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Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
One of the most renowned sports surgeons in the country, with clients from Drew Brees to Jack Nicklaus, uses his extensive experience with athletes across all sports for the prevention and treatment of sports injuries--especially among young athletes.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Tommy John's unique program: a diet, lifestyle, and movement plan (Rethink. Rebuild. Replenish. Recover) for injury- and performance-proofing young athletes in every sport Beginning as early as age 6 and continuing through the teenage years and on into their twenties, both male and female athletes are more at risk of serious injuries at younger ages than ever before. Dr. Tommy John, son of lefty pitcher Tommy John and also a sports performance...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Recovery-physical and mental-is a red-hot topic, and the worlds of sports, technology, and commerce have all taken note. This second edition of The Athlete's Guide to Recovery helps readers sort through the hype to focus on the practices and devices that really make a difference in recovery and lead to peak performance"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS DO NOT SUSTAIN FREQUENT REPETITIVE BLOWS TO THE BRAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS." So concluded the National Football League in a December 2005 scientific paper on concussions in America's most popular sport. That judgment, implausible even to a casual fan, also contradicted the opinion of a growing cadre of neuroscientists who worked in vain to convince the NFL that it was facing a deadly new scourge: A chronic brain disease...
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the coming of age of a surgeon in New York City and her experiences as one of the only female ringside doctors for the New York State Athletic Commission.
"In this entertaining memoir, Dahl details her road to becoming one of the only female fight doctors. Raised in the Midwest by Syrian immigrant parents, Dahl was a surgical resident living in the Bronx when she became enthralled with boxing while watching a fight between Shane Mosley...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Veteran sports writer Scott Douglas breaks down the many ways athletes can benefit from using CBD produects, and answers questions the CBD-curious might have. With input from leading sports medicine professionals and industry analysts, as well as testimonials from athletes of all levels.
Author
Publisher
Greystone Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
From the Publisher: Whatever your reasons for starting a running program, this easy-to-use, practical book will answer all of your questions. It shows you how to build strength and endurance, get motivated and set realistic goals, choose proper shoes, eat right and avoid sore muscles and injury. Most important, it gives you a step-by-step road map for achieving running success.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In recent years recovery has become a sports and fitness buzzword. Anyone who works out or competes at any level is bombarded with the latest recovery products and services: from drinks and shakes to compression sleeves, foam rollers, electrical muscle stimulators, and sleep trackers. In Good to Go, acclaimed FiveThirtyEight science writer Christie Aschwanden takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening tour through this strange world. She investigates...
Author
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Science of Running answers all your running-related questions, from what's going on in your lungs during a sprint to the science behind the legendary "runner's high." Learn how to run faster, further, and for longer--scientifically." -- provided by publisher
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