The Female Athlete's Body Book : How to Prevent and Treat Sports Injuries in Women and Girls [Paperback]

Gloria Beim (Author), Ruth Winter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2, 2003

The first authoritative guide for keeping female athletes healthy and injury free

Women's and girls' participation in sports grows exponentially every year, and everyone knows that women's bodies are constructed differently from men's, yet there have been no books on sports injury and health specific to a female athlete's needs.

Until now.

In The Female Athlete's Body Book, Dr. Gloria Beim--orthopedic surgeon, physician for the U.S. National Track Cycling Team, and accomplished athlete--presents the first authoritative sourcebook for every female athlete who wants to get in the game and stay there. She provides sound advice on an array of concerns including:

• How to minimize injury while enhancing sports performance
• Nutrition and training for top performance and lifelong health
• The specific needs of younger, pregnant, and mature athletes
• How to fight menstrual problems, bone loss, and eating disorders
• What to do when an injury occurs

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a quick and easy reference guide with straightforward chapters and a thorough index... a concise reckoning of women's sports." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 15, 2003

"...handy reference...Don't miss the appendix of exercises to strengthen your most vulnerable body parts." -- Health Magazine, June 2003

About the Author

Gloria Beim, M.D. is an orthopedic surgeon and a physician for the U.S. National Track Cycling Team. She has been widely published in professional journals and has appeared on "Dateline NBC."

Ruth Winter is an award winning health writer, a contributor to major magazines, and the author of 34 popular health books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071411755
• ISBN-13: 978-0071411752
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #988,521 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you're an active woman, you should read this book..., May 29, 2003

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"krl020876" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Female Athlete's Body Book : How to Prevent and Treat Sports Injuries in Women and Girls (Paperback)

I was so impressed with both the amount of information in this book and the ease of finding information specific to a certain body part or sport. It reads like a casual conversation with a trusted trainer/doctor--all the medical terms are explained well in "normal peoplese" language--and yet it's very comprehensive and does focus both on the prevention and treatment of common sports and activity injuries in females.

I played 3 sports in high school, did intramurals in college, and have participated in various adult leagues and other physical activities ever since my college graduation 5 years ago. I seriously wish that someone had given me this book 10 or 15 years ago, so I could have been doing more to protect my body and optimize my performance all this time... and I am buying more copies of this book to give out to all of my active girlfriends for their next holiday/birthday.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!, June 22, 2003

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gail burford (Denver,CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Female Athlete's Body Book : How to Prevent and Treat Sports Injuries in Women and Girls (Paperback)

This book is awesome! I just read the section on knee injuries and learned what I should have known last year before I underwent ACL reconstruction. Dr Beim's explanations are very clear and readable. This is the kind of information you need to be your own advocate when visiting the doc to discuss your injury. It's so important to be armed with this kind of powerful information when you are choosing a surgeon. I sure wish I had read this book and knew what to ask my Doc BEFORE my surgery. I'm sure it would have saved me from having to go under the knife twice!
I highly recommend this book for every active female who wants to be proactive in her own health care choices! It's also a pearl for learning how to listen to your body to prevent alot of those self-induced, over use injuries so common to the average athlete.
READ THIS BOOK!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's about time!, October 18, 2004

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J. D. Sperry "J. D. Sperry" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Female Athlete's Body Book : How to Prevent and Treat Sports Injuries in Women and Girls (Paperback)

This is the first book that I've found that is by both a sports authority, sports enthusiast and well known medical writer. It's is great to have a source of information that is both credible, easily searchable and very useful to me as both an athelete and a women! Great job!