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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
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
Language
English
Description
"An intimate account--the first from a trail veterinarian--of the canines who brave the challenges of the Iditarod. Few events attract as much attention, or create as much spectacle, as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Each March, despite subzero temperatures and white-out winds, hundreds of dogs and mushers journey to Anchorage, Alaska, to participate in "The Last Great Race on Earth," a grueling, thousand-mile race across the Alaskan wilderness....
Author
Language
English
Formats
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
Indicios
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
Cada vez hay más personas que dedican tiempo a actividades deportivas, desde profesionales a aficionados de fin de semana que buscan estar en forma. Todos ellos tienen que lidiar con la recuperación física para mejorar su rendimiento. Han aparecido decenas de productos, servicios y tratamientos que prometen ayudar al cuerpo.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
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
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Invention of Surgery explains this dramatic progress and highlights the personalities of the discipline's most dynamic historical figures. It links together the lives of the pioneering scientists who first understood what causes disease, how organs become infected or cancerous, and how surgery could powerfully intercede in people's lives, and then shows how the rise of surgery intersected with many of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the...
Series
Publisher
St. James Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Multi-volume major reference work bringing together histories of companies that are a leading influence in a particular industry or geographic location. For students, job candidates, business executives, historians and investors.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Kinesiology is the study and application of physics to body movement - energy, work, friction and inertia. This program explores the application of Newton's Three Laws of Motion in baseball regarding pitching and hitting. Kinesiologists at the American Sports Medicine Institute use video motion capture to study the biomechanics of a pitcher's delivery to optimize performance and help reduce injury.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This awe-inspiring updated edition of the Book of World Records comes complete with new entries in pop culture, science, tech, nature, sports, medicine, and more. This 2023 edition also includes "Trending" sections for each category, covering all the new cool social media facts, incredible stats, and facts you need to know from the past year"--
Author
Publisher
Life Long Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From prominent experts in orthopedics and sports medicine, a comprehensive guide for anyone with knee injury or chronic knee pain: how injuries occur, how to treat problems, and how to return to the life and sports you love."--from Amazon.com.
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