Musculoskeletal Key

Fig. 13.1 Jonathan Wyatt, Grossglockner Race, 2007 (Photo courtesy of Peter Hartley) Fig. 13.2 Marco Di Gasperi (six-time world champion and record holder of Mount Kinabalu Climbathon), on target to…

Fig. 3.1 Skier and snowboarder at the backcountry setup (By David Carlier) Alpine Skiing Alpine skiers use two skis attached to plastic ski boots via releasable binding systems. Ski poles…

Grade Water conditions I Moving water with riffles and small waves. Few obstructions, all obvious, and easily missed with little training. Risk to swimmers is slight; self-rescue is easy II…

  Modalities and exercise Time commenced Early rehabilitation Immobilization in ER Immediate NSAID Scapular isometric setting exercises, addressing excessive rotation in any of the three cardinal planes Wrist, hand, and…

Fig. 12.1 A typical modern ram-air design paraglider (Photo courtesy of Profly.org) In 1965, David Barish, while developing the Sail Wing for NASA space capsules recovery, conducted tests on Hunter…

Fig. 16.1 Lateral plank with hip abduction, front plank, “C”-roll progression to develop endurant upper and lower extremity strength integrating the trunk and core regions Injury Prevention Must Equal Performance…

Fig. 7.1 (a) A floater is a maneuver where the surfer rides the breaking wave on top of it. Tel-Aviv beach. Surfer: Adi Gluska, (Photo: Roger Sharp). (b) A surfer…

Fig. 2.1 Modern sport climbing, protected with bolts (Isabelle Schöffl in Dream Catcher, Laos 7b+) Bouldering is defined as ropeless climbing involving a short sequence of powerful and technical moves…

  Distance (m) Date Skipper Yacht Duration Speed Transatlantic W  >  E Ambrose Light to Lizard Point 2,880 2009 Pascal Bidegorry Banque Populaire 3 day 15 h 25 min 32.94…

Fig. 11.1 Downhill riding has slightly higher risk compared to cross-country (photo: Ronen Topelberg) Fig. 11.2 The higher you jump, the further you fall (photo: Ronen Topelberg) The modern downhill…