Triathlon Medicine

ITU Triathlon history.-SECTION I Physiological and epidemiological aspects.-1 Physiological requirements of the different distances of triathlon.-2 Epidemiological aspects of illness and injury.-SECTION II Environmental conditions.-3 Heat related illness.-4 Enviromental conditions: cold.-5 ITU Swimming Competition Rules: general rules, wetsuit use, modifications.-SECTION III  Acute and overuse injuries.-6 Ileotibial band syndrome.-7 Anterior knee pain.-8 Stress fractures.-9 Operative treatment of tendinopathies of Achilles tendon.-SECTION IV Medical Conditions.-10 Airway disfunction in elite athletes.-11 Cardiovascular adaptation in triathletes.-12 The ITU PPE.-13 Endurance anaemia, relevance to triathlon.-14 The youth triathlete.-15 The master triathlete.-16 The female triathlete.-17 The travelling athlete.-18 Nutrition strategies.-SECTION V Training.-19 Quantification of training in triathlon.-20 Scientific based criteria for the talent identification athletes in triathlon.-21 Altitude training and endurance performance.-22 Overtraining syndrome.-SECTION VI  Special Considerations.-23 Triathlon race day medical care.-24 Triathlon marine plan in the Olympics and in  the ITU WTS.-24 ITU water quality statement.-SECTION VII The Paratriathlon.-26 Paratriathlon history.-27 Physiological considerations for paratriathlon training and competition... Mehr