning so important? -- The role of the sports physiotherapist in relationship to physicians and other medical staff -- The process of making a return to sport decision -- Impact of decision on team performance or an individual athlete's career -- Preparation can improve clinical decision making -- Impact of the short time available to work within injury constraints and rehabilitation processes at an Olympic Game -- Communication of decisions with athlete, coach, team officials -- Conflict of interest -- Press and media scrutiny.

Key concerns of the sports therapist at major events/competitions -- The athletes' follow-up -- References -- Chapter 10 Sports nutrition and therapy -- Introduction -- Repair and regeneration of injured tissues -- Nutritional strategies to protect muscle protein balance -- Nutrients with anti-inflammatory properties -- Bone and connective tissue -- Adjusting energy and nutrient intake to altering requirements -- Communication between nutritionist/dietician and sports therapy team -- Reference -- Further readings -- Appendix: Olympic sports medicine contacts -- Index.