Adventure and extreme sports injuries : epidemiology, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention /
Omer Mei-Dan, Michael R. Carmont, editors.
- xvi, 371 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The management of the extreme sports athlete -- Rock and ice climbing -- Alpine skiing and snowboarding injuries -- Skydiving -- BASE jumping -- Whitewater canoeing and rafting -- Surfing injuries -- Kite surfing and snow kiting -- Windsurfing -- Sailing and yachting -- Mountain biking injuries -- Paragliding -- Mountain, sky, and endurance running -- Personality characteristics in extreme sports athletes : morbidity and mortality in mountaineering and BASE jumping -- Endocrine aspects and responses to extreme sports -- Preventing injuries in extreme sports athletes -- Rehabilitation of extreme sports injuries.