Masterful Care of the Aging Athlete A Clinical Guide /

This unique text focuses exclusively on the ever-growing population of aging and masters athletes, both professional and amateur, presenting both operative and nonoperative management strategies for the range of sports-related injuries. The book is thematically divided into three sections. Part I de...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9783319162232
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Part I: Defining the Aging Athlete
  • Who is the Masters Athlete and How are they Changing the Face of Sports?- The New Science of Musculoskeletal Aging in Bone, Muscle, and Tendon/Ligament
  • Total Body Changes and Benefits of Exercise
  • Structural Brain Benefits of Maintained Fitness
  • Psychological/Mental Benefits of Maintaining Activity and Exercise
  • Maximizing Nutrition and Supplements for Masters Athletes
  • Anti-aging and Performance Enhancing Drugs
  • Injectables, Biologics, and Stem Cells
  • Part II: Injury, Treatment, and Return to Sport Considerations
  • Knee Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport
  • Hip Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport
  • Shoulder Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport
  • Hand and Foot Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport
  • Back Injuries: Conservative Management, Operative Management and Return to Sport
  • Return to Sport Following Total Joint Arthroplasty
  • Part III: Injury Prevention and Fitness
  • Maximizing Performance and Minimizing Injury
  • Exercise Prescription for Active Agers
  • Importance of Core and Gluteus Strengthening
  • Mental Stamina and Building a Better Brain
  • Longevity and Epigenetics.