The statistics are relatively well known: approximately 85% of people will experience lower-back pain at some point in their lifetime. Unfortunately, the general public and the media often perpetuate outdated or inaccurate information regarding lower-back pain. Designed to serve as an invaluable professional resource for trainers, 25 Things Your Client Must Know About Lower-Back Pain reviews 25 key facts on lumbar back pain.

45 Years as Team Physician: Lessons From the Laboratory, Operating Room, and Playing Field features one of the most respected professionals in the field of sports medicine, using words and slides, to recount his journey through the classrooms, the laboratories, the clinics, the training rooms, and the playing fields that he has traveled. The voice explores the evolution of the field of sports medicine's understanding of common orthopaedic-relate... 45 Years as Team Physician: Lessons From the Laboratory, Operating Room, and Playing Field features one of the most respected professionals in the field of sports medicine, using words and slides, to recount his journey through the classrooms, the laboratories, the clinics, the training rooms, and the playing fields that he has traveled. The voice explores the evolution of the field of sports medicine's understanding of common orthopaedic-related problems of the knee and the possible role of surgery in addressing those problems. The voice also implores the need for sports to be returned to the players given the epidemic of over-use injuries and the under emphasis on sport specialization. Show more Show less

The (7) presentations from the 2004 ACSM Health and Fitness Summit & Exposition pre-conference meeting are included on a single DVD. Almost five hours of information from several of the top health/fitness professionals in the field on current scientific findings and the latest tools to increase physical activity levels in sedentary adults, featuring: If Exercise Is So Good, Why Aren’t We All Moving? (Kyle McInnis), Identifying and Overcoming Ba... The (7) presentations from the 2004 ACSM Health and Fitness Summit & Exposition pre-conference meeting are included on a single DVD. Almost five hours of information from several of the top health/fitness professionals in the field on current scientific findings and the latest tools to increase physical activity levels in sedentary adults, featuring: If Exercise Is So Good, Why Aren’t We All Moving? (Kyle McInnis), Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity (Kara Gallagher), Strategies to Enhance Exercise Adherence and Motivation in Inactive Adults (Jack Raglin), Effective Partnering with Medical Care Providers (William O. Roberts), Considerations for Facility and Program Design (Nico P. Pronk), A Take-Home Behavioral Tool Kit for Inactive Adults (John Jakicic), Conclusions and Wrap-Up (Kyle McInnis) Show more Show less

The (3) presentations from the Select Symposium at the 2008 ACSM annual meeting on the relationship between exercise and vascular structure and function are included on a single DVD. Almost two hours of authoritative information and insights, featuring: History of Measures of Vascular Structure and Function in Humans (Michael J. Joyner), Structural and Functional Vascular Adaptations to Exercise Training in Human Conduit and Resistance Vessels (D... The (3) presentations from the Select Symposium at the 2008 ACSM annual meeting on the relationship between exercise and vascular structure and function are included on a single DVD. Almost two hours of authoritative information and insights, featuring: History of Measures of Vascular Structure and Function in Humans (Michael J. Joyner), Structural and Functional Vascular Adaptations to Exercise Training in Human Conduit and Resistance Vessels (Daniel J. Green), Coronary Adaptations to Exercise (Dirk J. Duncker) Show more Show less