Description
This book offers an ultimate clinical guide to all the medical issues related to triathlon – a very popular Olympic and international sport, and the most modern of all the endurance activities. Triathletes experience a range of environmental conditions and physiological demands, depending on the race, that must be taken into consideration when preparing for medical assistance. The book addresses in detail the topics of cardiovascular adaptations, overuse injuries, overtraining syndrome, endurance anaemia, nutrition and the physiological aspects associated with the discipline. It provides information on the training and technical aspects of the different distances in triathlon disciplines, with a special focus on safety in open-water swimming. Dedicated chapters also cover issues related to female, young, master and para-triathletes.
Combining research perspectives with many years of experience practicing in the field, this book offers sport medicine physicians, orthopedists, physical therapists and coaches a comprehensive guide to the evaluation, treatment and prevention of all the overuse conditions and to improving athletes’ performance.Table of Contents
ITU Triathlon history.-SECTION I Physiological and epidemiological aspects.-1 Physiological requirements of the different distances of triathlon.-2 Epidemiological aspects of illness and injury.-SECTION II Environmental conditions.-3 Heat related illness.-4 Enviromental conditions: cold.-5 ITU Swimming Competition Rules: general rules, wetsuit use, modifications.-SECTION III Acute and overuse injuries.-6 Ileotibial band syndrome.-7 Anterior knee pain.-8 Stress fractures.-9 Operative treatment of tendinopathies of Achilles tendon.-SECTION IV Medical Conditions.-10 Airway disfunction in elite athletes.-11 Cardiovascular adaptation in triathletes.-12 The ITU PPE.-13 Endurance anaemia, relevance to triathlon.-14 The youth triathlete.-15 The master triathlete.-16 The female triathlete.-17 The travelling athlete.-18 Nutrition strategies.-SECTION V Training.-19 Quantification of training in triathlon.-20 Scientific based criteria for the talent identification athletes in triathlon.-21 Altitude training and endurance performance.-22 Overtraining syndrome.-SECTION VI Special Considerations.-23 Triathlon race day medical care.-24 Triathlon marine plan in the Olympics and in the ITU WTS.-24 ITU water quality statement.-SECTION VII The Paratriathlon.-26 Paratriathlon history.-27 Physiological considerations for paratriathlon training and competition
