Description

Book Synopsis
Includes both sports science and medicine, providing applied information for medical practitioners and other allied health professional, as well as postgraduate students. This book covers both the prevention and treatment of injury, with cross-referenced sections on sports science and sports medicine.

Table of Contents
Editors.

List of Authors.

Special Contributors.

Preface to First Edition.

Preface to Second Edition.

Acknowledgement.

Section 1: The Anatomy and Biomechanics of Sport Performance.

Applied Anatomy (T. R. Ackland, J. Bloomfield).

Biomechanical Principles (B. C. Elliott, G. A. Wood).

Biomechanical Analysis (R. N. Marshall, B. C. Elliott).

Section 2: Physiology and Nutrition Applied to Sport.

Physiology of Training (A. G. Hahn).

Nutrition and Energy Sources (V. Deakin, J. R. Brotherhood).

Environmental Stress (F. S. Pyke, J. R. Sutton).

Section 3: Sport Psychology and Performance Enhancement.

Self-regulation and Goal Setting (A. M. D. Gordon).

The Individual Athlete (J. W. Bond).

Team Athletes (B. P. Miller).

The Psychological Aspects of Injury in Sport (J. R. Grove, A. M. D. Gordon).

Talent Identification and Profiling (J. Bloomfield).

Section 4: Sports Medicine.

Classification of Injuries and Mechanisms of Injury, Repair, Healing and Soft Tissue Remodelling (B. W. Oakes).

Principles of Treatment and Rehabilitation (C. R. Purdam, P. A. Fricker, B. Cooper).

Imaging in Sports Medicine (I. F. Anderson, J. A. Booth).

Injuries to the Head, Eye and Ear (A. P. Garnham).

Dental Problems (J. P. Fricker, M. L. O’Neill).

Injuries to the Spine (K. F. Maguire).

Injuries to the Chest and Abdomen (W. Johnson).

Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle and Upper Limb (P. A. Fricker, G. Hoy).

Injuries to the Pelvis and Lower Limb (K. J. Crichton, P. A. Fricker, C. Purdam, A. S. Watson).

Section 5: Special Considerations in Sports Medicine.

The Team Physician (B. G. Sando).

Children in Sport (A. S. Watson).

The Female Athlete (R. J. Carbon).

The Disabled Athlete (K. E. Fallon).

Medical Considerations in Aquatic Sports (J. J. Kellett).

Doping (K. D. Fitch, S. P. Haynes).

Exercise and Immunity (D. B. Pyne, A. B. Gray, W. A. McDonald).

Special Medical Considerations.

Part I. Asthma (A. R. Morton).

Part II. Epilepsy (R. A. Reid).

Part III. Diabetes Mellitus (D. J. Chisholm).

Part IV. Podiatry (A. S. Watson).

Part V. Exercise Stress Testing (B. E. F. Hockings).

Part VI. Eating Disorders (P. N. Gilchrist, L. Burke).

Appendix 1: Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (J. Orchard).

Index

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 07/11/1995
      ISBN13: 9780867933215, 978-0867933215
      ISBN10: 0867933216

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Includes both sports science and medicine, providing applied information for medical practitioners and other allied health professional, as well as postgraduate students. This book covers both the prevention and treatment of injury, with cross-referenced sections on sports science and sports medicine.

      Table of Contents
      Editors.

      List of Authors.

      Special Contributors.

      Preface to First Edition.

      Preface to Second Edition.

      Acknowledgement.

      Section 1: The Anatomy and Biomechanics of Sport Performance.

      Applied Anatomy (T. R. Ackland, J. Bloomfield).

      Biomechanical Principles (B. C. Elliott, G. A. Wood).

      Biomechanical Analysis (R. N. Marshall, B. C. Elliott).

      Section 2: Physiology and Nutrition Applied to Sport.

      Physiology of Training (A. G. Hahn).

      Nutrition and Energy Sources (V. Deakin, J. R. Brotherhood).

      Environmental Stress (F. S. Pyke, J. R. Sutton).

      Section 3: Sport Psychology and Performance Enhancement.

      Self-regulation and Goal Setting (A. M. D. Gordon).

      The Individual Athlete (J. W. Bond).

      Team Athletes (B. P. Miller).

      The Psychological Aspects of Injury in Sport (J. R. Grove, A. M. D. Gordon).

      Talent Identification and Profiling (J. Bloomfield).

      Section 4: Sports Medicine.

      Classification of Injuries and Mechanisms of Injury, Repair, Healing and Soft Tissue Remodelling (B. W. Oakes).

      Principles of Treatment and Rehabilitation (C. R. Purdam, P. A. Fricker, B. Cooper).

      Imaging in Sports Medicine (I. F. Anderson, J. A. Booth).

      Injuries to the Head, Eye and Ear (A. P. Garnham).

      Dental Problems (J. P. Fricker, M. L. O’Neill).

      Injuries to the Spine (K. F. Maguire).

      Injuries to the Chest and Abdomen (W. Johnson).

      Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle and Upper Limb (P. A. Fricker, G. Hoy).

      Injuries to the Pelvis and Lower Limb (K. J. Crichton, P. A. Fricker, C. Purdam, A. S. Watson).

      Section 5: Special Considerations in Sports Medicine.

      The Team Physician (B. G. Sando).

      Children in Sport (A. S. Watson).

      The Female Athlete (R. J. Carbon).

      The Disabled Athlete (K. E. Fallon).

      Medical Considerations in Aquatic Sports (J. J. Kellett).

      Doping (K. D. Fitch, S. P. Haynes).

      Exercise and Immunity (D. B. Pyne, A. B. Gray, W. A. McDonald).

      Special Medical Considerations.

      Part I. Asthma (A. R. Morton).

      Part II. Epilepsy (R. A. Reid).

      Part III. Diabetes Mellitus (D. J. Chisholm).

      Part IV. Podiatry (A. S. Watson).

      Part V. Exercise Stress Testing (B. E. F. Hockings).

      Part VI. Eating Disorders (P. N. Gilchrist, L. Burke).

      Appendix 1: Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (J. Orchard).

      Index

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