The Active Female (eBook)

Health Issues throughout the Lifespan

Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb, Mimi Zumwalt, Maria Fernandez-del-Valle (Herausgeber)

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2023 | 3rd ed. 2023
XXVIII, 613 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-15485-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Now in a revised and expanded third edition, the aims of The Active Female are threefold: first, to increase the awareness of wellness and fitness issues for active females and their family members; second, to provide an avenue for medical practitioners, allied health professionals, health educators/providers, and certified individuals in sports medicine/athletics to gain critical, updated knowledge of a field specific to active females; and third, to introduce the concept of obesity as a growing health concern even for normal weight individuals. 

Part I of the book offers a foundation for understanding the interrelationships between female physiology, body image and other psychological issues, the female reproductive cycle, and the musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology of females that makes their health risks and concerns unique. In Part II, the concepts of eating disorders from a global perspective and the health disparities and inequities in women's health are discussed in detail. Part III describes the prevention and management of common musculoskeletal injuries in active females across the lifespan, including the management of osteoporosis. Appropriate exercise and nutritional guidelines and recommendations for active females are discussed in detail in Parts IV and V. Part VI is a new addition to the book and highlights the obesity epidemic and co-morbid diseases associated with obesity even for normal weight obese individuals. Each chapter is bookended by clear learning objectives and review questions for additional pedagogical appeal. 

An invaluable addition to the literature, The Active Female: Health Issues throughout the Lifespan, 3e will be of great interest to all clinicians and allied health care professionals concerned with women's health and related issues, from sports medicine and family practitioners to endocrinologists, gynecologists and orthopedic surgeons.  

Jacalyn J. Robert-McComb, PhD, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

Mimi Zumwalt, MD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA

Maria Fernandez del Valle, PhD, Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.2.2023
• Zusatzinfo: XXVIII, 613 p. 107 illus., 59 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
• Schlagworte: Active female • Body Image • Eating Disorder • Energy Requirements • Exercise medicine • Female athlete • Female Athlete Triad • Menstrual dysfunction • musculoskeletal injury • Nutritional guidelines • Obesity • Osteoporosis • Pregnancy • Reproductive changes • Sex Differences
• ISBN-10: 3-031-15485-1 / 3031154851
• ISBN-13: 978-3-031-15485-0 / 9783031154850