Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I: General considerations and assessment. Incidence, prevalence, and risk factors of running-related injuries: an epidemiologic review -- Training principles for the runner -- Evaluation of the injured runner -- Exercise-associated collapse: on-the-field and in-office assessment -- Mass participation endurance event -- Sport psychology for the runner: injury, rehabilitation, and recovery -- Section II: Biomechanics and rehabilitation. Running gait assessment -- Influence of step rate on running mechanics -- The interaction of foot strike and footwear in runners -- Considerations in the selection of a running shoe -- Rehabilitation principles of the injured runner -- Anti-gravity treadmill training for prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries -- Deep water running for prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries -- Section III: Musculoskeletal injuries. Bone stress injuries -- Bone health of the runner: metabolic workup and impact on fracture risk -- Osteoarthritis and running -- Hip, pelvis, and thigh injuries in runners -- Knee injuries in runners -- Exertional leg pain in runners -- Ankle and foot injuries in runners -- Section IV: Special considerations for specific populations. Caring for and counseling the youth runner -- Caring for and counseling the peripartum runner -- Caring for and counseling the ultramarathoner.