Manual ACSM para la Valoración del Fitness Relacionado Con la Salud


Book Description

Publicada por el Colegio Americano de Medicina del Deporte (ACSM) , este manual enseña a profesionales y estudiantes cómo llevar a cabo, de forma adecuada, las pruebas de evaluación de la condición física. El objetivo de esta 4.a edición es proporcionar una visión global de por qué y cómo llevar a cabo evaluaciones de los cinco componentes relacionados con la salud de la salud física: composición corporal, fuerza muscular, resistencia muscular, flexibilidad y salud cardiorrespiratoria. American College of Sports Medicine es una entidad de prestigio a nivel internacional, que otorga a nuestra obra, de forma directa, un prestigio indudable.










ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription


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The flagship title of the certification suite from the American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription is a handbook that delivers scientifically based standards on exercise testing and prescription to the certification candidate, the professional, and the student. The 9th edition focuses on evidence-based recommendations that reflect the latest research and clinical information. This manual is an essential resource for any health/fitness and clinical exercise professional, physician, nurse, physician assistant, physical and occupational therapist, dietician, and health care administrator. This manual give succinct summaries of recommended procedures for exercise testing and exercise prescription in healthy and diseased patients.







Patterson's Allergic Diseases


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Revised and updated for its Seventh Edition, this highly acclaimed volume is a complete, current, and practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disorders. This comprehensive yet concise reference will remain the first choice for residents and practitioners who need guidance to identify an allergy, confirm a diagnosis, or find effective therapies. It will also be an excellent aid for board review. This edition includes discussions of clinical trials in asthma and significant updates on drug allergy, imaging, occupational allergy, and immune deficiency evaluation. A Companion Website will include the fully searchable text and additional illustrations and tables.




Manual ACSM para la Valoración y Prescripción Del Ejercicio


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¡Uno de los manuales más leídos y citados internacionalmente entre los de su clase! Traducción de la 11.a edición en inglés del Manual ACSM para la valoración y prescripción del ejercicio, considerado desde hace tiempo el libro de referencia en medicina y ciencia del deporte y en el campo de la salud y la condición física. Publicado por primera vez en 1975, este conciso manual ofrece resúmenes sucintos de los procedimientos recomendados para las pruebas de esfuerzo y la prescripción del ejercicio a personas tanto en estado de salud como de enfermedad. También es un útil compendio de todos las destrezas, capacidades y conocimientos necesarios para obtener las credenciales del American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), la organización más grande de medicina del deporte y ciencia del ejercicio, con más de 20 000 miembros a nivel regional, nacional o internacional. La nueva edición sigue los mismos esfuerzos de los directores y autores colaboradores de ediciones previas por convertirlo un verdadero manual recurso fundamental para todos aquellos profesionales del ejercicio y de la salud que realizan pruebas de esfuerzo y programas de ejercicio. Por ello, se han reducido las descripciones en el texto y se ha hecho mucho más accesible y fácil de usar. CARACTERÍSTICAS PRINCIPALES: Actualizado con las pautas más actuales y clínicamente sólidas para las pruebas de ejercicio y la prescripción Nuevo capítulo sobre afecciones cerebrales que familiariza a los estudiantes con estrategias específicas para el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Parkinson, la enfermedad de Alzheimer, el autismo, la depresión y la ansiedad Mejora de la organización para facilitar la localización rápida de la información Reducción de las descripciones de texto e inclusión de un mayor número de tablas, cuadros y figuras que resaltan conceptos y enfoques importantes Sitios web claves al final de cada capítulo Cuadros FITT (frecuencia, intensidad, tiempo, tipo) que facilitan y agilizan la localización de información crítica Apéndices que ​​integran información valiosa sobre ECG, medicación y manejo de urgencias, con un nuevo apéndice sobre ecuaciones metabólicas. Contenido en línea en ThePoint para instructores




Triathlon Medicine


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This book offers an ultimate clinical guide to all the medical issues related to triathlon – a very popular Olympic and international sport, and the most modern of all the endurance activities. Triathletes experience a range of environmental conditions and physiological demands, depending on the race, that must be taken into consideration when preparing for medical assistance. The book addresses in detail the topics of cardiovascular adaptations, overuse injuries, overtraining syndrome, endurance anaemia, nutrition and the physiological aspects associated with the discipline. It provides information on the training and technical aspects of the different distances in triathlon disciplines, with a special focus on safety in open-water swimming. Dedicated chapters also cover issues related to female, young, master and para-triathletes. Combining research perspectives with many years of experience practicing in the field, this book offers sport medicine physicians, orthopedists, physical therapists and coaches a comprehensive guide to the evaluation, treatment and prevention of all the overuse conditions and to improving athletes’ performance.




ACSM's Exercise Testing and Prescription


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ACSM’SExercise Testing and Prescription adapts and expands upon the assessment and exercise prescription-related content from ACSM’s Resource Manual for Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 7th Edition, to create a true classroom resource. Fully aligned with the latest edition of ACSM’s flagship title, ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, this practical resource walks students through the process of selecting and administering fitness assessments, using Guidelines to interpret results, and drafting an exercise prescription that is in line with Guidelines parameters. Designed for today’s learners, the text is written in a clear, concise style, and enriched by visuals that promote student engagement. As an American College of Sports Medicine publication, the book offers the unsurpassed quality and excellence that has become synonymous with titles by the leading exercise science organization in the world.




Tennis Medicine


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This book will serve as a key resource for all clinicians working in orthopedics, sports medicine, and rehabilitation for the sport of tennis. It provides clinically useful information on evaluation and treatment of the tennis player, covering the entire body and both general medical and orthopedic musculoskeletal topics. Individual sections focus on tennis-related injuries to the shoulder, the elbow, wrist, and hand, the lower extremities, and the core/spine, explaining treatment and rehabilitation approaches in detail. Furthermore, sufficient sport science information is presented to provide the clinical reader with extensive knowledge of tennis biomechanics and the physiological aspects of training and rehabilitation. Medical issues in tennis players, such as nutrition and hydration, are also discussed, and a closing section focuses on other key topics, including movement dysfunction, periodization, core training, and strength and conditioning specifics. The expansive list of worldwide contributors and experts coupled with the comprehensive and far-reaching chapter provision make this the highest-level tennis medicine book ever published.