Overview
- Features principles and applications of thermography to study sports performance and detection of injuries in sports medicine
- Written by the most prestigious international researchers using thermography for sport studies
- Enables readers to apply infrared thermography to analyze thermal effects of sports clothes
Part of the book series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book addresses the application of infrared thermography in sports, examining the main benefits of this non-invasive, non-radiating and low-cost technique. Aspects covered include the detection of injuries in sports medicine, the assessment of sports performance due to the existing link between physical fitness and thermoregulation and the analysis of heat transfer for sports garments and sports equipment. Although infrared thermography is broadly considered to be a fast and easy-to-use tool, the ability to deliver accurate and repeatable measurements is an important consideration. Furthermore, it is important to be familiar with the latest sports studies published on this technique to understand its potential and limitations. Accordingly, this book establishes a vital link between laboratory tests and the sports field.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Jose Ignacio Priego Quesada is a researcher with the Physiology Department of the University of Valencia and thermographer of level 1 by the Infrared Training Center. He is also a researcher of the Research Group in Sport Biomechanics (GIBD). Previously has been working for two years with a research grant in the Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (IBV). His research topics of interest are the use of infrared thermography in sport assessment, cycling biomechanics, sport biomechanics and footwear assessment. In 2015, he has been awarded as the best poster presentation at the XIII Congress of the European Association of Thermology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Application of Infrared Thermography in Sports Science
Editors: Jose Ignacio Priego Quesada
Series Title: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47410-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-47409-0Published: 06 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83730-7Published: 25 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47410-6Published: 29 December 2016
Series ISSN: 1618-7210
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5647
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 327
Number of Illustrations: 37 b/w illustrations, 124 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Sports Medicine, Human Physiology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering