This hard-covered, large, well-written book is for both the sports medicine doctor and the non sports medicine doctor alike. GPs must see a fair share of sports injuries and this book seems particularly aimed at that group. Many of us don’t see such injuries in our clinical practice but are contacted by family and friends about such injuries.

I know very little about sports injuries other that what I have learned from my own injuries and those of my children. I looked up all the injuries that my children and myself had suffered over the last few years and was delighted to find the advice that had been received at the time was consistent with this book, and unlike the advice originally given, I could understand what was been said.

While excellent for someone like me, the information would also be reasonable for GPs or sports medicine specialists. The book is well laid out; has excellent quality paper, cover, figures, and photos; and good tables.

I strongly recommend this book to other doctors who do not work in sports medicine but have the usual accident-prone family.