ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
Title:
ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
Author:
Whyte, Gregory.
ISBN:
9781118777503
Personal Author:
Edition:
4th ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (143 pages)
Series:
ABC Series
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part I Injury -- Chapter 1 Epidemiology of Sports Injuries and Illnesses -- Chapter 2 Immediate Care in Sport -- Chapter 3 Head Injuries in Sport -- Chapter 4 Injury of the Face and Jaw -- Chapter 5 Eye Injuries in Sport -- Chapter 6 Management of Injuries in Children -- Chapter 7 Management of Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Mature Athlete -- Chapter 8 Medical Care at Major Sporting Events -- Part II System Sport and Exercise Medicine -- Chapter 9 Pulmonary Dysfunction in Athletes -- Chapter 10 Infections -- Chapter 11 The Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome (Overtraining Syndrome) -- Chapter 12 The Female Athlete Triad -- Chapter 13 The Athlete's Heart -- Part III Environmental Sport and Exercise Medicine -- Chapter 14 Extreme Temperature Sport and Exercise Medicine -- Chapter 15 Diving Medicine -- Chapter 16 Altitude Medicine -- Part IV Special Populations -- Chapter 17 Physical Activity and Exercise as Medicine -- Chapter 18 Sport, Exercise and Disability -- Chapter 19 Sport, Exercise and Obesity -- Chapter 20 Sport and Children -- Chapter 21 Physical Activity and Exercise in Later Life -- Part V Nutrition and Doping -- Chapter 22 Nutrition, Energy Metabolism and Ergogenic Supplements -- Chapter 23 Drugs in Sport -- Chapter 24 Psychology of Injury -- Index -- EULA.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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