Oxford Textbook of Children's Sport and Exercise Medicine

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Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2023-11-10
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Author Biography


Neil Armstrong, Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Physiology and Founding Director, Children's Health and Exercise Research Centre, University of Exeter, England, UK,Willem Van Mechelen, Emeritus Professor of Occupational and Sports Medicine, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers Amsterdam, Location VUmc, The Netherlands

Table of Contents


Exercise Science
1. Growth and maturation, Adam DG Baxter-Jones
2. Development of motor control, Andrea Utley
3. Developmental biodynamics, James Watkins
4. Development of muscle strength, Mark BA De Ste Croix
5. Molecular exercise physiology, Marius Meinhold and Henning Wackerhage
6. Exercise and physiological variability, George R Biltz and Christopher J Lundstrom
7. Cerebrovascular responses to exercise, Ali M McManus and Christine M Tallon
8. Metabolic responses to exercise, Julia K Zakrzewski-Fruer, Alice. E Thackray, and Michael L Newell
9. Endocrine responses to exercise, Alon Eliakim and Dan Nemet
10. Cardiopulmonary responses to exercise, Neil Armstrong and Ali M McManus
11. Muscle and pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics, Alan R Barker and Neil Armstrong
12. Neuromuscular fatigue, Sébastien Ratel and Dimitrios Patikas
13. Effort perception, Kevin L Lamb, Gaynor Parfitt, and Roger G Eston
Exercise Medicine
14. The role of molecular mechanisms in transducing physical activity and exercise into health benefits, Dan M Cooper and Shlomit Radom-Aizik
15. Assessment of physical activity behaviours, Knut Eirik Dalene and Ulf Ekelund
16. Systematic promotion of physical activity, Stef Kremers, Ree M Meertens, and Robert AC Ruiter
17. Genetics of physical activity and physical fitness, Yahua Zi, Meike Bartels, and Eco JC de Geus
18. Sedentary behaviour and health, Natalie Pearson and Lauren Sherar
19. Physical activity, exercise, and cardiovascular health, Isabel Ferreira and Jason MR Gill
20. Physical activity, exercise, and the metabolic syndrome, Eero A Haapala and Marja Leppänen
21. Physical activity, exercise, and eating and weight disorders, Andrew P Hills, Steven J Street, and Nuala M Byrne
22. Physical activity, exercise, and bone health, Leigh Gabel, Heather Macdonald, and Heather McKay
23. Physical activity, exercise, and diabetes mellitus, Lauren Turner, Edgar GAH van Mil, and Michael C Riddell
24. Physical activity, exercise, and asthma, Helge Hebestreit, Susi Kriemler, and Thomas Radtke
25. Physical activity, exercise, and cystic fibrosis, Thomas Radtke, Susi Kriemler, and Helge Hebestreit
26. Physical activity, exercise, and cerebral palsy, Olaf Verschuren and Eline Bolster
27. Physical activity, exercise, and mental health, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Lucia V Torres-Lopez, and Jairo H Migueles
28. Physical activity, exercise, and intellectual disability, Bo Fernhall, Tracy Baynard, and Thessa Hilgenkamp
Sport Science
29. Bio-banding in youth sport, Robert M Malina, Sean Cumming, and Manuel J Coelho-e-Silva
30. Morphology of the youth athlete, Diogo Martinho, João Valente-dos-Santos, and Robert M Malina
31. Development of aerobic and anaerobic fitness, Neil Armstrong and Melitta A McNarry
32. Aerobic and anaerobic responses to training, Melitta A McNarry and Neil Armstrong
33. Development and training of speed and agility, Jon L Oliver and Rhodri S Lloyd
34. High-intensity interval training, Craig A Williams
35. Resistance training, Avery D Faigenbaum and Rhodri S Lloyd
36. Neuromuscular training effects on performance, Urs Granacher, David G Behm, and Avery D Faigenbaum
37. Markers of training stress and overtraining, Jaak Jürimäe
38. The youth athlete in hot and cold environments, Bareket Falk and Raffy Dotan
39. Circadian rhythms, sleep, and the youth athlete, Thomas W Rowland
40. Physiological assessment and monitoring of elite youth athletes, Neil Armstrong and Alan R Barker
41. Long-term athletic development, Rhodri S Lloyd and Jon L Oliver
Sport Medicine
42. Epidemiology and prevention of sports injuries, Joske Nauta, Natalia FN Bittencourt, and Caroline Bolling
43. Epidemiology and prevention of injuries in physical education, Dorine CM Collard, Joske Nauta, and Frank JG Backx
44. Epidemiology and prevention of injuries in competitive non-contact, sports, Luiz Hespanhol, Tiê Parma Yamato, and Per Bo Mahler
45. Epidemiology and prevention of injuries in competitive contact and collision sports, Joske Nauta, Nicloa Sewry, and Evert ALM Verhagen
46. Role of stretching on range of motion, performance, and injury incidence, David G Behm
47. Head and cervical spine injuries, Robert V Cantu and Robert C Cantu
48. Upper extremity and trunk injuries, Akin Cil, Christopher M Shaw, and Joshua Locker
49. Lower limb injuries, Rocco Aicale and Nicola Maffulli
50. Disability, youth sport, and clinical care of the youth Para athlete, Wayne Derman, Eileen Africa, and Candace Vermaak
51. Nutrition and eating disorders in youth sport, Therese Fostervold Mathisen, Christine Sundgot-Borgen, and Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen
52. Dietary supplements in youth sport, Ronald J. Maughan and Susan M Shirreffs
53. Doping and anti-doping in youth sport, Alan Vernec and David Gerrard
54. Safeguarding child athletes, Margo Mountjoy and Tine Vertommen

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