Textbook of Science and Medicine in Sport

Intended as a practical guide to sports medicine and its scientific background, this book deals with such topics as injury rehabilitation, the psychology of industry, children in sport, the female athlete, the disabled athlete and doping. Emphasis is placed on injury prevention.

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Divided into two major, inter-related areas, The Textbook of Science and Medicine in Sport offers the most authoritative, integrated source of information available on the scientific and medical aspects of this speciality. Written primarily as a reference for coaches, sports scientists, physiotherapists, and doctors of sports medicine, the book will also serve admirably as a course text for those studying in this field. All the contributors to this volume are curently in practice in the fields of sports science or medicine and the text is, therefore, applied rather than theoretical in approach.
The text is divided into five sections: Section 1: The Anatomy and Biomechanics of Sports Performance : functional anatomy, biomechanical principles and biomechanical analysis Section 2: Physiology and Nutrition Applied to Sport : Physiology of training, nutritionn and energy sources and environmental stress Sports Psychology and Performance Enhancement : Self-regulation and goal setting, the individual athlete, the team athlete, the psychological aspects of injury, talent identification and profiling Section 4: Sports Medicine : The classification of injuries, injury repair and healing, principles of treatment and rehabilitation, imaging in sports medicine, injuries to the head, ear and eyr, deneteal problems, injuries to the spine, chest abdomen, shoulder girdle, upper limb, pelvis and lower limb Section 5: Special Considerations in Sports Medicine : The team physician, children in sport, the female athlete, the disabled athlete, aquatic sports, doping, podiatry, exercise testing and special medical considerations for patients with asthma, epilepsy and diabetes mellitus.