Combat Sports Medicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wallace, W. Angus. (Editor), Wroble, Randall R. (Editor), Maffulli, Nicola. (Editor), Kordi, Ramin. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Orthopedics.; Sports medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Sports Medicine.; Emergency Medicine.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-354-5

A significant body of scientific knowledge has been published in sports medicine in the past few decades, but there is huge demand for practical references that address different types of sport. This demand is highest in combat sports which are both highly physical and mentally demanding, and cause...

Table of Contents:

• I General Topics: 1 Safety and Risk of Combat Sports
• 2 Pre-participation Physical Evaluation
• 3 Protect Equipment
• 4 Doping
• 5 Head Injury
• 6 Blood Borne Infections
• 7 Skin Infections
• 8 Nutrition
• 9 Making Weight and Cutting Weight
• 10 Sports Psychology
• 11 Women
• 12 Children Athletes
• 13 Senior Athletes
• 14 Professional Athlete
• II Combat Sports: 15 Boxing
• 16 Wrestling
• 17 Judo
• 18 Taekwondo
• 19 Karate
• 20 Wushu
• 21 Mixed Martial Arts
• 22 Kickboxing.