ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine

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Gregory Whyte, Mike Loosemore, Clyde Williams
John Wiley & Sons, Sep 28, 2015 - Medical - 144 pages

The ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine provides general practitioners with a comprehensive overview of the field of sports medicine. This highly illustrated and thoroughly revised and updated new edition:

• Reflects new developments and current practice
• Includes new chapters on medical care at sporting events, environmental factors of sports and exercise, benefits of exercise in health and disease, nutrition and ergogenic supplements, and the use of drugs in sport
• Covers the benefits of exercise among special populations such as the disabled, obese, pregnant, children and the elderly

Covering the latest topics and including case studies of common sports and exercise medicine conditions, the ABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine is an essential practical guide for general practitioners, family physicians, junior doctors, medical students, physiotherapists, and all health professionals dealing with the treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries.

 

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Contents

Section 1
ix
Section 2
5
Section 3
10
Section 4
18
Section 5
21
Section 6
26
Section 7
31
Section 8
38
Section 17
76
Section 18
81
Section 19
86
Section 20
89
Section 21
93
Section 22
97
Section 23
102
Section 24
103

Section 9
41
Section 10
44
Section 11
50
Section 12
54
Section 13
58
Section 14
62
Section 15
63
Section 16
67
Section 25
105
Section 26
106
Section 27
107
Section 28
109
Section 29
112
Section 30
116
Section 31
122
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About the author (2015)

Greg P. Whyte isProfessor of Applied Sport & Exercise Science, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool

Mike Loosemore is a Physician, The Institute of Sport, University College London, London

Clyde Williams is Professor of Sport Science, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough

Bibliographic information

TitleABC of Sports and Exercise Medicine
ABC Series
EditorsGregory Whyte, Mike Loosemore, Clyde Williams
Edition4, illustrated, reprint
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2015
ISBN1118777522, 9781118777527
Length144 pages
Subjects › 

Medical / General
Medical / Sports Medicine
  
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