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Alpine Skiing: Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine

By Robert E. Leach , D. Fritschy , J. R. Steadman

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
1994
ISBN
063203033X, 9780632030330
LCC
RC1220.S5 A47 1994
Open Library ID
OL1417370M
Language
english
Format
CHM
Filesize
1 MB (1458610 bytes)
Series
Handbook of sports medicine and science
Edition
1
Pages
144\0
Topic
Medicine
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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.

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