The Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport
Gives a presentation of the medical conditions that athletes may suffer from during training and competition. This title covers the basic approach to training, monitoring training and the clinical implications of excessive training.
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Complete description
This comprehensive new volume in the "Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine" series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, delivers an up-to-date, state of the art presentation of the medical conditions that athletes may suffer from during training and competition. Presented in a clear style and format, "The Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport", covers not only the basic approach to training, monitoring training and the clinical implications of excessive training, but also deals with all the major systems in the body, and focuses on medical conditions that athletes may suffer from in each system. Medical conditions in athletes with disabilities, genetics and exercise and emergency sports medicine are also uniquely examined. "The Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport" draws on the expertise of an international collection of contributors who are recognized as leaders in their respective fields. The systematic approach followed in the book will make it invaluable to all medical doctors and other health personnel who serve athletes and sports teams.
Sports practitioners are provided with a clinical approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of common and less common medical problems encountered by athletes. This volume should be kept close at hand for frequent consultation.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
City:
Chicester
Pages:
624
More info:
height 256 mm
width 199 mm
weight 1552 gr
thickness 33 mm
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Age recommended:
College/higher education
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey: 617.1027
Library of Congress Subject: Athletic Performance
Summary
The Olympic Textbook of Medicine in Sport
1. General Principles of Training.Michael I. Lambert, Wayne Viljoen, Andrew Bosch, Alan J Pearce and Mark Sayers.2. Adaptations to Training.Introduction.Inigo Mujika.Models of Fatigue.Shona Halson and Inigo Mujika.Neuromuscular adaptations to training.Nicholas A. Ratamess and Mikel Izquierdo.Metabolic adaptations to training.John A. Hawley and Gustavo A. Nader.Endocrine adaptations to training.Michael KjAr, Simon Doessing and Katja Peltola MjOsund.Cardiorespiratory adaptations to training.Darren E.R. Warburton, A. William Sheel and Donald C. McKenzie.Adaptations of bone and connective tissue to training.Pekka Kannus, Riku Nikander, Harri Sievanen and Inigo Mujika.3. The Overtraining Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management.Romain Meeusen.4. Clinical Exercise Testing and Assessment of Athletes.Robert U. Newton, Paul B. Laursen and Warren Young.5. Clinical Myology in Sports Medicine.Wayne E. Derman, Martin P. Schwellnus, Dale E. Rae, Yumna Albertus-Kajee and Michael I. Lambert.6. Sports Cardiology.Christos Kasapis and Paul D. Thompson.7. Sports Pulmonology 8. Endocrinology.Joseph Cummiskey, Kai-Hakon Carlsen, Keun-Youl Kim, Conleth Feighery, Andrew Green, Fabio Pigozzi, Walter Canonica, Vito Brusasco, Stefan del Giacco, Sergio Bonini and Matteo Bonini.8. Endocrinology.Jeffrey M. Anderson, Thomas H. Trojian and William J. Kraemer.9. Dermatology.Brian B. Adams.10. Exercise and Infections.Martin P. Schwellnus, Austin Jeans, Sello Motaung and Jeroen Swart.11. Gastrointestinal System and Exercise: A Clinical Approach to Gastrointestinal Problems Encountered in Athletes.Martin P. Schwellnus and John Wright.12. Exercise and the Kidney.Brian Rayner and Martin P. Schwellnus.13. Obstetrics and Gynecology.Rauf Artal and Susan Hoffstetter.14. Neurologic Problems in Sport.Paul McCrory.15. Medical Care of the Disabled Athlete.Douglas B. McKeag and Chris Klenck.16. Environmental Sports Medicine.Timothy D. Noakes, Tamara Hew-Butler and Ross Tucker.17. Drugs in Sport.Don H. Catlin, Gary Green and Caroline K. Hatton.18. Emergency Sports Medicine.Lucy-May Holtzhausen and Chris Hanna.19. Genetics and Sports Participation.Kyriacos I. Eleftheriou and Hugh E. Montgomery.20. Sports Nutrition: Practical Guidelines for the Sports Physician.Louise M. Burke
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