Sports injuries and medicine

Sport-related concussions have become an increasingly important topic as evidenced by recent media attention.

In order to achieve and maintain peak performance, high-level athletes require the right nutrition at the right time.

This book offers a comprehensive and detailed overview of specific sports-related injuries and a valuable guide for decision-making to establish the best strategies to prevent and manage such injuries.

Nutrients as Ergogenic Aids for Sports and Exercise discusses the growing body of information regarding the enhancement of human physical performance by dietary manipulations through ergogenesis.

Strength and Conditioning for Young Athletes: Science and Application offers an evidence-based introduction to the theory and practice of strength and conditioning for young athletes.

Experiences in nature are now recognised as being fundamental to human health and well-being.

Fundamentals of Biomechanics, 2nd edition, presents a clear, conceptual approach to understanding biomechanics within the context of the qualitative analysis of human movement.

This book presents a fundamental basic overview of orthopedic biomechanics in sports medicine, with a special focus on the current methodologies used in modeling human joints, ligaments, and muscle forces.

Building upon the impeccable reputation of its earlier editions, Operative Hip Arthroscopy, Third Edition has been entirely reconceived, rewritten, revised and updated to address current issues and developments in hip arthroscopy.

This book aims to create a bedside resource for physiotherapists and exercise specialists dealing with a defined movement problem and plan and apply functional therapeutic exercises that can be diversified for the patient.

Sports participation opportunities for individuals with impairments are increasing.

This book supplies all the information that the young orthopaedic surgeon needs to know when preparing to perform total or partial knee replacement for the first time and also provides more experienced surgeons with a comprehensive general update on the basics.

Recognition of concussion as a serious injury, informed by neurological and physiological research, is now commonplace in sport.

The measure of a great coach is bringing the best out of athletes.

International Research in Science and Soccer II showcases the very latest research into the world's most widely played sport.

Written by an internationally recognized expert, this book provides a comprehensive text for physicians, nurses, and physiotherapists treating patients with acute and chronic compartment syndromes.

An indispensable step-by-step guide on a full spectrum of open and arthroscopic knee proceduresKnee disorders are among the most common musculoskeletal conditions and, as such, constitute four of the top seven orthopaedic procedures.

As the number of child and adolescent athletes continues to increase each year, more children are being exposed to greater training volumes and increasing physical demands-making the need for nutritional and recovery guidance increasingly important.

A comprehensive summary of sport-related concussion for parents, coaches, and athletes that considers the physics behind the injury, identifies what can be done to reduce the risk of its occurrence, and describes how to respond to a suspected concussion.

The use of psychological interventions and counselling strategies has become a central part of injury prevention, rehabilitation, and return to participation process.

This book creates a unique platform that covers main ankle pathologies specifically related with football.

This book offers an ultimate clinical guide to all the medical issues related to  triathlon - a very popular Olympic and international sport, and the most modern of all the endurance activities.

This book entails chapters ranging from cell to clinical studies exploring the state-of-the-art of the molecular and clinical effects of Whole-Body Cryostimulation (WBC).

Corrective and functional exercise is a rapidly advancing field.

An effective strength and conditioning program is an essential component of the preparation of any athlete or sportsperson.

Recent research indicates that gender differences in anatomy and physiology, endocrinology, hand eye co-ordination and motor development have an effect on the kinds of injuries incurred as a result of sporting activities.

This book is a 'go-to' guide for postgraduate Orthopaedic examinations as well as for Orthopaedic surgeons for trauma and elective foot and ankle surgery.

Nutritional Supplements in Sport, Exercise and Health is the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to dietary supplements, ergogenic aids and sports nutrition foods currently available.

Clear, concise description of more than 100 US-guided injections in musculoskeletal medicine.

While the management of meniscal pathology is addressed in many large sports medicine textbooks, this dedicated book on the topic is a major addition to the information currently available for orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine specialists, residents and fellows.

Exercise by itself tears down the body.

Fully revised and updated for the second edition, with a new section on the older patient and expanded advice on physiotherapy and rehabilitation programmes, the Oxford Handbook of Sport and Exercise Medicine is an indispensable companion for any professional working in sport and exercise medicine.

The World Health Organization's recently published Global Report on Drowning found that drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide-making the information presented in this new book an important part of the global effort to reduce this health risk.

'A must read High Performance is a mindset, not a pay check' - Andrew Pruitt, EdD'Joe Friel is one of the world's foremost experts on endurance sports' Outside magazineTAKE YOUR TRAINING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FIND YOUR PEAK PERFORMANCEJoe Friel is a legend in endurance sport coaching and the bestselling author of some of the world's most celebrated cycling manuals.

This is the first book to draw together cutting-edge research on the psychological processes underlying doping use in sport and exercise, thereby filling an important gap in our understanding of this centrally important issue in contemporary sport.

The work of dope testers is constantly being obstructed by the development of ever harder-to-trace new forms of banned substances.

Identifying and developing talented athletes to their fullest potential is a central concern of sports scientists, sports coaches, and sports policymakers.

Return to training (RTT) and return to play (RTP) decisions making process in football are currently based on expert's opinion.

Maximum oxygen uptake during exercise is one of the best predictors of operative mortality and of prognosis in chronic cardiac or respiratory disease.

Sport psychology is a topic of growing interest.

Strength & Conditioning for Triathlon is an accessible, practical introduction to strength and conditioning for endurance sports, dispelling many of the myths which have led to misunderstanding and misuse of the techniques in the past.

Now in its fully revised and expanded third edition, this comprehensive text represents a compilation of the critical endocrinology topics in the areas of sports medicine, kinesiology and exercise science, written by leading experts in the field.

This book comprehensively discusses the basic and practical aspects of foot and ankle surgery applied to all pathologies resulting from instabilities of these joints, a condition that remains underestimated.

Psychological preparation is now recognised as being of key importance in improving sports performance.

For elite athletes, pain and injury are normal.

The Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science is a landmark work of reference.

Designed as a concise guide to the essentials of total knee arthroplasty, as well as revision total knee arthroplasty, the text is ideal for orthopedic residents and surgeons.

This popular and practical book is a comprehensive guide to diagnosing joint conditions and the benefits, and potential pitfalls, of steroid injections, an important tool in managing these problems used by an increasing range of practitioners.

Ergonomics is concerned with the 'fit' between people and their work.