The ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine provides general practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the field of sports medicine. This highly illustrated and thoroughly revised and updated new edition: _ Reflects new developments and current practice _ Includes new chapters on medical care at sporting events, environmental factors of sports and exercise, benefits of exercise in health and disease, nutrition and ergogenic supplements, and the use of drugs in sport _ Covers the benefits of exercise among special populations such as the disabled, obese, pregnant, children and the…mehr
The ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine provides general practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the field of sports medicine. This highly illustrated and thoroughly revised and updated new edition:
_ Reflects new developments and current practice _ Includes new chapters on medical care at sporting events, environmental factors of sports and exercise, benefits of exercise in health and disease, nutrition and ergogenic supplements, and the use of drugs in sport _ Covers the benefits of exercise among special populations such as the disabled, obese, pregnant, children and the elderly
Covering the latest topics and including case studies of common sports and exercise medicine conditions, the ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine is an essential practical guide for general practitioners, family physicians, junior doctors, medical students, physiotherapists, and all health professionals dealing with the treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Greg P. Whyte isProfessor of Applied Sport & Exercise Science, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Mike Loosemore is a Physician, The Institute of Sport, University College London, London Clyde Williams is Professor of Sport Science, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough
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List of Contributors vii
PART I INJURY
1 Epidemiology of Sports Injuries and Illnesses 1 Debbie Palmer-Green
2 Immediate Care in Sport 5 Andy Smith
3 Head Injuries in Sport 10 Daniel G. Healy
4 Injury of the Face and Jaw 21 Keith R. Postlethwaite
5 Eye Injuries in Sport 26 Caroline J. MacEwen
6 Management of Injuries in Children 31 Julian Redhead
7 Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Mature Athlete 38 Khan Karim and Peter D. Brukner
8 Medical Care at Major Sporting Events 41 Mike Loosemore
PART II SYSTEM SPORT AND EXERCISE MEDICINE
9 Pulmonary Dysfunction in Athletes 44 John Dickinson and James Hull
10 Infections 50 Michael J. Martin
11 The Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome (Overtraining Syndrome) 54 Richard Budgett and Yorck Olaf Schumacher
12 The Female Athlete Triad 58 Noel Pollock
13 The Athlete's Heart 62 Aneil Malhotra Greg P. Whyte and Sanjay Sharma
PART III ENVIRONMENTAL SPORT AND EXERCISE MEDICINE
14 Extreme Temperature Sport and Exercise Medicine 67 Michael J. Tipton
15 Diving Medicine 76 Peter T.Wilmshurst
16 Altitude Medicine 81 Sundeep Dhillon
PART IV SPECIAL POPULATIONS
17 Physical Activity and Exercise as Medicine 86 John Buckley
18 Sport Exercise and Disability 89 Nick Webborn
19 Sport Exercise and Obesity 93 David Haslam
20 Sport and Children 97 Neil Armstrong
21 Physical Activity and Exercise in Later Life 102 Dawn A. Skelton and Finbarr C. Martin
PART V NUTRITION AND DOPING
22 Nutrition Energy Metabolism and Ergogenic Supplements 109 Clyde Williams
