The paralympic athlete : handbook of sports medicine and science /

• Corporate Author: IOC Medical Commission
• Other Authors: Vanlandewijck, Yves, Thompson, Walter R.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Series: Handbook of sports medicine and science.
• Subjects: Paralympic Games.; Athletes with disabilities.; Athletes with disabilities > Health and hygiene.; Sports for people with disabilities.; Disabled Persons.; Sports.; Athletes.; Sports Medicine.; Paralympics.; Sport & Recreation.; GAMES > Gambling > Sports.; SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.; SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.; SPORTS & RECREATION > History.; SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.; TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 9781444328356; 1444328352; 9781444328363; 1444328360
• DOI: 10.1002/9781444328356

This brand new Handbook addresses Paralympic sports and athletes, providing practical information on the medical issues, biological factors in the performance of the sports and physical conditioning. The book begins with a comprehensive introduction of the Paralympic athlete, followed by discipline-specific reviews from leading authorities in disability sport science, each covering the biomechanics, physiology, medicine, philosophy, sociology and psychology of the discipline. The Paralympic Athlete also addresses recent assessment and training tools to enhance the performance of athletes, part.