The Active Female

Summary

The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan investigates the growing and ever-changing health issues for girls and women who lead an active lifestyle and participate in sports and exercise. Easy to read, the volume provides an educational foundation for understanding how disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis can be interrelated while also looking at image disorders and reproductive health. Written by world leaders in the field, chapters detail effective nutrition and safe exercise techniques while also discussing female psychological and physiological characteristics. The volume will also provide medical professionals, allied health professionals, health educators, and certified individuals in sports medicine an avenue to earn continuing medical education (CME) credits mandated by their respective governing bodies. Informative and comprehensive, The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan is an essential, practical reference for the educated professional who seeks a basic understanding of some of the more common issues active females confront.

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgments	p. vii
List of Contributors	p. xiii
List of Appendices	p. xv
Focusing on Active Female's Health Issues: Unique Gender-Related Psychological and Physiological Characteristics of Females
Body Image Concerns Throughout the Lifespan	p. 3
Reproductive Changes in the Female Lifespan	p. 17
Considerations of Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Anatomy	p. 25
Preoccupation with Body Image Issues and Disordered Eating Issues in the Active Female
Body Image and Eating Disturbances in Children and Adolescents	p. 57
The Female Athlete Triad: Disordered Eating, Amenorrhea, and Osteoporosis	p. 81
Disordered Eating in Active Middle-Aged Women	p. 93
Eating Disorder and Menstrual Dysfunction Screening Tools for the Allied Health Professional	p. 99
Education and Intervention Programs for Disordered Eating in the Active Female	p. 109
Reproductive Health
The Human Menstrual Cycle	p. 123
Abnormal Menstrual Cycles	p. 131
Psychological Stress and Functional Amenorrhea	p. 137
Effects of the Menstrual Cycle on the Acquisition of Peak Bone Mass	p. 141
Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in Active Females
Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in Preadolescent and Adolescent Female Athletes	p. 155
Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Adult Female Athlete	p. 169
Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries Incurred Through Exercise During Pregnancy	p. 183
Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in the Aging Female Athlete	p. 199
Osteoporosis and Current Therapeutic Management	p. 213
Safe Exercise Guidelines Throughout the Lifespan
Physical Activity Recommendations and Exercise Guidelines Established by Leading Health Organizations	p. 227
Exercise Guidelines for Children and Adolescence	p. 241
Exercise Precautions for the Female Athlete: Signs of Overtraining	p. 247
Exercise Guidelines and Recommendations During Pregnancy	p. 253
Mindful Exercise, Quality of Life, and Cancer: A Mindfulness-Based Exercise Rehabilitation Program for Women with Breast Cancer	p. 261
Exercise Guidelines for the Postmenopausal Woman	p. 271
Nutrition, Energy Balance, and Weight Control
Estimating Energy Requirements	p. 279
Nutritional Guidelines and Energy Needs for Active Children	p. 287
Nutritional Guidelines and Energy Needs for the Female Athlete: Determining Energy and Nutritional Needs to Alleviate the Consequences of Functional Amenorrhea Caused by Energy Imbalance	p. 299
Ergogenic Aids and the Female Athlete	p. 311
Nutritional Guidelines and Energy Needs During Pregnancy and Lactation	p. 323
Nutritional Guidelines, Energy Balance, and Weight Control: Issues for the Mature Physically Active Woman	p. 335
Appendices	p. 345
Index	p. 439
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