Long Distance Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention and Treatment (eBook)

How to Avoid Common Problems and Deal with Them When They Happen

Brian J. Krabak, Grant S. Lipman, Brandee L. Waite (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
440 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-1793-0 (ISBN)

Infos

For any runner who loves hitting the pavement and conquering half-, full-, and ultra-marathons, getting injured is a terrifying, and often heartbreaking, setback. Yet, almost three-quarters of long distance runners will suffer from a serious injury several times in their athletic career.Although it may be impossible to completely avoid injury, The Long Distance Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention and Treatment is a vital source to help those who love to run understand some of the most common causes of injuries, and learn how to best avoid and treat athletic ailments. In this book, expert editors and long-time runners Brian Krabak and Grant Lipman combine valuable insights, tips, and tactics from over a dozen medical professionals who specialize in treating endurance athletes.With chapters on important and diverse topics such as proper nutrition, muscular ailments, skeletal injuries, medical illnesses caused by racing and proper recovery, The Long Distance Runner's Guide to Injury Prevention and Treatment is a must-have on the shelf of every harrier.

Autor

Brian Krabak MD, MBA, FACSM is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Departments of Rehabilitation, Orthopedics, and Sports Medicine at University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital with expertise in the field of sports medicine. Krabak has extensive Sports Medicine experience at high-profile events such as 2010 Vancouver Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, and 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, and has served as medical director for the Seattle Rock N’ Roll Marathon, the Boston Marathon, and a dozen other events. He lives in Seattle, WA.Grant Lipman, FACEP, FAWM is a Clinical Associate Professor of surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is the author of The Wilderness First Aid Book, as well as dozens of scholarly articles and book chapters. Lipman was awarded the Wilderness Medical Society’s 2013 Research Award, and has served as president of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He lives in Redwood City, CA.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.10.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Leichtathletik / Turnen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Schlagworte: barefoot running • barefoot ted • caballo blanco • casual runner minimalist shoes • chi running • Christopher McDougall • Connective Tissue • copper canyons • Cross Country • Death Valley • distance running • Endurance Running • endurance sports • Forefoot • half marathon • heel strike • Hikes • indian tribe • injury free • Knee pain • leadville 100 • magill • marathon runners • mile race • mile run • minimalist running • minute mile • modern running • nicholas romanov • nutrition advice • pain free • persistence hunting • Physical Fitness • prevent injuries • prevention chirunning • proper nutrition • race results • rugged terrain • run barefoot • run farther • run faster • run hundreds • Runners World • running barefoot • running due • running friends • running injury • running life • running shoes • running style • running techniques • running world • Scott Jurek • serious runner • shin splints • shoe companies • Shoe industry • Sierra Madre • steep hills • tarahumara indians • tarahumara people • tarahumara runners • tarahumara tribe • training methods • Ultra Marathon • ultra running • vibram five • White horse
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-1793-5 / 1510717935
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-1793-0 / 9781510717930