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BL
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| Record Number
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631736
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dltt
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| Title & Author
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Biomechanics in sport : : performance enhancement and injury prevention /\ edited by Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;Malden, MA :: Blackwell Science,, 2000
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| Series Statement
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Volume IX of the Encyclopaedia of sports medicine
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| Page. NO
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xii, 667 p. :: ill. ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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0632053925
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| Notes
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"An IOC Medical Commission publication in collaboration with the International Federation of Sports Medicine."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Pt. 1. Muscle action in sport and exercise -- Neural contributions to changes in muscle strength -- Mechanical properties and performance in skeletal muscles -- Muscle-tendon architecture and athletic performance -- Eccentric muscle action in sport and exercise -- Stretch-shortening cycle of muscle function -- Biomechanical foundations of strength and power training -- Pt. 2. Locomotion -- Factors affecting preferred rates of movement in cyclic activities -- The dynamics of running -- Resistive forces in swimming -- Propulsive forces in swimming -- Performance-determining factors in speed skating -- Cross-country skiing: technique, equipment and environmental factors affecting performance -- Pt. 3. Jumping and aerial movement -- Aerial movement -- The high jump -- Jumping in figure skating -- Springboard and platform diving -- Determinants of successful ski-jumping performance -- Pt. 4. Throwing and hitting -- Principles of throwing -- The flight of sports projectiles -- Javelin throwing: an approach to performance development -- Shot putting -- Hammer throwing: problems and prospects -- Hitting and kicking -- Pt. 5. Injury prevention and rehabilitation -- Mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury -- Musculoskeletal loading during landing -- Sport-related spinal injuries and their prevention -- Impact propagation and its effects on the human body -- Neuromechanics of the initial phase of eccentric contraction-induced muscle injury -- Pt. 6. Special Olympic sports -- Manual wheelchair propulsion - Sports after amputation
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| Subject
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Sports-- Physiological aspects
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Human mechanics
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Sports injuries
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| Dewey Classification
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617.1/027
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RC1235.B476 2000
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RC1235.B476 2000
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| NLM classification
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QT 13E527 1988 v.9
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| Added Entry
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Zatsiorsky, Vladimir M.,1932-
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IOC Medical Commission
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International Federation of Sports Medicine
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