The Young Athlete
Subtitle: Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine
Contributors: Bar-Or, Oded
Series: Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, 13; Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, 13
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chichester
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 514
ISBN-13: 9780470695500
Description: * An essential text that defines the medical and scientific aspects of the child and. adolescent athlete. * Meets the need for a responsible approach to the developing athlete. * Covers key concepts in six sections: Growth, Maturation, and Physical Performance; Conditioning; Injuries; Non-orthopaedic Health Concerns; Psychosocial Issues; Disease and the Young Athlete.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: THE YOUNG ATHLETE; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Dedication to Oded Bar-Or, MD; Part 1: Growth, Maturation, and Physical Performance; Part 2: Training: Principles, Trainability, and Consequences; Part 3: Injuries: Epidemiology, Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation; Part 4: Non-orthopedic Health Concerns; Part 5: Psychosocial Issues; Part 6: Disease and Disability in the Young Athlete; Part 7: Methodology; Index.