Main description:

Basketball covers the epidemiology of basketball injury, the physiological demands of basketball, preventive medicine, pre-participation examination and special considerations to be given to the young basketball player, and finally looks at the 'special' basketball player -- diabetics, asthmatics, epileptics, etc.

Contents:

List of contributors. Foreword by the IOC. Foreword by the FIBA. Preface. Introduction. 1 Epidemiology of basketball injuries. 2 Physiology of basketball. 3 Nutrition guidelines for basketball. 4 Preventive medicine in basketball. 5 Preparticipation screening and the basketball player. 6 The young basketball player. 7 The female athlete. 8 The special basketball player. 9 Psychological issues in basketball. 10 Basketball injuries: head and face. 11 Cardiovascular considerations in basketball. 12 Medical illness. 13 Spine and pelvis. 14 Basketball injuries: upper extremity considerations. 15 Lower extremity considerations. Index