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Injury and Health Risk Management in Sports
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 747

Injury and Health Risk Management in Sports

This book is a comprehensive source of information and guidance on health risk management and medical care across the entire range of sports, in athletes of all ages and ability. General health aspects, injury prevention, first aid and emergency management, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and return to play are all addressed, with presentation of practical recommendations throughout. All medical disciplines with relevance for athletes - from psychological aspects to dermatological issues - are as well as main pathologies, overuse injuries and indications for surgical treatment of all certain parts of the musculoskeletal system, covered. Key features include a clear structure, short cha...

Volleyball
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 130

Volleyball

This volume offers an in-depth look at the scientific principles behind the game of volleyball. A brief history of the sport is offered followed by chapters that cover the scientific concepts behind serving the ball, how different surfaces and types of balls affect the game, training and conditioning, and the psychological aspects of the game. Includes graphics such as charts and diagrams to help explain the scientific principles being discussed and a list of sources for further research.

Gender and Human Rights
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 159

Gender and Human Rights

  • Categories: Law

This unique book analyses the impact of international human rights on the concept of gender, demonstrating that gender emerged in the medical study of sexuality and has a complex and broad meaning beyond the sex and gender binaries often assumed by human rights law. The book illustrates which dynamics within the field of human rights hinder the expansion of the concept of gender beyond binaries and which strategies and mechanisms allow and facilitate such an expansion.

Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 245

Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science

This addition to the Handbook series is presented in five sections. The first sections covers basic and applied science, including biomechanics, the physiologic demands of volleyball, conditioning and nutrition. The second section looks at the role of the medical professional in volleyball, covering team physicians, pre-participation examination, medical equipment at courtside and emergency planning. The third section looks at injuries - including prevention, epidemiology, upper and lower limb injuries and rehabilitation. The next section looks at those volleyball players who require special consideration: the young, the disabled, and the elite, as well as gender issues. Finally, section five looks at performance enhancement.

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2394

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine

With an ever-growing variety of sports and exercise opportunities open to people of all ages, classes, and races, participation in casual sports has blossomed in recent decades, while interest in collegiate and professional sports has continued to soar. The field of sports medicine is thriving in response to the demand for health care professionals to care for people involved in vigorous exercise. Now more than ever, it is imperative that doctors, physical therapists, surgeons, nurses, and alternative medicine practitioners understand and are able to treat effectively the types of conditions stemming from all types of physical activity, ranging from pleasure walking to professional football....

The Caducean
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 136

The Caducean

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1993
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1881

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011
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  • Publisher: SAGE

This encyclopedia presents state-of-the-art research and evidence-based applications on the topic of sports medicine.

The Erosion of the American Sporting Ethos … Reconsidered
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 419

The Erosion of the American Sporting Ethos … Reconsidered

This work examines American sport from its traditional roots to the influence of the 1960s-era counterculture and the rise of a post-Cold War ethos that reinterprets competition as a relic of a misbegotten past and anathema to American life.

Fascination of Queer
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 193

Fascination of Queer

  • Categories: Law
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-05-06
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  • Publisher: BRILL

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Sports Injury
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 536

Sports Injury

A guide to sports injury prevention and rehabilitation that includes a detailed biomechanical analysis of each injury, coverage of sport-specific injuries and their treatment, and insight on the causes, cures, and prevention of the most common injuries in twelve major sports.