ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine

by Whyte, Gregory; Harries, Mark; Williams, Clyde

• ISBN13: 9780727918130
• ISBN10: 0727918133
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-02
• Publisher: BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
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Summary

This third edition provides a concise and thorough overview of the expanding and fast moving field of sports medicine. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated and several new chapters have been added. From the treatment at pitch side, exercise induced asthma, and overtraining syndrome to performance in a polluted environment, this book covers the latest topics.This highly illustrated, practical guide will be invaluable to general practitioners, physiotherapists, and all health professionals who deal with the treatment and prevention of sports related injuries.

Author Biography

Gregory Whyte, Department of Science and Research. Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre.

Mark Harries, Olympic Medical Institute, Northwich Park Hospital, Harrow

Clyde Williams, Professor of Sport and Excercise Medicine, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University

Table of Contents

Epidemiological studies of sports injuries

Immediate care

Head injuries in sport

Injury to face and jaw

Eye injuries in sport

Groin pain

Management of injuries in children

Exercise induced asthma

Infections

Unexplained underperformance syndrome (overtraining syndrome)

Female athlete triad

The athlete's heart and sudden cardiac death

Environmental factors

Sports performance in a polluted environment

Diving medicine

Sport and disability

Nutrition, energy metabolism, and ergogenic supplements

Diet, obesity, diabetes, and exercise

Benefits of exercise in health and disease: challenges to implementing the evidence

Active in later life

Physiotherapy, sports injuries, and the reacquisition of fitness

Providing a "one stop shop" for sports medicine

Drugs in sport

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