Applied sports medicine for coaches
By: James H. Johnson, Esther M. Haskvitz, Barbara Brehm-Curtis.
Contributors: Haskvitz, Esther M.; Brehm-Curtis, Barbara.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780781765497
Subjects: Sports medicine; Coaches (Athletics); Athletic Injuries -- prevention & control; Athletic Performance -- physiology; Athletic Performance -- psychology; Sports Medicine -- methods
Description: xiv, 370 p. : 28 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Coaches role in sports medicine; title: The prevention of athletic injuries; title: Prevention of non-contact ACL injuries; title: The challenge of the environment; title: Protective equipment; title: Overtraining and underrecovery; title: Training athletes; title: Strength and power training; title: Nutrition and performance; title: Weight control and disordered eating; title: Health and performance; title: Basic principles of treatment and rehabilitation; title: Common upper limb injuries; title: Common lower limb injuries; title: Trunk and head injuries; title: Emergency situations on the field; title: The psychology of athletic injury.