The Paralympic Athlete

List of Contributors vii Foreword by Dr Jacques Rogge xi Foreword by Sir Philip Craven xiii Preface xv Part 1 Introduction 1 Introduction to the Paralympic Movement 3 Sean Tweedy and P. David Howe Part 2 Paralympic Sport Science 2 Biomechanics 33 Ian Rice, Florentina J. Hettinga, Justin Laferrier, Michelle L. Sporner, Christine M. Heiner, Brendan Burkett and Rory A. Cooper 3 Physiology 51 Yagesh Bhambhani 4 Medicine 74 Stuart Willick and Nick Webborn 5 Philosophy 89 Steven D. Edwards and Mike J. McNamee 6 Sociology 102 P. David Howe 7 Psychology 116 Jeffrey J. Martin and Garry Wheeler Part 3 Exercise Testing and Prescription 8 Aerobic and anaerobic power 137 Yeshayahu "Shayke" Hutzler, Yoav Meckel and Judith Berzen 9 Strength training 156 Marco Cardinale and Lee Romer 10 Nutrition, body composition and pharmacology 172 Peter Van de Vliet, Elizabeth Broad and Matthias Strupler 11 Mental preparation 198 Dietmar Martin Samulski, Franco Noce and Varley Teoldo da Costa Part 4 Best Practices 12 Preparation for the Paralympic Summer Games: heat, humidity, pollution 217 Marco Tulio de Mello, Silvio de Araujo Fernandes Jr, Andressa da Silva, Luiz Oswaldo Carneiro Rodrigues, Emilson Colantonio, Marcos Goncalves de Santana and Sergio Tufik 13 Preparation for the Paralympic Winter Games: cold, altitude 231 Marco Bernardi and Federico Schena 14 Contribution of sport science to performance--wheelchair rugby 249 Laurie A. Malone, Natalia Morgulec-Adamowicz and Kevin Orr 15 Contribution of sport science to performance--swimming 264 Brendan Burkett Index 283