RT Book, Section A1 Brukner, Peter A1 Khan, Karim SR Print(0) ID 1164801688 T1 Foreword to the first edition (1993) T2 Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine: The Medicine of Exercise, Volume 2, 5e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education (Australia) Pty Ltd PP Sydney, Australia SN 9781760420512 LK csm.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164801688 RD 2024/10/14 AB Sport in Australia is ingrained in the national consciousness more widely, deeply and indelibly than almost anywhere else in the world. When a prominent sportsperson sustains a sporting injury, either traumatically or from overuse, becomes excessively fatigued, or fails to live up to expectations, this assumes national importance. It is even more relevant nowadays with greater individual participation in sporting activities. The same type of problems occur for recreational athletes, middle-aged people wanting to become fit, or older people wishing to sustain a higher level of activity in their later years.