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Sports Injury Prevention

Bahr, Roald(Edited by)Engebretsen, Lars(Edited by)
Part of the Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine series
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This volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series is a practical guide on the prevention of sports injuries.

It covers all Olympic sports, plus additional sport activities with international competition, such as rugby.

Focusing on reducing the potential for injuries, the book is organised by regions of the body.

There are also chapters on the importance of injury prevention and developing an injury prevention program within a team.

The authors identify the risk factors for specific injuries in each sport, typical injury mechanisms and risks associated with training.

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Product Details
1444303619 / 9781444303612
Other digital
05/03/2009
United Kingdom
248 pages
151 x 249 mm, 596 grams
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