Kids, Sports, and Concussion: A Guide for Coaches and Parents - Couverture rigide

Meehan III, William Paul

 
9780313387302: Kids, Sports, and Concussion: A Guide for Coaches and Parents
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ISBN 10 : 0313387303 ISBN 13 : 9780313387302
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 2011

Synopsis

This comprehensive, reader-friendly book written by a top physician in the field explains to coaches and parents how to understand, cope with, and prevent sport-related concussions among children and teenagers.

Written by an expert physician, Kids, Sports, and Concussion: A Guide for Coaches and Parents offers a thorough understanding of concussive brain injury, its symptoms, its potential long-term effects, and the current prevention options. Equally important, it provides insights into how this injury is treated and what parents and athletes can do to facilitate recovery.

In addition to explaining in simple, clear, and complete terms what a concussion is and how it can alter the brain function of children and youths, this guide discusses new technologies and equipment that may help prevent concussion. It looks at the incidence of concussion in football, hockey, cheerleading, skiing and snowboarding, soccer, basketball, and equestrian sports, and it explores related issues, such as the movement to have soccer and rugby players wear helmets. A final chapter focuses on emerging research designed to facilitate better treatments and on safety measures, including testing for a genetic predisposition to concussion.


• A foreword from Lyle Micheli, MD, past president of the American College of Sports Medicine and author of The Sports Medicine Bible for Young Athletes, commenting on the significance of sport-related concussion in pediatric and adolescent sports

• A glossary

• A bibliography referencing key investigations in the scientific literature for readers seeking a more in-depth, scientific analysis

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À propos de l'auteur

William Paul Meehan III, MD, is director of the Sports Concussion Clinic in the Division of Sports Medicine at Children's Hospital Boston, MA.

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0313387303
ISBN 13 
9780313387302
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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