Authors: Per Renstrom (Editor), Paf Renstrom (Editor), Per Renstram
ISBN-13: 9780632050345, ISBN-10: 0632050349
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: March 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)
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 contributors | ||
Forewords | ||
Forewords | ||
Preface | ||
1 | Biomechanics of tennis | 1 |
2 | The tennis racket | 29 |
3 | Shoes and surfaces in tennis: injury and performance aspects | 39 |
4 | The physiological demands of tennis | 46 |
5 | Nutrition in tennis | 54 |
6 | Playing tennis in the heat: fluid and electrolyte balance | 65 |
7 | Medical care of tennis players | 75 |
8 | Travel and jet lag | 96 |
9 | Strength training, flexibility training and physical conditioning | 103 |
10 | Pre-participation profiling for tennis | 124 |
11 | Specific problems for the young tennis player | 139 |
12 | Pathophysiology of tennis injuries - an overview | 147 |
13 | Foot problems in tennis | 155 |
14 | Ankle problems in tennis | 165 |
15 | Lower leg and Achilles tendon problems in tennis | 176 |
16 | Knee injuries in tennis | 186 |
17 | Spine injuries in tennis | 204 |
18 | Hand and wrist injuries in tennis | 223 |
19 | Elbow injuries in tennis | 233 |
20 | Shoulder injuries in tennis | 248 |
21 | Rehabilitation principles of injuries in tennis | 262 |
22 | The psychology of tennis: gaining the mental advantage | 278 |
23 | ITF involvement in tennis medicine and science | 291 |
24 | Medical services in men's and women's professional tennis | 296 |
Index | 303 |