Published June, 2009
By Inigo Mujika and Miguel Indurain
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Presents scientific data on tapering, its physiological and psychological effects and how these effects relate to athletic performance. Featuring various training models and experiential knowledge, this book allows readers to design optimal tapering programmes for each athlete.

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Published May, 2009
By Leslie Bonci
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Sport Nutrition for Coaches answers the call from coaches and other fitness professionals for a text to help them teach athletes the nutrition habits for optimal performance. This practical book, written specifically for coaches by sport nutrition expert Leslie Bonci, includes several planning tools.

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Published May, 2009
By Robert C. Manske and Michael P. Reiman
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Offers clinicians a compilation of information on clinical and data-based functional testing for sport, exercise and occupational settings. This book presents a primary resource for accurate assessment of individuals' functional abilities in order to develop programme prescriptions to enhance their performance.

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Published January, 2009
By Kathleen Haywood and Nancy Getchell
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Uses the model of constraints (or dynamical systems) approach in discussing reasons for changes in movement throughout the life span. This title encourages students to observe and examine how the interactions of the individual, environment, and task affect changes in a person's movements.

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Published January, 2009
By Steven Keteyian, Jonathan Ehrman, Paul Gordon and Paul Visich
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Looks at the clinical aspects of exercise physiology by examining the relationship between exercise and chronic disease. This book reflects important changes that have occurred in the field and provides professionals and students with fundamental knowledge of disease-specific pathology and treatment guidelines.

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Published January, 2009
By Shirl J. Hoffman
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Explains the discipline of kinesiology, demonstrating how its many subject areas integrate into a unified body of knowledge. This book discusses how physical activity experiences in sport, exercise, work, rehabilitation, and daily living contribute to the understanding of kinesiology.

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Published August, 2008
By Melinda J. Flegel
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Suitable for high school, collegiate and club sport coaches, this title offers detailed action steps for the care and prevention of more than 110 athletic injuries and illnesses. It covers protocols for conducting emergency action steps and providing life support and performing the physical assessment.

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Published July, 2008
By Roger M. Enoka
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Drawing on the disciplines of neurophysiology and physics, this book explores how the nervous system controls the actions of muscles to produce human motion in relation to biomechanical principles. It offers an introduction to the biomechanical terms and concepts used to describe movement, focusing on the relation between force and motion.

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Published May, 2008
By Janice Loudon, Marcie Swift and Stephania Bell
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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A guide for orthopedic clinicians to help assess patients. It includes sections on the upper cervical spine, pelvis/sacroiliac joint and adverse neurodynamics.

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Published April, 2008
By Christopher Norris
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Offers professionals and students with a blue-print for diagnosing and treating back problems. This book includes photographs of various exercise techniques.

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