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Guide Picks - Top 5 Sports Medicine Books
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If you only read a handful of books about sports medicine in your athletic lifetime, these should be on that list.
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1) The Sports Medicine Bible: Prevent, Detect, and Treat Your Sports Injuries Through the Latest Medical Techniques
An excellent guide for all athletes. While the focus is on injury prevention and treatment, there is also information about conditiong and performance enhancement. Sections are organized by body part and list symptoms, causes, rehabilitation, and recovery time, nutrition, stretching, return to exercise, proper equipment, and special issues for female and master's athletes. Author: Lyle J. Micheli and Mark D. Jenkins
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2) Anybody's Sports Medicine Book: The Complete Guide to Quick Recovery from Injuries
A true find for recreational and pro athletes alike. Organized in an easy to follow 'body part' format, James Garrick, M.D., explains injuries and treatment in a simple, commonsense way. You will learn immediate sports injury treatment, rehab and when to see a doctor. Author: James G. Garrick, M.D., and Peter Radetsky, Ph.D.
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3) Physiology of Sport and Exercise
A excellent textbook for anyone interested in learning how the human body responds to the demands of exercise. Topics covered iclude: energy production and utilization, cardiorespiratory function, environmental factors of exercise, optimizing sports performance, age and sex considerations, and physical activity for health and fitness. Great illustrations explain complex concepts. Author: Jack H. Wilmore and David L. Costill.
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4) Athletic Taping and Bracing
Another textbook, but this one looks at athletic taping in light of various common sports injuries. The book offers good illustrations and photos so you can see the various taping/bracing techniques used for injury prevention and injury stabalization. Includes: step- by-step instructions for taping, bracing, wrapping, and fitting orthotics. Author: David H. Perrin
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5) Eat Smart, Play Hard: Customized Food Plans for All Your Sports and Fitness Pursuits
As a nutrition columnist for Runner's World, Liz Applegate knows what athletes need to know. She offers clear, comprehensive programs that tell when to eat what, depending on the time of day of the work-out. She discusses the truth behind the hype in many popular sports nutrition myths. Author: Liz Applegate
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