Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science: The Female Athlete

This new International Olympic Committee (IOC) handbook covers the science, medicine and psycho–social aspects of women in sports at all levels of competition. Each chapter focuses on the specific issues that female athletes confront both on and off the field, such as bone health, nutritional recommendations, exercise/competition during menstruation and pregnancy, and much more. Fully endorsed by the IOC and drawing upon the experience of an international team of expert contributors, no other publication deals with the topic in such a concise and complete manner. The Female Athlete is recommended for all health care providers for women and girl athletes internationally for all sports and all levels of competition. It is a valuable resource for medical doctors, physical and occupational therapists, nutritionists and sports scientists, as well as coaches, personal trainers and athletes.

List of Contributors Foreword Preface 1 Training the female athlete Suzanne S. Hecht and Elizabeth Arendt 2 Injury prevention in the female athlete Carolyn A. Emery and Constance M. Lebrun 3 Psychology of the female athlete Joan L. Duda and Saul Marks 4 Nutritional guidelines for female athletes Louise M. Burke 5 Disordered eating and eating disorders in female athletes Monica K. Torstveit and Jorunn Sundgot ]Borgen 6 Bone health Naama W. Constantini and Constance M. Lebrun 7 Menstrual health in the female athlete Madhusmita Misra 8 Exercise and pelvic floor dysfunction in female elite athletes Kari Bo 9 Female athlete triad Marci Goolsby 10 Hyperandrogenism and gender change Martin Ritzen 11 Sexual harassment and abuse in sport: implications for health care providers Trisha Leahy and Kari Fasting 12 Exercise and pregnancy Ruben Barakat, Alejandro Lucia and Jonatan Ruiz 13 The paralympic female athlete Cheri A. Blauwet Index