by James H. Johnson
Applied Sports Medicine for Coaches on the topics relevant to coaches such as peak performance, injury prevention, injury treatment, and rehabilitation.
Applied Sports Medicine for Coaches is unique in that it gives coaching students and practicing coaches the tools they need to help their athletes achieve optimal performance and a healthy lifestyle.
Contents
Injury Prevention
- Coaches' Role in Sports Medicine
- The Prevention of Athletic Injuries
- Noncontact ACL Injuries: Causes and Prevention
- Environmental Challenges: Heat, Playing Surface, and Thunderstorms
- Protective Equipment
- Overtraining and Underrecovery in Athletes
Healthy Athletes
- Conditions Athletes
- Strength and Power Training
- Nutrition and Performance
- Weight Control and Disordered Eating
- Health and Performance
Sports Injuries
- Basic Principles of Treatment and Rehabilitation
- Common Upper Limp Injuries
- Common Lower Limp Injuries
- Head and Spine Injuries
- Emergency Situations on the Field and Beyond
- Psychology and Sport Injuries
Index
to see books • videos • cd-roms of related interest