Women's Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation #16405
This book is a comprehensive interdisciplinary reference for women's sports medicine. It avoids a medical bias and instead focuses on prevention, rehabilitation, and wellness. It provides an introduction to women's sport participation, discusses athletic women across the life span, details injury management issues by anatomical region, and emphasizes the importance of health and wellness.
Women's Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation is full of original research, epidemiological and physiological information, differential diagnoses, treatment algorithms, practical and effective rehabilitation techniques, and case studies. This resource is a must-have for all health care professionals involved in the assessment and treatment of athletic injuries in women.
FEATURES:
* Clinical guidelines and management strategies specific to women and girls
* Covers the needs of special populations, including younger, older and pregnant women and female athletes with disabilities
* Chapter addressing medical and substance abuse issues of female athletes
* Information on hormone cycles, bone health, and The Female Athlete Triad
* Appendix on sports injuries specific to women and arranged alphabetically by sport and activity
Contents
PART I—MUSCULOSKELETAL CONSIDERATIONS
Gender Differences in Muscle Morphology
The Shoulder and Upper Extremities
The Spine
Pelvis and Hip Injuries in the Female Athlete
The Knee
The Foot and Ankle
Clinical Biomechanics: An Approach to Understanding Chronic Injuries in Women Athletes
Sports for Women with Physical Disabilities
PART II—ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
The Young Female Athlete
Reproductive Cycles
The Pregnant Athlete
The Older Female Athlete
PART III—MEDICAL ISSUES
Medical Challenges
Cardiac Issues in the Female Athlete
Exercise and the Female with Cancer
Pain and Headaches
Breast Health in Active and Athletic Women
Bone Metabolism: Bone Loss and Injury in the Female Athlete
The Female Athlete Triad
PART IV—HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Medical Screening and Clearance
Sports Nutrition
Psychology and the Injured Female Athlete
Ergogenic Aids
The Use of Recreational Drugs by Female Athletes
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2001
Media Type: Book
Pages: 398
