The Female Athlete's Body Book - How to Prevent and Treat Sports Injuries in Women and Girls (Paperback)

The first authoritative guide for keeping female athletes healthy and injury free

Womens and girls participation in sports grows exponentially every year, and everyone knows that womens bodies are constructed differently from mens, yet there have been no books on sports injury and health specific to a female athletes needs.

Until now.

In The Female Athletes Body Book, Dr. Gloria Beim--orthopedic surgeon, physician for the U.S. National Track Cycling Team, and accomplished athlete--presents the first authoritative sourcebook for every female athlete who wants to get in the game and stay there. She provides sound advice on an array of concerns including:

• How to minimize injury while enhancing sports performance
  
• Nutrition and training for top performance and lifelong health
  
• The specific needs of younger, pregnant, and mature athletes
  
• How to fight menstrual problems, bone loss, and eating disorders
  
• What to do when an injury occurs