The active female
Subtitle: health issues throughout the lifespan
By: Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb, Reid L. Norman, Mimi Zumwalt, editors
Edition: Second edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 595
ISBN-13: 9781461488835
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Women; Health and hygiene; Nutrition; Physical fitness for women; Women's Health; Physical Fitness; Health Promotion; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Description: "The purpose of the The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan, 2nd Edition is twofold: (1) to increase the awareness of wellness and fitness issues for active females and their family members; and (2) to provide an avenue for medical practitioners, allied health professionals, health educators, and certified individuals in sports medicine to gain critical, updated knowledge of a field specific to active females. Part I of the book offers a foundation to help the reader understand the interrelationship among body image concerns, the female reproductive cycle, and musculoskeletal anatomy/physiology of females that makes their health risks and concerns unique. Reproductive health is discussed by a prominent researcher in reproduction/endocrinology. An overview of the Female Athlete Triad which is a syndrome of three interrelated conditions (isordered eating, menstrual disturbances and bone loss) is presented in Part II. Physicians and certified professionals in sports medicine discuss the individual components of the triad, relating not only to the athletic female but also to the recreationally active woman throughout the lifespan. In Part III, Prevention and management of common musculoskeletal injuries is addressed by a female orthopedic surgeon who sub-specializes in treating female athletes. Finally, appropriate exercise and nutritional guidelines for active females are discussed in Parts IV-V of the book by certified professionals and licensed physicians in sports medicine."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. Focusing on active female's health issues: unique gender related psychological and physiological characteristics of females; title: Pt. II. Disordered eating issues in the active female; title: Pt. III. Prevention and management of common musculoskeletal injuries in active females; title: Pt. IV. Exercise guidelines and precautions for active females; title: Pt. V. Nutrition, energy balance, and weight control.