The Child and Adolescent Athlete

• Author(s): Brian Kraback,
• Publisher: Saunders
• Pages: 222
• ISBN_10: 1416058192
  ISBN_13: 9781416058199
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy , Medical / Pediatrics , Medical / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation , Medical / Physiology , Medical / Sports Medicine ,

Description:... We are living in a time of contradiction where children must combat obesity due to inactivity and a variety of injuries from participation in multiple sports throughout the year. "The Child and Adolescent Athlete" provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary state-of-the art review focusing on the athlete as a whole. Specifically, the issue will explore the impact of sports on the musculoskeletal, neurological, psychological and nutritional aspects of the child athlete.