ABC of Sports Medicine has established itself as a comprehensive review of sports medicine and sports science for the nonspecialist. The second edition has been thoroughly revised and benefits from the addition of new chapters on: setting up an exercise laboratory; fluid balance during exercise; risk assessment; groin and ocular injuries; also, new illustrations; and the consolidation of information using helpful summary boxes and key references.
Contributors vii Nature, prevention, and management of injury 1(6) Pekka Kannus Head injury 7(6) Vijay Kurup Greg McLatchie Bryan Jennett Management of the acutely injured joint 13(5) J B King Musculoskeletal injury in the immature athlete 18(5) M F Macnicol Infections 23(6) Geoffrey Pasvol Respiratory limitations to aerobic performance in sport 29(4) Mark Harries The overtraining syndrome 33(4) Richard Budgett Sudden death 37(5) W S Hillis P D McIntyre J MacLean J F Goodwin W J McKenna Setting up an exercise laboratory in a general hospital 42(5) Richard Godfrey Drugs in sport 47(4) Andrea Daley Active in later life 51(6) Archie Young Susie Dinan Water sports 57(6) J D M Douglas Sport and disability 63(5) A D J Webborn Temperature and performance: heat 68(4) Thomas Reilly Temperature and performance: cold 72(4) Thomas Reilly Groin pain 76(4) Vijay Kurup Greg McLatchie O J A Gilmore Team medical care 80(4) Malcolm W Brown Eye injuries in sport 84(4) Caroline J MacEwen Risks of injury---an overview 88(4) David J Ball Injury of the face and jaw 92(4) K R Postlethwaite Physiotherapy, sports injury, and the reaquisition of fitness 96(4) N Matthews Immediate management of severe injuries 100(5) I W R Anderson Fluid balance during exercise 105(4) R J Maughan Benefits of exercise in health and disease 109(5) Patrick S Sharp Nutrition, energy metabolism, and ergogenic supplements 114(6) Clyde Williams The female athlete triad 120(5) Jane Gibson Index 125
