Sports Biomechanics
Subtitle: Precenting Injury and Improving Performance
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Spon Press
Published: July 27, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780419248101
Subjects: Biomechanics, human kinetics; Sports injuries & medicine; Medical / Nursing; Sports; Sports Medicine; Sports & Recreation / General
First sentence: This chapter provides a background to the biochemical reasons why injuries occur and an understanding of the properties of materials, including some of the factors that can modify the behaviour of biological materials.