The competitive athlete whether amateur or professional presents specific challenges to the massage therapist. To treat these individuals the therapist should have a background in sport specific activities be aware of the effects of training & understand injury types & rehabilitation applications. This text describes patterns for sport activities (like running throwing impact & repetitive use) & provides guidelines for applying massage to specific sports. Because athletes depend on highly coordinated neuromuscular activity assessment & massage applications that address these physiologic mechanisms are covered in depth. ...

Updated with the latest cutting-edge research findings the Fourth Edition helps readers make the bridge between nutrition & exercise concepts & their practical applications. The book provides a strong foundation in the science of exercise nutrition & bioenergetics & offers valuable insights into how the principles work in the real world of physical activity & sports medicine. Case Studies & Personal Health & Exercise Nutrition activities engage readers in practical nutritional assessment problems. ...

A guide to massage as a remedial therapy for sports training & injuries. It covers the practical & theoretical aspects of the subject & shows how to work in a support role with medical practitioners treating more serious injury. It sees massage as a vital component in an athletes training. ...

For coaches athletes & students of biomechanics the new edition of Sports Biomechanics: The basics answers real-world questions in sports using easily comprehensible language & clear & concise diagrams. Each chapter is devoted to answering questions in a single area of sports biomechanics with the scientific underpinnings of sports performance clearly explained. Biomechanics is simply the science of mechanics a particular section of physics as it relates to the human body. In the sport sciences biomechanists do just about everything including improving aerodynamics of vehicles improving swim stroke technique to maximise swimming propulsion & optimising running technique to increase running speed or efficiency. Biomechanics is a core subject on all sports science courses & undergraduates must complete this module in their first (and often second) year. Because of the use of maths & physics to explain biomechanical concepts students often find it difficult to grasp the basic elements of biomechanics. Anthony Blazevichs book is designed to explain to students the key concepts of biomechanics using clear examples tying all theory to practical examples to help students relate the biomechanics principles to improving in their coaching & performing. ...

This is the ultimate armchair companion to practically every sport ever invented put together with sports fanatic Ray Stubbs now in paperback. You can check out the rules history players & events for over 250 of the worlds greatest sports: from basketball to bobsleigh karate to korfball & synchronised swimming to ski jumping. You can stay ahead in the world of sport with the latest facts & figures from leading experts & governing bodies & pick up the techniques & tactics of the worlds best competitors. Plus get in training early with the special fact-filled feature on the Olympic Games. ...

Girls everywhere will love dressing the characters in this collection of two popular titles from the fantastic Sticker Dolly Dressing" series. Use the colourful stickers to dress the dolls in a variety of different outfits including a show jumper figure skaters & surfers as well as street dancers ballerinas & traditional Indian dancers. With over 550 stickers to choose from this book is perfect entertaining children whether it's on a rainy day a long journey or just at home." ...

The best-selling comprehensive guide to sports injuries now completely updated! Sports Injuries: a Self-Help Guide describes how the body works why injuries happen in adults & children how to deal with them whom to consult complications & consequences of injuries recovery through rehabilitation exercise programmes safety measures & injury prevention. Three hundred line drawings illustrate a full range of recovery exercises through stretching strengthening mobilizing & coordinating. This is an essential book for sports participants coaches personal trainers PE teachers parents sports science & sports therapy students & is also a useful reference tool for doctors & therapists. ...

Everyone who plays sports experiences injuries. Many people never fully recover because they are not aware of what they can do to facilitate recovery. But there is no need to simply resign yourself to living with" a sports injury. Author Brad Walker brings years of expertise
- he works with elite-level & world-champion athletes & lectures on injury prevention to this fully updated & expanded edition of The Anatomy of Sports Injuries. The book takes a fundamental approach bringing you inside the body to show exactly what is happening when a sports injury occurs. At the heart of The Anatomy of Sports Injuries are 300 full-colour anatomical illustrations that show the sports injury in detail along with over 100 colour drawings of simple stretching strengthening & rehabilitation exercises that the reader can use to speed up the recovery process. The Anatomy of Sports Injuries is for every sports player or fitness enthusiast who has been injured & would like to know what the injury involves how to rehabilitate the area & how to prevent complications or injury in the future."
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This book will be of interest to athletes coaches health & fitness professionals students & the general public interested in sports medicine. It

Includes:: the athletes guide to treating sports injuries pain & deciding when to keep playing & when to possibly stop. Included are details of body conditioning nutrition equipment choice & repair techniques to prevent injuries.

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Long established as the market leading textbook on sports law this much-anticipated new edition offers a comprehensive & authoritative examination of the legal issues surrounding & governing sport internationally. Locating the legal regulation of sport within an explicit socio-economic context this refocused edition is divided into four core parts: Governance & Sport; Commercial Regulation; Sports Workplace; & Safety in Sport. Recent developments covered in this edition include: EU competition law interaction with sport under arts. 101 & 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; the current World Anti-Doping Agency code; analysis of the recent Court of Arbitration for Sport Jurisprudence; reforms of the transfer system in team sports; anti-discrimination provisions in sport; engagement with match fixing; a focus on the legal context of 2012 London Olympics. Essential reading for students studying sports law or sports-related courses this textbook will also prove useful to sports law practitioners & sports administrators in need of a clear companion to the field. ...