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Table of Contents:

Preface to the second edition
Preface to the first edition
List of contributors
Plate section
Introduction - Man as an athlete 3
1.1 Physiology
1.1.1 Respiratory responses of athletes to exercise 17
1.1.2 Cardiovascular responses to exercise and training 32
1.1.3 Adaptations in skeletal muscle in response to endurance training 45
1.1.4 Anaerobic metabolism, acid-base balance, and muscle fatigue during high intensity exercise 69
1.2 Nutrition
1.2.1 Diet and sports performance 77
1.2.2 Fluid and electrolyte loss and replacement in exercise 97
1.2.3 Making weight for sports participation 113
1.2.4 Nutritional ergogenic aids/supplements and exercise performance 126
1.2.5 Easting disorders in athletes 138
1.3 Kinesiology
1.3.1 Biomechanics as applied to sports 153
1.3.2 Strength and power 171
1.4 Sport psychology 187
1.5 Anthropometry and the assessment of body composition 207
2.1 The underwater environment 225
2.2 Immersion in cold water: effects on performance and safety 241
2.3 Altitude 255
2.4 Physiological and clinical consequences of exercise in heat and humidity 271
2.5 Circadian rhythms 281
3.1 Cardiac adaptations to exercise training 301
3.2 The lung in sport 321
3.3 Infections in sports medicine 327
3.4 Drug abuse 339
3.5 Gender verification and the place of XY females in sport 355
3.6 The overtraining syndrome 367
3.7 The endocrinology of exercise 379
3.8 Exercise and the skeleton 389
4.1 Introduction 407
4.2 The knee
4.2.1 Acute knee injuries: an overview 411
4.2.2 Knee ligament sprains - acute and chronic 420
4.2.3 Acute injuries of the meniscus 441
4.2.4 The patella: its afflictions in relation to athletics 456
4.2.5 Fractures and dislocations 477
4.3 The shoulder
4.3.1 Introduction 493
4.3.2 Glenohumeral instability 495
4.3.3 Injuries of the rotator cuff 517
4.3.4 Injuries of the acromioclavicular joint 534
4.3.5 Shoulder rehabilitation: principles and clinical specifies 542
4.4 The ankle
4.4.1 Acute and overuse ankle injuries 555
4.4.2 The acute ankle sprain 571
4.4.3 Tendon/ligament basic science 584
4.4.4 The actiology and treatment of tendinitis 610
5.1 An introduction to chronic overuse injuries Per 633
5.2 Stress fractures 649
5.3 Chronic exertional compartment syndrome 669
5.4 Overuse injuries of the knee 679
5.5 Overuse injuries of the foot and ankle 695
5.6 Overuse injuries of the spine 709
6.1 Introduction 723
6.2 The growing athlete 727
6.3 Women and sports
6.3.1 The female athlete 743
6.3.2 Exercise and pregnancy - What do I tell my pregnant patient? 779
6.4 The ageing athlete 787
6.5 Athletes with a disability 815
7.1 Introduction 835
7.2 Emergencies of the musculoskeletal system in sport: 'the fallen athlete' (Rodin) 837
7.3 Maxillofacial injuries in sport 851
7.4 Cardiopulmonary and abdominal emergencies in sports medicine 863
7.5 Spine injuries 877
7.6 Head injuries in athletics 891
7.7 Injuries to the wrist and carpus 901
7.8 Pain about the groin, hip, and pelvis 911
Index 925