Women in Sport : An IOC Medical Commission Publication, Women in Sport.

By: Drinkwater, Barbara LMaterial type: TextTextSeries: The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine SerPublisher: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2000Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (676 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780470756850Subject(s): Sports injuries | Women athletes -- Health and hygieneGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women in Sport : An IOC Medical Commission Publication, Women in SportDDC classification: 617.1027082 LOC classification: RC1218.W65 -- W664 2000ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- WOMEN IN SPORT -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Forewords -- Preface -- Part 1: History -- 1 Women and the Olympic Games -- Part 2: Physiology of the Female Athlete -- 2 Factors Influencing Endurance Performance, Strength, Flexibility and Coordination -- 3 Effects of the Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptives on Sports Performance -- 4 Environmental Challenges -- Part 3: Training the Female Athlete -- 5 Physiological Aspects of Training -- 6 Biomechanics -- 7 Psychological Aspects of Training -- 8 Nutrition -- Part 4: The Masters Athlete -- 9 Cardiorespiratory Function in Masters Athletes -- 10 Muscle Function in Masters Athletes -- 11 Hormone Replacement Therapy -- Part 5: Medical Issues -- 12 Preparticipation Examination -- 13 Gender Verification -- 14 The Pregnant Athlete -- 15 Musculoskeletal Injuries -- 16 Cardiovascular Issues -- 17 Physical Activity and Risk for Breast Cancer -- 18 Diabetes and Sport -- 19 Sport and Bone -- 20 Women with Disabilities -- 21 Exercise-related Anaemia -- 22 Nutritional and Pharmacological Ergogenic Aids -- 23 Sexual Harassment and Abuse -- Part 6: The Female Athlete Triad -- 24 Body Composition -- 25 Eating Disorders -- 26 Amenorrhoea -- 27 Osteoporosis -- Part 7: Psychosocial Issues -- 28 The Young Élite Athlete: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- 29 Ethical Issues -- 30 Women's Role in National and International Sports Governing Bodies -- Part 8: Sport-specific Injuries:Prevention and Treatment -- 31 Swimming -- 32 Track and Field -- 33 Rowing -- 34 Gymnastics -- 35 Figure Skating -- 36 Cycling -- 37 Tennis -- 38 Basketball -- 39 Soccer -- 40 Canoeing and Kayaking -- 41 Alpine Skiing -- 42 Softball -- Index.
Summary: Preface. PART I: HISTORY. 1 Women and the Olympics. PART II: PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FEMALE ATHLETE. 2 Factors influencing endurance performance, strength, flexibility, and co-ordination. 3 Effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on performance. 4 Environmental challenges. PART III: TRAINING THE FEMALE ATHLETE. 5 Physiological aspects of training. 6 Biomechanics. 7 Psychological aspects of training. 8 Nutrition. PART IV: THE MASTERS ATHLETE. 9 Cardiorespiratory function in masters athletes. 10 Muscle function in masters athletes. 11 Hormone replacement therapy. PART V: MEDICAL ISSUES. 12 Pre-participation examination. 13 Gender verification. 14 The pregnant athlete. 15 Musculoskeletal injuries in female athletes. 16 Cardiovascular issues. 17 Physical activity and risk for breast cancer. 18 Diabetes and sport. 19 Sport and bone. 20 Women with disabilities. 21 Exercise-related anaemia. 22 Nutritional and pharmacological ergogenic aids. 23 Sexual harassment and abuse. PART VI: THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD. 24 Body compositio. 25 Eating disorders. 26 Amenorrhea. 27 Osteoporosis. PART VII: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES. 28 The young elite athlete: the good, the bad and the ugly. 29 Ethical issues. 30 Women's role in national and international sports governing bodies. PART VIII: SPORT-SPECIFIC INJURIES: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. 31 Swimming. 32 Track and field. 33 Rowing. 34 Gymnastics. 35 Figure skating. 36 Cycling. 37 Tennis. 38 Basketball. 39 Soccer. 40 Canoeing and kayaking. 41 Alpine skiing. 42 Softball.
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Intro -- WOMEN IN SPORT -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Forewords -- Preface -- Part 1: History -- 1 Women and the Olympic Games -- Part 2: Physiology of the Female Athlete -- 2 Factors Influencing Endurance Performance, Strength, Flexibility and Coordination -- 3 Effects of the Menstrual Cycle and Oral Contraceptives on Sports Performance -- 4 Environmental Challenges -- Part 3: Training the Female Athlete -- 5 Physiological Aspects of Training -- 6 Biomechanics -- 7 Psychological Aspects of Training -- 8 Nutrition -- Part 4: The Masters Athlete -- 9 Cardiorespiratory Function in Masters Athletes -- 10 Muscle Function in Masters Athletes -- 11 Hormone Replacement Therapy -- Part 5: Medical Issues -- 12 Preparticipation Examination -- 13 Gender Verification -- 14 The Pregnant Athlete -- 15 Musculoskeletal Injuries -- 16 Cardiovascular Issues -- 17 Physical Activity and Risk for Breast Cancer -- 18 Diabetes and Sport -- 19 Sport and Bone -- 20 Women with Disabilities -- 21 Exercise-related Anaemia -- 22 Nutritional and Pharmacological Ergogenic Aids -- 23 Sexual Harassment and Abuse -- Part 6: The Female Athlete Triad -- 24 Body Composition -- 25 Eating Disorders -- 26 Amenorrhoea -- 27 Osteoporosis -- Part 7: Psychosocial Issues -- 28 The Young Élite Athlete: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- 29 Ethical Issues -- 30 Women's Role in National and International Sports Governing Bodies -- Part 8: Sport-specific Injuries:Prevention and Treatment -- 31 Swimming -- 32 Track and Field -- 33 Rowing -- 34 Gymnastics -- 35 Figure Skating -- 36 Cycling -- 37 Tennis -- 38 Basketball -- 39 Soccer -- 40 Canoeing and Kayaking -- 41 Alpine Skiing -- 42 Softball -- Index.

Preface. PART I: HISTORY. 1 Women and the Olympics. PART II: PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FEMALE ATHLETE. 2 Factors influencing endurance performance, strength, flexibility, and co-ordination. 3 Effects of the menstrual cycle and oral contraceptives on performance. 4 Environmental challenges. PART III: TRAINING THE FEMALE ATHLETE. 5 Physiological aspects of training. 6 Biomechanics. 7 Psychological aspects of training. 8 Nutrition. PART IV: THE MASTERS ATHLETE. 9 Cardiorespiratory function in masters athletes. 10 Muscle function in masters athletes. 11 Hormone replacement therapy. PART V: MEDICAL ISSUES. 12 Pre-participation examination. 13 Gender verification. 14 The pregnant athlete. 15 Musculoskeletal injuries in female athletes. 16 Cardiovascular issues. 17 Physical activity and risk for breast cancer. 18 Diabetes and sport. 19 Sport and bone. 20 Women with disabilities. 21 Exercise-related anaemia. 22 Nutritional and pharmacological ergogenic aids. 23 Sexual harassment and abuse. PART VI: THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD. 24 Body compositio. 25 Eating disorders. 26 Amenorrhea. 27 Osteoporosis. PART VII: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES. 28 The young elite athlete: the good, the bad and the ugly. 29 Ethical issues. 30 Women's role in national and international sports governing bodies. PART VIII: SPORT-SPECIFIC INJURIES: PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. 31 Swimming. 32 Track and field. 33 Rowing. 34 Gymnastics. 35 Figure skating. 36 Cycling. 37 Tennis. 38 Basketball. 39 Soccer. 40 Canoeing and kayaking. 41 Alpine skiing. 42 Softball.

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