Gymnastics

Title Statements

Full title :Gymnastics / edited by Dennis J. Caine, PhD, Professor and Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA, Keith Russell, PhD, President, Scientific Commission, Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), Professor, College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, Liesbeth Lim, MD, former National Sports Physician of the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation, 1997-2012, Sports Physician, Sports Medical Advice Center Aslsmeer, Aalsmeer, Sports Medical Advice Annatommie (Centers for Orthopedics and Movement), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell, a John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication
Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:xi, 186 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118357583, 1118357582
oclc:ocn828775939
LC Classification:RC1220.G95
Dewey Decimal:617.1/027644

Part 1. Introduction -- -- The evolution of gymnastics / Keith Russell -- -- Part 2. Growth and Development Aspects -- -- Growth, maturation, and training / Adam D.G. Baxter-Jones -- Endocrinology / John S. Fuqua and Alan D. Rogol -- Skeletal health of gymnasts / Daniel Courteix, David Greene and Geraldine Naughton -- Energy needs and weight management for gymnasts / Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen, Ina Garthe and Nanna Meyer -- -- Part 3. Training and Performance Aspects -- -- Biomechanics related to injury / Gert-Peter Brueggemann and Patria A. Hume -- Biomechanics : Injury mechanisms and risk factors / Patria A. Hume, Elizabeth J. Bradshaw and Gert-Peter Brueggemann -- Gymnastics physiology / Neil Armstrong and N.C. Craig Sharp -- Gymnastics psychology / Thomas Heinen, Pia M. Vinken and Konstantinos Velentzas -- -- Part 4. Sport Medicine Aspects -- -- Epidemiology of injury in gymnastics / Dennis Caine and Marita L. Harringe -- Treatment and rehabilitation of common upper extremity injuries / Stephen Aldridge and W. Jaap Willems -- Treatment and rehabilitation of common lower extremity injuries / Liesbeth Lim -- Treatment and rehabilitation of common spine/trunk/head injuries / Larry Nas…

Subjects

Athletic Injuries -- therapy Gymnastes -- Santé et hygiène Gymnastics Gymnastics -- physiology Gymnastics injuries Gymnastik Gymnastique Gymnastique -- Accidents et blessures Gymnasts -- Health and hygiene Idrottsskador Médecine du sport Sports Medicine