We look forward to seeing you at this year’s ECSS Congress in Barcelona from Wednesday 26th to Saturday to 29th June.
Human Kinetics will once again have a stand featuring some great new titles and established bestsellers in the field of sport science – all for sale at generous discounts.
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According to a literary review in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, wearing a knee brace following anterior cruciate ligament surgery has no effect on a person’s recovery.
However, strength, range-of-motion and functionality exercises provide significant benefits and other new therapies also show promise.
According to the team of orthopaedic surgeons who reviewed 29 studies regarding treatment following reconstructive ACL surgery, physiotherapy, begun shortly after surgery, can bring about excellent results for recovering patients.
Surprisingly though, the use of braces did not seem to improve results.
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If you are visiting ICSEMIS this week then come along to the Human Kinetics’ stand and pick up a free goody bag and nutritious banana.
You’ll have the opportunity to see and evaluate all the latest and bestselling books from Human Kinetics and there is also a tasty 20% discount on all purchases.
Over twenty HK authors are speaking at ICSEMIS and we expect many to pay us a visit, so come along and meet the top bananas on Stand One.
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Created primarily for those who will work in physical activity fields, Kinetic Anatomy builds on the previous two editions to further establish itself as the top resource for teaching structural anatomy and how it affects movement.
Layer by layer, readers will study bones, ligaments, joints and muscles on the bones, as well as the nerves and blood vessels that supply the muscles essential for movement.
Included with each book is a key code allowing students one-year access to the online anatomy programme Musculoskeletal Anatomy Review.
Normal Price: £49.99 I £3.99
HK Rewards Members’ Price: €60 I €48.00
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From Mario Balotelli’s back to Novak Djokovic’s elbow, it seems that suddenly you can’t get away from pictures of athletes sporting brightly coloured tape on their bodies.
But what exactly is it and what’s its purpose? Well the makers of Kinesio tape say it gives players an edge by mending injuries.
Others aren’t so sure and point to the lack of any real scientific evidence to support this claim and suggest that a placebo effect may be taking place.
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Strap Taping iPad Version with Video presents taping techniques for use on all body areas in both physiotherapy and modified athletic training.
This easy-to-use reference contains 50 strap taping techniques that help support or control joint mobility and provide greater stability than other methods of taping.
Readers will experience a dynamic and detailed presentation for learning strap taping techniques and referencing them quickly through the convenience of their iPad.
Price: £11.99 I €15.99
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An essential reference for students and practitioners working with exercise electrocardiograms (ECGs), Practical ECG for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine guides readers from theory to applied interpretation of normal and abnormal ECG traces.
The text is based on the author’s clinical experience, published research and over a decade of dedicated study on the interpretation of ECGs from clinical patients to elite athletes, both at rest and during exercise.
With over 70 readouts to examine, readers can practice and refine their interpretation skills and increase their understanding of heart conditions identifiable through ECG testing.
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Covering all forms of stretches for able-bodied, injured and selected special populations, Jane Johnson’s latest book is a comprehensive resource for both practitioners and students of massage therapy, osteopathy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation and personal training.
It offers both passive and active rehabilitative stretches for musculoskeletal conditions and injuries of the foot and ankle, knee and leg, hip and thigh, upper limb, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand and fingers, and back and neck.
Featuring more than 230 colour photographs, Therapeutic Stretching provides excellent visual instruction on client positioning and the most effective handholds for the application of passive stretches to various joints and soft tissues.
Normal Price: £18.99 l €22.80
HK Rewards Members’ Price: £15.19 l €18.24
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This text is intended primarily for massage therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy students, but also a valuable reference for professionals in those areas as well as rehabilitation specialists.
It presents the latest research examining the evidence for the use of various massage therapy techniques in treating pathological conditions and special populations.
In Massage Therapy, readers will find a synthesis of information from the diverse fields of physiology, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy and psychology.
Normal Price: £39.99 l €48.00
HK Rewards Members’ Price: £31.99 l €38.40
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Athletic Taping, iPad version With Video covers the 46 most frequently applied taping and bracing procedures in clinical practice.
Supplemented with more than 200 photos and illustrations, the techniques are broken down into step-by-step instructions, with more than 30 integrated video clips providing live demonstrations.
Readers will not just learn the evidence-based foundations and techniques of taping and bracing but also how they can aid an athlete’s total rehabilitation.
Price: £11.99 l €15.99
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Students will learn to appreciate the consequences of external forces, how the body generates internal forces to maintain position, and how forces create movement in physical activities.
The accompanying web resource includes all of the problems from the book, separated by chapter, plus 10 sample problems.
This text is also enhanced with access to MaxTRAQ Educational 2D software which enables students to analyze and quantify real-world sport movements in video clips and upload their own video content for analysis.
The completely revised seventh edition of Fitness & Health offers a comprehensive understanding of the exercise/health relationship and provides a framework for attaining health and fitness goals.
This handbook for students and fitness professionals explores the physiology and benefits of fitness whilst also providing information and tools for improving health and wellness.
It also includes special elements to highlight interesting content on health and fitness, including important health behaviours, testing procedures and proven fitness programmes.
The book explains how the body responds to physical activity; why physical activity is beneficial to health; and how physical activity can help people increase aerobic and muscular fitness, achieve and maintain a healthy weight, enhance performance in work and sport, and improve general vitality.
Lecturers benefit from the inclusion of new ancillaries containing an instructor guide complete with lab activities, a test package and a presentation package with image bank.
Exercise Psychology addresses the psychological and biological consequences of exercise and physical activity, and their subsequent effects on mood and mental health.
In contrast to other exercise psychology textbooks it presents a psychobiolocal approach that examines the inner workings of the body and their effects on behaviour.
From this unique perspective, readers will learn the biological foundations of exercise psychology within the broader contexts of cognitive, social and environmental influences.
By exploring the biological mechanisms associated with individuals’ behaviour, Exercise Psychology challenges students and researchers to critically examine less-explored methods for positive behaviour change.
Discover what it takes to maximize multisport strength, power, speed and endurance.
Triathlon Anatomy shows how to improve performance by increasing muscular strength and optimizing the efficiency of every movement.
Triathlon Anatomy features 82 of the most effective multisport exercises with step-by-step descriptions and full colour anatomical illustrations highlighting the muscles in action.
It places the reader at the starting line and into the throes of competition by fundamentally linking each exercise to multisport performance.
It explains how to strengthen muscles and increase stamina for running across various terrains, cycling steep inclines and swimming in open water.
It shows how to modify exercises to target specific areas, reduce muscle tension and minimize common injuries.
Best of all, it shows how to put it all together to develop a training programme based on individual needs and goals.
Increase muscle strength, improve flexibility and reduce pain and stiffness.
Each year, millions of people worldwide discover the incredible physical and mental benefits of tai chi and with Tai Chi Illustrated, anyone can.
Internationally renowned instructor Master Pixiang Qiu and mind–body exercise expert Weimo Zhu demonstrate the most effective forms for harnessing the healing power of chi, or energy.
By following their lead, readers can improve balance and coordination, relieve stress and reduce pain and muscle stiffness.
Tai Chi Illustratedis a step‐by‐step guide complete with detailed instructions and full‐colour photographic sequences for the basic movements and popular forms, such as Grasp Sparrow’s Tail and Part the Wild Horse’s Mane.
Whether a newcomer to tai chi or an experienced practitioner, Tai Chi Illustrated is the guide to the path of better health and self‐awareness.
Previous editions of Serious Strength Training, Bompa’s bestselling guide to boosting workouts and achieving even the loftiest of strength goals, have sold over 100,000 copies.
Now Bompa teams up with strength training nutrition expert Mauro Di Pasquale and former bodybuilder Lorenzo Cornacchia to provide readers with the most authoritative resource available for hard-core strength training.
The book focuses on the six key phases of strength training - anatomical adaptation, hypertrophy, mixed, maximum strength, muscle definition and transition - taking a direct and prescriptive approach to its content.
It then goes on to infuse it with the latest scientific research on bodybuilding, instead of relying on the authors’ personal opinions.
Bestselling author Frédéric Delavier brings his singular style to active women serious about slimming, toning and shaping their bodies.
Like having an X‐ray as you work out, Delavier’s Sculpting Anatomy for Women features full‐colour photographs and detailed anatomical illustrations of exercises for slimming, shaping and toning the core, bottom and legs.
Whether looking to eliminate love handles, tighten glutes, or add definition to the legs, Delavier’s Sculpting Anatomy for Women presents the exercises, programming and advice for the results you want.
It’s all here and all in the stunning detail that only Frédéric Delavier can provide!
Step‐by‐step instructions work in tandem with the anatomical illustrations to ensure a clear understanding of how to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of each exercise.
See how muscles interact with surrounding joints and skeletal structures and learn how variations can make each exercise easier
or more intense.
For those who have just started their first position as a PE teacher, the butterflies will still be fluttering and nagging doubts surfacing.
Good news then for newly fledged teachers is this reassuring arm around the shoulder - Survive and Thrive as a Physical Educator.
This practical resource will help them put everything they learned in college to work as they begin their teaching careers.
It contains advice on everything from what to do before school starts to creating engaging lesson and unit plans to classroom management techniques.
It also provides a wealth of information on handling some of the day-to-day issues that they may not have been taught, such as adapting to the work environment, understanding the school culture, communicating with parents and avoiding burnout.
This text includes the strategies, lesson plans and scientific evidence to help schools maximize physical activity levels amongst pupils of secondary school age with a view to improving their overall cardiovascular fitness.
This innovative curriculum explains how to incorporate cardiovascular fitness and lends validity to physical education programmes, while helping maximize the productive use of instruction time.
Containing lessons focused on secondary school pupils aged eleven to eighteen years old, Heart Education is an excellent teaching resource.
Anyone seeking a comprehensive book that appeals to both recreational fitness runners and serious performance runners and that uniquely addresses a female audience, look no further - Running for Women is that book.
Exercise physiologist Jason Karp has teamed up with physician and USA Track & Field ultramarathon champion Dr. Carolyn Smith to meet this need with Running for Women, a book that explains the physiology and anatomy of female runners and provides guidance for training differently from men.
The book presents guidelines for tailoring training to the menstrual cycle for maximum response and adaptation as well as determining the best times to perform the various types of training outlined in the book.
Throughout the book, cutting-edge workouts target various competitive goals like endurance building, speed and strength training, lactate threshold training and VO2max training.
Runnning isn't just about churning out miles day in and day out. Runners have a passion, dedication and desire to go faster, longer and further.
Now, The Art of Running Faster provides you with a new approach to running, achieving your goals and setting your personal best.
Whether you're old or young, new to the sport or an experienced marathoner, this guide will change how you run and the results you achieve.
Much more than training tips and motivational stories, The Art of Running Faster is your guide to improved technique and optimal performance.
Improve technique, game sense and fitness levels with the aid of Rugby Games & Drills.
Developed by one of the game’s top coaches and endorsed by the Rugby Football Union, Rugby Games & Drills. contains over 115 games and drills designed to bring out the very best in players, regardless of age or ability or rugby code.
This book is packed with the most effective games and drills for improving core skills such as handling, kicking and decision making, while providing tough physical challenges.
