This book in the series of Olympic Handbooks of Sports Medicine and Science which runs in parallel with the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine. This is a practical manual which focuses on Alpine Skiing and brings basic scientific information and practical considerations to those who are directly involved in competitive sports. Chapters cover the characteristics of alpine skiing, functional anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics and psychology, the principles and aims of nutrition and injury including risks, mechanisms of injury, prevention, immediate care, treatment, rehabilitation and return to training.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN-10
063203033x
ISBN-13
9780632030330
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96740474
Product Key Features
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Clinical Medicine: Professional
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Oxford
Edited by
Robert E. Leach International, D. Fritschy, Jr Steadman