There is no more important area of the body for an athlete than the core, the region of our body from our chest to our knees. The core is our engine, our hub of activity. Strength there makes life easier for shoulders and knees. It produces speed and explosiveness. Endurance and grit. The core is so important. So why has it remained such a medical mystery? This book will explain that. Introducing the Core: Demystifying the Body of an Athlete traces the arc of the journey from injury to restoration of power to the return to normal life. Dr. William Meyers is the nation’s foremost authority on core health. Along with over 40 world-renowned expert contributors, Dr. Meyers explains how the core functions through stories from his work in locker rooms, the operating room, and the playing fields of elite athletes, giving readers a thorough understanding of the core’s widespread influence on athleticism and the human anatomy. The book: Dissects the events that led Dr. Meyers and his team of experts to their new appreciation of this anatomy Brings multiple world-renowned arthroscopists into the overall core picture, providing their perspectives on how the core works, with the pubic bone as “the sun” of the body’s universe Offers insight into the many causes of pelvic pain, demonstrating why the term “sports hernia,” should be banished forever Emphasizes the fact that a wide spectrum of professionals treat the core -- from traditional surgeons to alternative therapists Brings it all together and proposes a new future, and perhaps a new medical specialty, that is the core “Strength, power, and endurance all flow from the core. This book, and the work Bill Meyers has done in the field, will bring good core health to the forefront and help everyone—elite athletes and others.” —Michael William Krzyzewski “Even in baseball, injury patterns in the shoulder and elbow are related to core imbalance. This book has been needed for a long time… Bill has helped the idea of core strength become more popular, and this book could be what is needed to get it more attention.” —James Rheuben Andrews, MD “To understand the core, you must put on new eyes.” —Marshawn Lynch

Table of Contents:
Dedication AcknowledgmentsEditors and Illustrator Contributing Authors Foreword by Michael William Krzyzewski Foreword by James Rheuben Andrews, MD Foreword by Bryan Talmadge Kelly, MDIntroduction? Section One The Way We Were**from the romantic comedy starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford Chapter 1 What's the Core? It Seems Kind of Important Chapter 2 New Eyes—Medicine's Inability to See the Core Chapter 3 The Eureka Moment for the Core Chapter 4 The Difficulty Abandoning Old Eyes—Unseeing? Section Two New Universe**from the book imprint for Marvel Comics Chapter 5 Presenting…the Core! Chapter 6 Some Concepts to Keep in Mind Chapter 7 The Pubic Bone Chapter 8 The Harness Chapter 9 The Rectus Abdominis—Our Cinderella Muscle Chapter 10 The Adductors—Demystifying Them Chapter 11 The Rectus Femoris—The Rodney Dangerfield Muscle Chapter 12 The Iliopsoas—aka the Psoas—aka the Eminem Muscle Chapter 13 The Glutes—The New Beauty Muscles Chapter 14 The Other Muscles—Hip and Core StabilityAtlas Stargazing—Seeing the Constellation of Core Diagnoses Chapter 15 So, You Want to Become a Doctor? Part One—Diagnostic Ambushes Chapter 16 Fifteen Core Principles Chapter 17 So, You Want to Become a Doctor? Part Two—History, Physical Examination, Imaging, and Other Tests Chapter 18 Nerves in the Core—A Fifth DimensionEnrique Aradillas, MD Chapter 19 The Universe of Diagnoses Chapter 20 How the Core Universe Forms Chapter 21 Optimizing and Fixing the Core Muscles? Section Three Hip Hop Movement**from the subculture that formed in the early 1970s in the South Bronx Chapter 22 The Hip—How Far We Have Come!J. W. Thomas Byrd, MD Chapter 23 Private Eyes on the Hip—Sometimes a Culprit in Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Floor DisordersStruan H. Coleman, MD, PhD Chapter 24 Traps in Hip ArthroscopyJohn P. Salvo Jr, MD and Kevin O'Donnell, MD Chapter 25 Special Considerations in AdolescentsFares S. Haddad, MD (Res), FRCS (Orth), Dip Sports Med, FFSEM; Feras Ya'ish, FRCS (Orth), MBBS; and Konstantinos Tsitskaris, MSc, MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth) Chapter 26 Hip Arthroscopy—Frontiers and LimitationsAnil S. Ranawat, MD; Brian J. Rebolledo, MD; and Jacqueline M. Brady, MD Chapter 27 Complex Core-Hip Considerations in the Athlete— From Lighting the Lamp to Getting Your Face WashedMarc J. Philippon, MD; William R. Mook, MD; and Karen K. Briggs, MPH Chapter 28 Biomechanics (A) Tilt and VersionEric J. Kropf, MD; Struan H. Coleman, MD, PhD; and Alexander E. Poor, MD (B) Altered Hip Biomechanics and the MusclesMarc R. Safran, MD and Joshua Sampson, MD Chapter 29 What Lies Behind the Hip—The Deep DerrièreHal David Martin, DO? Section Four Shared Responsibility**from both Democratic and Republican Presidential platforms Chapter 30 Fixing Everything—Putting the Core Universe Into Perspective Chapter 31 Managing the Ruptured Proximal HamstringChristopher C. Dodson, MD and Daniel P. Woods, MD Chapter 32 Rehabilitation and Performance—From Snake Oil Salespeople to Well-Oiled MachinesAlexander E. Poor, MD; Jim McCrossin, MS, ATC, CSCS, PES, CES, CKTP; and Alex McKechnie, PT, MCSP Chapter 33 The Final Stage of Rehab—Getting All the Way BackAndrew Small, PT, CSCS, RSCC*D, MPhtySt, BSc (HMS-ExSci) Chapter 34 Don't Forget the ThoraxTracey Vincel, PT, MPhty, CBBA and Andrew Barr, DPT, MSc Spt Sci, BSc (Hons) Physio, CSCS Chapter 35 The Yin and Yang of YogaBiz Magarity, MBA, C-IAYT, 500 E-RYT Chapter 36 Perspectives of Nonoperative Sports Medicine Physicians (A) Nonoperative Interventions for the Management of Hip PainEugene Hong, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP and Sarah C. Hoffman, DO, FAAP, CAQSM (B) We Need More StudiesDavid Stone, MD Chapter 37 An Osteopath's View of the Core Universe—Manipulative Therapies—A Functional ApproachJason Hartman, DO; Philip J. Koehler III, DO, MS; and Veronica Williams, DO, Illustrator Chapter 38 A Chiropractor's Perspective—The Knee Bone's Connected to the Thigh BoneMarc Legere, DC, BS, BA? Section Five Life Is a Journey**from Life is a journey and not a destination, attributed to Transcendentalist poet Ralph Waldo Emerson and revisited by AM O'Shea, a very smart CEO Chapter 39 Putting It All Together—A Patient's Perspective on the CoreEsra Roan, PhD Chapter 40 Final Chapter—Seeing Things a Whole New Way?Quiz AnswersFinancial Disclosures Index?