The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: An IOC Medical Commission Publication : Biomechanics in Sport: Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention (Hardcover, Volume IX)

MUSCLE ACTION IN SPORT AND EXERCISE.

1 Muscle action in high force contractions.

2 Functional properties and performance in skeletal muscles.

3 Muscle-tendon architecture and athletic performance.

4 Eccentric muscle action in sport and exercise.

5 Stretch-shortening cycle.

6 Biomechanical foundations of strength and power training.

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LOCOMOTION.

7 Factors affecting preferred rates of movement in cyclic activities.

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8 The dynamics of running.

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9 Lower extremity function during cycling.

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10 Competitive skill: technique, equipment and environmental factors affecting performance.

11 Technique and power production in speed skating.

12 Hydrodynamic resistance and propelling forces in swimming.

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13 Mechanical power and propelling efficiency in competitive swimming.

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JUMPING AND AERIAL MOVEMENT.

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14 Aerial movement.

15 The high jump.

16 Ski jumping.

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17 Jumping in figure skating.

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18 Springboard and platform diving.

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THROWING.

19 Throwing: basic principles.

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20 Flight of projectiles in sport.

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21 Hammer throwing: problems and prospects.

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22 Shot putting.

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23 Javelin throwing: an approach toward performance improvement.

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INJURY PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION.

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24 Mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury.

25 Musculoskeletal loading during landing.

26 Impact propagation and its effects on the human body.

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27 Sport related spine injuries and their prevention.

28 Eccentric contraction: applied physiology and mechanics of muscle injury and rehabilitation.

SPECIAL OLYMPIC SPORTS.

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29 Manual wheelchair propulsion.

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30 Sport for amputees