sports medicine Volume 39 Issue 1 January 2008

Abstract......Page 1
1. Thermoregulatory Responses to Soccer: Laboratory and Field Applications......Page 2
1.1 Sweat Rates and Fluid Intake......Page 3
1.2 The Impact of Dehydration on Soccer Performance......Page 4
2. Match Observations and the Development of Fatigue......Page 5
2.1 Complex Metabolic System Control......Page 6
2.2 A Pacing Model for Elite Soccer Performance......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 11
References......Page 12
Abstract......Page 14
1. Mathematical Models of the Neuromusculoskeletal System......Page 15
2. The Role of Pleiotropy and Degeneracy in Complex, Dynamical Neurobiological Systems......Page 17
2.1 Constraints on Neurobiological Complexity......Page 19
3. Modelling the Neuromusculoskeletal System: A Dynamical Systems Approach......Page 21
4. Conclusions and Implications for Sports Medicine......Page 23
References......Page 25
Abstract......Page 28
1.2 Selection Criteria......Page 29
Body Mass......Page 30
2.2.4 Psychological Outcomes......Page 34
3. Discussion......Page 35
3.1 Long-Term Effects......Page 38
3.2 Short-Term Effects......Page 39
4. Recommendations for Future Research......Page 40
References......Page 41
Abstract......Page 43
1.1 Exercise and Coronary Artery Disease......Page 44
1.2 Exercise and the Metabolic Syndrome......Page 46
1.3 Exercise and Stroke......Page 48
1.4 Exercise and Diabetes Mellitus......Page 49
1.5 Exercise and Aging......Page 50
1.6 Exercise and Hypertension......Page 52
1.7 Exercise and Menopause......Page 53
1.8 Joint Effects of Exercise and ObesitysolOverweight on the Risk of CVD (Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension)......Page 54
2. The Dose-Response Relationship of Exercise Training and Cardiovascular Benefits......Page 55
3. Conclusions......Page 56
References......Page 57
Abstract......Page 62
1.1 Sports Participation......Page 64
1.2 Replication of Natural Turf: Playing Characteristics and Injury Patterns......Page 65
1.3 Financial Considerations......Page 68
2. Relationships between Sports Surfaces, Biomechanics and Injury......Page 69
2.2 Traction......Page 70
2.3 Seasonal Variation......Page 71
3.1 Surface Mechanical Testing......Page 72
3.2 Surface Biomechanical Testing......Page 73
3.3 Integrated Studies......Page 75
4. The Case for Further Research......Page 76
References......Page 78