The paralympic athlete : handbook of sports medicine and science / edited by Yves C. Vanlandewijck, Walter R. Thompson. [electronic resource] Vanlandewijck, Yves. Thompson, Walter R. IOC Medical Commission. Paralympic Games. Athletes with disabilities. Athletes with disabilities Health and hygiene. Sports for people with disabilities. Disabled Persons. Sports. Athletes. Sports Medicine. GV183.5 .P37 2011 796.087 22 Includes bibliographical references. Print version record. This brand new Handbook addresses Paralympic sports and athletes, providing practical information on the medical issues, biological factors in the performance of the sports and physical conditioning. The book begins with a comprehensive introduction of the Paralympic athlete, followed by discipline-specific reviews from leading authorities in disability sport science, each covering the biomechanics, physiology, medicine, philosophy, sociology and psychology of the discipline. The Paralympic Athlete also addresses recent assessment and training tools to enhance the performance of athletes, part. Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444328356 eng Handbook of sports medicine and science Handbook of sports medicine and science. Paralympic athlete. Paralympic athlete.