ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Greg P. Whyte, Mike Loosemore, Clyde Williams.
• Editors: Whyte, Gregory P; Loosemore, Mike; Williams, Clyde
• Contents: 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 23 Drugs in Sport 116; Roger Palfreeman 24 Psychology of Injury 122; Andrew M. Lane Index 127
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell BMJ Books
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 617.1027; Sports medicine
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118777510
• Related ISBNs: 9781118777527
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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