Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them for Athletes, Parents, and Coaches - Based on My Life in Sports Medicine

by James R. Andrews, Don Yaeger (With)

One of the most renowned sports surgeons in the country uses his extensive experience with athletes across all sports for the prevention and treatment of sports injuries—especially among young athletes.

From tennis elbow to severe trauma, Dr. James Andrews has treated countless sports injuries during his unparalleled medical career. An orthopedic surgeon, well known for performing Tommy John surgeries, and a consultant to some of the fiercest teams in college and professional sports, Dr. Andrews is the father of modern sports medicine and one of the most influential figures in the world of athletics. In Any Given Monday , he distills his practical wisdom and professional advice to combat a growing epidemic of injury among sports’ most vulnerable its young athletes.

Every year more than 3.5 million children will require medical treatment for sports-related injuries, the majority of which are avoidable through proper training and awareness. Any Given Monday is Dr. Andrews’s sport-by-sport guide to injury prevention and treatment, written specifically for the parents, grandparents, and coaches of young athletes. From identifying eating disorders to preventing career-ending ACL tears and concussions, Any Given Monday is a compendium of practical advice for every major sport, including football, gymnastics, judo, basketball, tennis, baseball, cheerleading, wrestling, and more. This invaluable guide reveals how young athletes can maximize their talent and maintain a lifetime of health both on the field and off.

Genres: Nonfiction, Sports, Health

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 1 out of 5]

I had hoped that the top name in sports medicine would provide some significant insights for parents of young athletes. But this book fails completely. The bulk of the book consists of brief chapters on medical issues arising in a ridiculously wide array of sports. So unless your child is involved in 40 different sports, ranging from baseball to equestrian, then, by definition, most of the book is irrelevant to you. And those sports-specific chapters are too brief to provide anything beyond bare-bones basics that any reader interested enough to pick up this book surely already knows.

[Brad Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very few specifics are offered in the book, but for good reason. Nothing beats the opinion of a medical professional who has had the opportunity to evaluate the injury first hand. It would be incredibly foolish to try to cover all injuries and what is needed for each injury in a single book. The book does offer strong support to other medical professionals like athletic trainers and strongly advocates having ATs in every high school. The biggest drawback is some questionable claims regarding headgear and mouthpieces and their effectiveness in reducing concussions.

[Theresa Cr]

Well put together. Give tips to parents how to encourage their child's love of the sport will protecting their bodies from needless injuries.

[Dan Olson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This should be a must read for every parent who has a child in youth sports.

[Catherine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing particularly new or insightful.

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good to read if you have athletes in the family.

[Shawn Reathaford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for parents and coaches. It helps put sports in perspective when raising child athletes. Based on my experience in my pediatric practice-- I usually see overuse injuries every 2-3 days.