Alpine Skiing Injuries Prevention and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schoenhuber, Herbert (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Panzeri, Andrea (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Porcelli, Simone (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Sports and Traumatology,
• Subjects: Sports medicine.; Orthopedics.; Rehabilitation.; Sports Medicine.

This book provides detailed information on the different forms of injury that are associated with training for and participation in Alpine skiing, covering risk factors and epidemiology, incidence, injury patterns, and, above all, preventive strategies and current management approaches. Conditions a...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Biomechanics of Alpine Skiing
• 2 Physiology of Alpine Skiing
• 3 Training and Testing for Elite Skiers
• 4 Epidemiology of Alpine Skiing Injuries
• 5 Concussion
• 6 Traumatic Dislocation and Fractures
• 7 Overuse Injuries in Alpine Skiers
• 8 Prevention of Overuse Injuries in Alpine Skiers
• 9 Musculoskeletal Disorders among Elite Alpine Skiing Racers
• 10 Return to Elite Alpine Sports Activity after Injury
• 11 Role of Ski Equipment on Injury Rate
• 13 Respiratory System Illness and Hypoxia.