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At a time when the main interests of those of us who are involved with sports medicine range from elite sportsmen’s cruciate ligament injuries to working on the prevention and treatment of illnesses using physical activity, it is very important to be able to study and learn about the health of the skeleton and bone. This book deals with the health of the skeleton and physical activity, but it also includes far more than this. Read entire review... Jon Karlsson Physical Therapy Motivated by a burgeoning volume of information regarding bone health and physical activity, the authors wrote this book to provide a clear, concise, and correct synthesis on the subject and related topics... Gordon J Alderink, PT, MS The Journal on Active Aging The primary uses of this book will be for first level graduate courses in bone health, and as introductory material for students who intend to pursue research in physical activity and the prevention of osteo Physical Activity & Bone Health is a new publication that examines the frontiers of bone health. International authorities Karim Khan, Heather McKay, Pekka Kannus, Kim Bennell, John Wark and Done Bailey examine effective exercise as it contributes to bone health. Topics include basic anatomy and physiology of the structure and function of bone; factors other than exercise that influence bone health; exercising to maintain a healthy skeleton from childhood through old age; and medical issues of bone deterioration. Physical Activity and Bone Health also provides practical exercise prescriptions that optimize bone health at different stages of life. SportHealth Physical Activity and Bone Health brings together an international group of academics who will be very familiar to SMA members and Sport Health readers. The book is primarily targeted at students but contains practical exercise prescriptions that will be of interest to sports medicine professionals. The book covers structure, function and measurement of bone; determinants of bone mineral other than physical activity; evidence and prescription, intense physical activity and bone health and research opportunities. The adverse impact on bone health of a lack of physical activity is one of our bigger public health challenges. This book provides and excellent starting point for students and health professionals who have an interest in the topic. British Journal of Sports Medicine Karim Khan (co-author of Clinical Sports Medicine) has gathered together an International group of experts to present Physical activity and bone health.... S. White Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology This is a well-conceived and well-produced text. It highlights the important contributions to bone health made by a number of Canadian exercise scientists, although there are also primary contributors from Melbourne and Tampere... Roy J. Shephard |
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