Intermittent high intensity exercise Book

	Sports Medicine Congress 1991 Editorial Board and Speakers
	Organizing Committee
	Foreword
	Introduction
Pt. 1	Preparation for performance	1
	Muscle	3
1	Skeletal muscle adaptations to endurance training	5
2	Adaptations to strength training	27
3	Metabolic responses to sprint training	33
4	Recovery of muscle from exercise - its importance for subsequent performance	49
5	Preparation for performance	71
6	Field testing in rugby union football	79
	Nutrition	89
7	Nutrition and diet in sport - an introduction	91
8	Effects of diet on intermittent high intensity exercise	101
9	Effects of exercise on gastrointestinal function: implications for water and substrate provision during exercise	117
10	Dietary supplements, drugs and performance	139
11	Dietary habits of football players	159
12	Translating nutrition into diet: diet for training and competition	175
Pt. 2	Response to stress	183
	The immune system	185
13	Viral myocarditis and myositis	187
14	Immunological aspects of exercise, fitness and competition sport	201
15	The overtraining syndrome: some biochemical aspects	215
16	Chronic fatigue syndrome, what is it?	227
17	Chronic fatigue syndrome and its effect on exercise capacity	239
18	Discussion: the immune system, the hyperfit athlete and chronic fatigue	251
	Closing remarks	259
	Cartilage and the soft tissues	261
19	Biomechanics related to sport	263
20	Stress injury and repair of articular cartilage	269
21	Strain-induced skeletal muscle fiber injury	275
22	Imaging of soft tissue and joint injuries	287
Pt. 3	Damage limitation	307
23	The principles of care for soft tissue injuries	311
24	The effect of ultrasound and light therapy on tissue repair	321
25	Rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - considerations related to immobility	329
26	Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for sports injuries	335
27	The effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on cartilage and connective tissue	339
28	Playing quality of natural turf	353
29	The role of the boot in rugby	363
30	The role of orthoses in minimising injury in rugby	371
31	The body clock: jet-lag, physical and psychological rhythms	375
32	Heat acclimation	391
Pt. 4	Epidemiology of injury	403
33	Epidemiology of rugby football injuries	407
34	The epidemiology of schoolboy rugby injuries	419
35	The Scottish Rugby Union data collection systems	427
36	Psychological preparation for physical contact in rugby football	435
37	Injury prevention and the laws of rugby football	443
Pt. 5	Clinical aspects of injuries in contact sports	449
	The lower limb	453
38	The pattern of lower limb injuries in contact sport	455
39	Chronic compartment syndrome	465
40	"Gilmore's Groin": a previously unsolved problem in sportsmen	477
	The knee	487
41	North American experience of knee injuries in the professional athlete	489
42	Reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament	493
43	Rehabilitation of the knee following anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction - considerations for rugby football	501
	The upper limb	511
44	Shoulder injuries in rugby	513
45	Management for acute injuries around the shoulder	523
46	Common hand injuries in contact sports	529
	The head, face and neck	535
47	Concussive injuries in rugby and their management	537
48	The consequences of injuries to the spine and spinal cord in contact sport: South African experience of rugby injuries	543
Pt. 6	Closing papers	569
49	Medical facilities at stadia: the Taylor report and the Medical Officer	573
50	Prevention is easier than cure	583
51	The will to win	591
	International Poster Competition	595
	Sponsorship	601
	Index	603