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Book cover image of Tennis: Olympic Handbook of Sports Medicine by Per Renstrom

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)

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Author Biography: Per Renstrom

Book Synopsis

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.

Table of Contents

List of contributors
Forewords
Forewords
Preface
1Biomechanics of tennis1
2The tennis racket29
3Shoes and surfaces in tennis: injury and performance aspects39
4The physiological demands of tennis46
5Nutrition in tennis54
6Playing tennis in the heat: fluid and electrolyte balance65
7Medical care of tennis players75
8Travel and jet lag96
9Strength training, flexibility training and physical conditioning103
10Pre-participation profiling for tennis124
11Specific problems for the young tennis player139
12Pathophysiology of tennis injuries - an overview147
13Foot problems in tennis155
14Ankle problems in tennis165
15Lower leg and Achilles tendon problems in tennis176
16Knee injuries in tennis186
17Spine injuries in tennis204
18Hand and wrist injuries in tennis223
19Elbow injuries in tennis233
20Shoulder injuries in tennis248
21Rehabilitation principles of injuries in tennis262
22The psychology of tennis: gaining the mental advantage278
23ITF involvement in tennis medicine and science291
24Medical services in men's and women's professional tennis296
Index303

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