Full Description
Part of the esteemed IOC Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science series, this new volume on Training and Coaching the Paralympic Athlete will be athlete-centred with each chapter written for the practical use of medical doctors and allied health personnel. The chapters also consider the role of medical science in the athlete s sporting career and summarize current international scientific Paralympic literature. * Provides a concise, authoritative overview of the science, medicine and psycho-social aspects of training and coaching disabled and Paralympic athletes * Offers guidance on medical aspects unique to the training and coaching of Paralympic athletes * Endorsed by both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) * Written and edited by global thought leaders in sports medicine
Contents
Contributors, vi Foreword by IOC President Thomas Bach, ix Foreword by IPC President Sir Philip Craven, xi 1 Introduction to the Paralympic Movement, 1 Walter R. Thompson 2 Biomechanics and ergonomics, 21 Helco van Keeken, Sonja de Groot, Riemer Vegter, and Lucas van der Woude 3 Physiology, 53 Claudio Perret and Thomas Abel 4 Paralympic sports medicine, 75 Cheri A. Blauwet, Jan Lexell, and Wayne Derman 5 The psychology of Paralympians and mental preparation, 96 Jeffrey J. Martin 6 Sociology of sport and coaching, 108 P. David Howe 7 Research needs for the development of evidence-based systems of classification for physical, vision, and intellectual impairments, 122 Sean M. Tweedy, David Mann, and Yves C. Vanlandewijck 8 Sport and technology, 150 Osnat Fliess-Douer, Barry Mason, Larry Katz, and Chi-hung Raymond So 9 Contribution of sport science to performance: Wheelchair rugby, 172 Yves C. Vanlandewijck 10 Contribution of sports science to performance: Swimming, 199 Brendan Burkett 11 Contribution of sport science to performance: Nordic skiing, 216 Vesa Linnamo, Walter Rapp, and Stefan J. Lindinger Index, 237
