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Organized by sport, The Female Athlete's Body Book presents sound advice to girls and women of all ages, shapes, and sizes on how to compete at their highest level while staying healthy and injury-free. Gloria Beim, M.D., an accomplished athlete and one of the nation's top orthopedic surgeons, addresses common injuries (including those to the all-important yet vulnerable female knee) and tells you why they occur more often in girls and women and how to prevent and properly treat them. Dr. Beim also introduces guidelines for appropriate off-season training, critical for female athletes needing conditioning geared specifically toward competitive sports.
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The first authoritative guide for keeping female athletes healthy and injury freeWomen's and girls' participation in sports grows exponentially every year, and everyone knows that women's bodies are constructed differently from men's, yet there have been no books on sports injury and health specific to a female athlete's needs.Until now.In The Female Athlete's Body Book, Dr. Gloria Beim--orthopedic surgeon, physician for the U.S. National Track Cycling Team, and accomplished athlete--presents the first authoritative sourcebook for every female athlete who wants to get in the game and stay there. She provides sound advice on an array of concerns including:How to minimize injury while enhancing sports performance Nutrition and training for top performance and lifelong health The specific needs of younger, pregnant, and mature athletes How to fight menstrual problems, bone loss, and eating disorders What to do when an injury occurs
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