ABC of Sports Medicine has established itself as a comprehensive review of sports medicine and sports science for the nonspecialist. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and benefits from the addition of new chapters on: setting up an exercise laboratory; fluid balance during exercise; risk assessment; groin and ocular injuries; also, new illustrations; and the consolidation of information using helpful summary boxes and key references.
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This comprehensive review of the current state of sports medicine has been thoroughly revised with new colour illustrations, summary boxes, and updates on all original chapters. It containms user friendly information on all aspects of sports medicine, including the benefits od exercise, and fitness for children, women, and those with diasbilities. Topics include:
- Nature, prevention, and management of sports injury
- Setting up an exercise lab
- Drug misuse in sport
- Fitness for older people.
- Sport and exercise psychology
Edited by four eminent auhorities in sports medicine with contributions by experts in the field, this is an ideal reference for general practitioners, physiotherapsists, medical students, and all those involved in the treatment and prevention of sports related injuries. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Currently, a certain amount of physical activity is considered an important element in health promotion and public interest in health enhancing physical activities, including sports, is increasing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
groin disruption, heat acclimatisation, exercise laboratory, groin pain, decompression illness, osteitis pubis, front crawl, overtraining syndrome, injured athlete, exercise programme Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sports Council, Activity Plan, American College of Sports Medicine, Blackwell Science, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Butterworth Heinemann, Exercise England, Gilmore's Groin, Prohibited Products, Task Forces New!
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Currently, a certain amount of physical activity is considered an important element in health promotion and public interest in health enhancing physical activities, including sports, is increasing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
groin disruption, heat acclimatisation, exercise laboratory, groin pain, decompression illness, osteitis pubis, front crawl, overtraining syndrome, injured athlete, exercise programme Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sports Council, Activity Plan, American College of Sports Medicine, Blackwell Science, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Butterworth Heinemann, Exercise England, Gilmore's Groin, Prohibited Products, Task Forces New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Oxford Textbook of Sports Medicine (Oxford Medical Publications) by Mark Harries on page 83, and page 124
- Science and Medicine in Sport by John Bloomfield on page 50, and page 67
- Surgical Management of Abdominal Wall Hernias by Allan E Kark on page 79
- The Problem Knee by Malcolm F. MacNicol on page 22
- Sports Vision, 1e by Loran on page 87
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