Tennis: Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine
This addition to the Handbook series will allow the tennis coach, athlete, and medical professional responsible for their care to improve technique, training and performance, and to reduce the risk of injury. When injury does occur, Tennis will aid quick accurate diagnosis and treatment, and effective rehabilitation so that the tennis player can return to peak performance with the minimum of fuss.
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Tennis is a further volume in the Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science Series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. It summarizes key aspects of training the tennis-playing athlete, including biomechanics, equipment, nutrition and common injuries.It aims to provide sport doctors, coaches, athletes and physical therapists with an authoritative, but easily digested, overview of the scientific principles and practical aspects of training tennis players.This new addition to the Handbook series will allow the tennis coach, athlete, and medical professional responsible for their care to improve technique, training and performance, and to reduce the risk of injury. When injury does occur, Tennis will aid quick accurate diagnosis and treatment, and effective rehabilitation so that the tennis player can return to peak performance with the minimum of fuss.
List of contributorsForewordsForewordsPreface1Biomechanics of tennis12The tennis racket293Shoes and surfaces in tennis: injury and performance aspects394The physiological demands of tennis465Nutrition in tennis546Playing tennis in the heat: fluid and electrolyte balance657Medical care of tennis players758Travel and jet lag969Strength training, flexibility training and physical conditioning10310Pre-participation profiling for tennis12411Specific problems for the young tennis player13912Pathophysiology of tennis injuries - an overview14713Foot problems in tennis15514Ankle problems in tennis16515Lower leg and Achilles tendon problems in tennis17616Knee injuries in tennis18617Spine injuries in tennis20418Hand and wrist injuries in tennis22319Elbow injuries in tennis23320Shoulder injuries in tennis24821Rehabilitation principles of injuries in tennis26222The psychology of tennis: gaining the mental advantage27823ITF involvement in tennis medicine and science29124Medical services in men's and women's professional tennis296Index303
