Physical Education, Health, & Fitness Management Courses & Research

Explains the many fields of specialization within sports medicine while providing broad coverage of the terms relevant to each discipline. Provides basic descriptions of various sports medicine terms introduce the reader to many important topics and provide an at-home reference that can supplement and accompany the information received from sports medicine professionals. Also includes entries on individual sports detail their most common injuries and how to prevent them.

An innovative, user-friendly format in which each two-page spread presents a self-contained guide to a specific topic. Contains 1,700 original, full-color illustrations and 100 tables that present comprehensive coverage of the musculoskeletal system, general anatomy, surface anatomy, and embryology. Expertly rendered cross-sections, x-rays, and CT and MRI scans vividly demonstrate clinical anatomy.

Explains hundreds of terms commonly used in medicine, food science, metabolism, physiology, and nutrition. Thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect major advances over the past decade, this reference lists entries alphabetically and cross-references them when multiple terms are used for the same definition. Each entry is followed either by a definition, paragraph, essay, composition, article, or feature article. Many of the more complex entries are supported with figures or tables.

Offers thorough coverage of relevant topics and issues in historical and contemporary context, with information on lifestyle habits and practices and their impact on health. These volumes sort out the science behind nightly news reports and magazine cover stories, helping the reader to discern sound, evidence-based advice from that which is merely fad.