Editors:
- Investigation of health issues unique to active females
- In-depth discussion of body image and eating issues
- Through analysis of common prevention and management techniques
- Useful links to resources on the internet for additional screening tools
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Focusing on Active Female’s Health Issues: Unique Gender-Related Psychological and Physiological Characteristics of Females
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Preoccupation with Body Image Issues and Disordered Eating Issues in the Active Female
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Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Injuries in Active Females
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About this book
The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan investigates the growing and ever-changing health issues for girls and women who lead an active lifestyle and participate in sports and exercise. Easy to read, the volume provides an educational foundation for understanding how disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis can be interrelated while also looking at image disorders and reproductive health. Written by world leaders in the field, chapters detail effective nutrition and safe exercise techniques while also discussing female psychological and physiological characteristics.
Informative and comprehensive, The Active Female: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan is an essential, practical reference for the educated professional who seeks a basic understanding of some of the more common issues active females confront.
Editors and Affiliations
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College of Arts and Sciences Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb
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School of Medicine Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
Reid Norman
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School of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock
Mimi Zumwalt
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Active Female
Book Subtitle: Health Issues Throughout the Lifespan
Editors: Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb, Reid Norman, Mimi Zumwalt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-534-3
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-745-7Published: 05 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-534-3Published: 26 December 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 457
Topics: Nutrition, Rehabilitation Medicine, Gynecology