Sports Medicine and Therapy Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. Towards a Social Science of Drugs in Sport

   Edited by Jason Mazanov

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   The debate around the role of drugs in sport is vibrant. There is a wealth of evidence from the hard end of science, telling us how drugs work, how drug testing works, and how many athletes have fallen foul of the system. The evidence from social science is still building momentum. For example,...

   Published May 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Children and Exercise XXVII

   The Proceedings of the XXVIIth International Symposium of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology, September, 2011

   Edited by Craig Williams, Neil Armstrong

   Children and Exercise XXVII presents the latest scientific research into paediatric sport and exercise science and medicine, including contributions from a wide range of leading international experts and early career researchers. The book begins with chapters devoted to the five invited...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
3. Attachment in Sport, Exercise and Wellness

   By Sam Carr

   Series: Routledge Research in Sport and Exercise Science

   Attachment theory is a concept well known to ‘mainstream’ psychologists, informing the literature in areas as diverse as psychodynamics, developmental psychology, social psychology and counselling. This important new book is the first to demonstrate the relevance of attachment theory to the...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
4. Children and Exercise XXV

   The proceedings of the 25th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting

   Edited by Georges Baquet, Serge Berthoin

   Children and Exercise XXV presents the latest research in the field of paediatric exercise sciences, focusing on the interaction between physical activity, exercise or sport on the one hand, and nutrition, metabolism regulation, cardio-respiratory function or muscle function on the other....

   Published November 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Ethics of Sports Medicine

   Edited by Claudio Tamburrini, Torbjörn Tännsjö

   Series: Ethics and Sport

   The book aims to establish a critical dialogue between sports ethicists and bioethicists across the range of sporting disciplines at elite level. It will address questions such as: are the increasingly intrusive testing methods of elite sports compatible with the right to autonomy and privacy...

   Published January 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Children and Exercise XXIV

   The Proceedings of the 24th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting

   Edited by Toivo Jurimae, Neil Armstrong, Jaak Jurimae

   Children and Exercise XXIV presents the latest scientific research into paediatric exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, and youth sport. Including contributions from a wide-range of leading international experts, the book is arranged into six thematic...

   Published September 29th 2011 by Routledge
7. International Research in Science and Soccer

   Edited by Barry Drust, Thomas Reilly, A. Mark Williams

   International Research in Science and Soccer showcases the very latest research into the world’s most widely played sport. With contributions from world-leading researchers and practitioners working at every level of the game, from grass roots to elite level, the book covers every key aspect of...

   Published July 14th 2011 by Routledge