This is an important addition to the sports medicine literature because it addresses issues that are critical for player health and safety and performance. -- Doody's Reviews (starred review)
Authored by renowned UEFA specialists in the medical care of football players, this three-volume series-sourced from the course materials used in UEFA's Doctor Education Program-aims to familiarize clinicians with a structured system of assessment and care in dealing with the wide variety of injuries that can afflict the professional footballer. Volume 3 covers a range of multidisciplinary topics that aim to ensure that players can compete safely and maintain peak fitness and performance, while preventing disabling injuries insofar as possible.
Key Topics of Volume 3:
Nutritional supplements Doping Prescreening of players Psychological and other risk factors Head injuries and concussion: screening, diagnosis, management Injury prevention and rehabilitation Practical help in providing medical service at matches
The Encyclopedia of Football Medicine will be essential reading for physicians working for football teams, orthopaedists, sports medicine physicians, and specialised physical therapists.
By:
Tim Meyer, Ian Dr. Beasley, Zoran Bahtijarevic, Greg Dupont, Mike Earl Imprint: Thieme Publishing Group Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 171mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 454g ISBN:9783132408722 ISBN 10: 3132408727 Pages: 140 Publication Date:26 April 2017 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
1 Injury Prevention 2 Rehabilitation in Football Medicine 3 Psychology 4 Football Nutrition 5 Fatigue and Recovery in Football 6 Nutritional Supplements 7 Anti-Doping 8 Match and Tournament Preparation 9 Precompetition and Pretransfer Medical Screening A1 The Drill Framework