Download or read book Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science, Alpine Skiing written by Robert E. Leach and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1994-05-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book in the series of Olympic Handbooks of Sports Medicine and Science which runs in parallel with the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine. This is a practical manual which focuses on Alpine Skiing and brings basic scientific information and practical considerations to those who are directly involved in competitive sports. Chapters cover the characteristics of alpine skiing, functional anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, biomechanics and psychology, the principles and aims of nutrition and injury including risks, mechanisms of injury, prevention, immediate care, treatment, rehabilitation and return to training.