PETERBRUKNER OAMMBBS, DSc(honoris causa), FACSEP, FSMA, FACSM, FFSEM (Ireland), FFSEM (UK) PeterBrukner is a Sport and Exercise Physician and Professor of Sports Medicine atLa Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. He was the founding partner of theOlympic Park Sports Medicine Centre and a President of the Australasian Collegeof Sport and Exercise Physicians. Peter has served as Australian team doctor atthe Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup. He was Head of Sports Medicine and SportsScience at Liverpool Football Club before spending 5 years as the Australiancricket team doctor. Peter hasbeen awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (2006) and the 2025 VIC SeniorAustralian of the Year. KARIMKHAN AO MD, PhD, FACSEP, DipSportMed (CASEM)KarimKhan is a Sport and Exercise Physician and Professor at the University ofBritish Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He was Scientific Director of Canada’sInstitute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA) and Editor of theBritish Journal of Sports Medicine (2008–20). He holds honorary doctorates fromthe Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, the University of Edinburgh and McGillUniversity. Karim is an Officer of the Order of Australia (2019).

• Part A: The sport and exercise clinicianChapter 1: The patientChapter 2: Providing quality clinical careChapter 3: Clinical reasoningChapter 4: Shared decision makingChapter 5: The multidisciplinary team approachChapter 6: Working with sporting teamsChapter 7: Career developmentPart B: Clinical sciencesChapter 8: Acute injuriesChapter 9: Overuse injuriesChapter 10: How does pain work? Using contemporary neuroscience to understand pain, performance and recoveryChapter 11: Managing painChapter 12: Introduction to clinical biomechanicsChapter 13: Biomechanical aspects of injury in nine specific sportsChapter 14: Training principles, programming and prescriptionChapter 15: Load managementChapter 16: RecoveryPart C: The clinical approachChapter 17: Preventing injuryChapter 18: Periodic health assessment of athletesChapter 19: Diagnosis: history and physical examinationChapter 20: Diagnosis: imagingChapter 21: Diagnosis: phases of clinical assessmentChapter 22: Red flagsChapter 23: Using PROMs in clinical practiceChapter 24: Treatment of sports injuriesChapter 25: Athlete educationChapter 26: Surgery in sports and exercise medicineChapter 27: Principles of sports injury rehabilitationChapter 28: Return to sportPart D: Addressing challengesChapter 29: Improving equity, diversity and inclusionChapter 30: Unethical behavioursChapter 31: Interpersonal violence in sportChapter 32: Artificial intelligence

PETERBRUKNER OAMMBBS, DSc(honoris causa), FACSEP, FSMA, FACSM, FFSEM (Ireland), FFSEM (UK) PeterBrukner is a Sport and Exercise Physician and Professor of Sports Medicine atLa Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. He was the founding partner of theOlympic Park Sports Medicine Centre and a President of the Australasian Collegeof Sport and Exercise Physicians. Peter has served as Australian team doctor atthe Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup. He was Head of Sports Medicine and SportsScience at Liverpool Football Club before spending 5 years as the Australiancricket team doctor. Peter hasbeen awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (2006) and the 2025 VIC SeniorAustralian of the Year. KARIMKHAN AO MD, PhD, FACSEP, DipSportMed (CASEM)KarimKhan is a Sport and Exercise Physician and Professor at the University ofBritish Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He was Scientific Director of Canada’sInstitute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (CIHR-IMHA) and Editor of theBritish Journal of Sports Medicine (2008–20). He holds honorary doctorates fromthe Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, the University of Edinburgh and McGillUniversity. Karim is an Officer of the Order of Australia (2019).

• Part A: The sport and exercise clinicianChapter 1: The patientChapter 2: Providing quality clinical careChapter 3: Clinical reasoningChapter 4: Shared decision makingChapter 5: The multidisciplinary team approachChapter 6: Working with sporting teamsChapter 7: Career developmentPart B: Clinical sciencesChapter 8: Acute injuriesChapter 9: Overuse injuriesChapter 10: How does pain work? Using contemporary neuroscience to understand pain, performance and recoveryChapter 11: Managing painChapter 12: Introduction to clinical biomechanicsChapter 13: Biomechanical aspects of injury in nine specific sportsChapter 14: Training principles, programming and prescriptionChapter 15: Load managementChapter 16: RecoveryPart C: The clinical approachChapter 17: Preventing injuryChapter 18: Periodic health assessment of athletesChapter 19: Diagnosis: history and physical examinationChapter 20: Diagnosis: imagingChapter 21: Diagnosis: phases of clinical assessmentChapter 22: Red flagsChapter 23: Using PROMs in clinical practiceChapter 24: Treatment of sports injuriesChapter 25: Athlete educationChapter 26: Surgery in sports and exercise medicineChapter 27: Principles of sports injury rehabilitationChapter 28: Return to sportPart D: Addressing challengesChapter 29: Improving equity, diversity and inclusionChapter 30: Unethical behavioursChapter 31: Interpersonal violence in sportChapter 32: Artificial intelligence