TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reilly,Thomas
TI  - Ergonomics in sport and physical activity: enhancing performance and improving safety 
SN  - 0736069321
AV  - RC1235 .R45 2010
U1  - 613.71 22
PY  - 2010///]
CY  - Champaign, IL
PB  - Human Kinetics
KW  - Sports
KW  - Physiological aspects
KW  - Human engineering
KW  - Exercise
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Physical Exertion
KW  - Safety Management
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-267) and index; Preface --; Introduction --; Part I; Risk Factors --; 1; Physical Properties of Human Structures --; Monitoring Activity Demands --; Assessing Individual Characteristics --; Assessing Physiological Capabilities --; Assessing Mental load --; Overview and Summary --; 2; Health and Safety --; Injuries --; Predisposition to Injury --; Overtraining and Overreaching --; Immunosuppression --; Risk Assessment --; Risk Taking and Fun --; Spectator Safely --; Human Ethics and Risk --; Overview and Summary --; 3; Environmental Stress --; Thermoregulation --; Altitude --; Air Quality --; Noise --; Overview and Summary --; 4; Circadian Rhythms --; Training and Time of Day --; Sleep-Wake Cycle --; Travel Fatigue and Jet Lag --; Sleep Deprivation or Disruption --; Nocturnal Shift Work --; Overview and Summary --; Part II; Sport Ergonomics --; 5; Ergonomics Models and Training Modes in Sport and Leisure --; Fitting the Task to the Person --; Generic Models --; The Training Component --; Technological Training Aids --; Overview and Summary --; 6; Competitive and Training Stress in Sport --; Physiological Loading --; Spinal Loading --; Physical Loading --; Psychological Loading --; Overview and Summary --; 7; Sports Equipment and Playing Surfaces --; Sports Implements --; Sport Surfaces --; Sports Clothing --; Sport Shoes --; Protective Functions of Sports Equipment --; Personal Protective Equipment --; Overview and Summary --; Part III; Ergonomics in Physical Activities --; 8; Fitness for Work --; Military Personnel --; Prison Officers --; Police Officers --; Firefighters --; Bus Workers and Postal Workers --; Drivers --; Ambulance Workers --; Forestry Workers --; BeachLifeguards --; Professional Divers --; Workplace Fitness Programs --; Overview and Summary --; 9; Special Populations --; Young People --; Women --; Elderly People --; Athletes With Disabilities --; MatchOfficials --; Overview and Summary --; 10; Clinical Aspects --; Predispositions to Injury --; Musculoskeletal Loading --; Overreaching --; Worming Up and Cooling Down --; Recovery Processes --; Prophylactic Measures --; Supplements in Clinical Contexts --; Artificial Neural Networks --; Overview and Summary --; 11; A Holistic and Nutritional Ergonomics Perspective --; Part icipatory; Ergonomics --; Human Enhancement Technologies --; Performance and Cognitive Enhancement --; Historical Perspective on Drug Use --; From Clinic to Gymnasium --; Nutritional Supplements and Over-the-Counter Drugs --; Global Ergonomics --; Overview and Summary
ER  -