Gymnastics /
"This new volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series, published in conjunction with the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee, offers comprehensive and practical guidance on the training and medical care of competitive gymnasts. Written and edited by leadin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex :
Wiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Handbook of sports medicine and science.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Part 1. Introduction
- The evolution of gymnastics / Keith Russell
- Part 2. Growth and development aspects
- Growth, maturation, and training / Adam D.G. Baxter-Jones
- Endocrinology / John S. Fuqua and Alan D. Rogol
- Skeletal health of gymnasts / Daniel Courteix, David Greene and Geraldine Naughton
- Energy needs and weight management for gymnasts / Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Ina Garthe and Nanna Meyer
- Part 3. Training and performance aspects
- Biomechanics related to injury / Gert-Peter Brueggemann and Patria A. Hume
- Biomechanics : Injury mechanisms and risk factors / Patria A. Hume, Elizabeth J. Bradshaw and Gert-Peter Brueggemann
- Gymnastics physiology / Neil Armstrong and N.C. Craig Sharp
- Gymnastics psychology / Thomas Heinen, Pia M. Vinken and Konstantinos Velentzas
- Part 4. Sport medicine aspects
- Epidemiology of injury in gymnastics / Dennis Caine and Marita L. Harringe
- Treatment and rehabilitation of common upper extremity injuries / Stephen Aldridge and W. Jaap Willems
- Treatment and rehabilitation of common lower extremity injuries / Liesbeth Lim
- Treatment and rehabilitation of common spine/trunk/head injuries / Larry Nassar
- Gymnastics injury prevention / Marita L. Harringe and Dennis J. Caine.
