Ocular Problems in Extreme Sports
Fig. 5.1 High-altitude retinopathy. This fundus photograph shows the retina of a high-altitude climber at 6870 m, who participated in the Muztagh Ata study in 2005. Shown are (A) peripapillary…
Infectious Diseases and Extreme Sports
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Francesco Feletti (ed.)Extreme Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-28265-7_4 4. Infectious Diseases and Extreme Sports Ricardo Pereira Igreja1 (1) Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rua von Martius…
Endocrine Responses to Extreme Sports
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Francesco Feletti (ed.)Extreme Sports Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-28265-7_3 3. Endocrine Responses to Extreme Sports Pawel Jozkow1 and Marek Medras2 (1) Division of Sports Medicine, University School of Physical Education, ul. Paderewskiego 35, Wroclaw, 51-612,…
Psychology and the Extreme Sport Experience
Normative life Rock climbing life Informational noise: distraction and confusion of attention One-pointedness of mind Nebulosity of limits, demands, motivation, decisions, feedbacks Clarity and manageability of limits, demands, decisions, feedbacks…
Nutrition for Extreme Sports
Intensity/duration Recommended CHO intake Extreme sports Low to moderate intensity and duration (<1 h) 5–7 g/kg/day BMX Rock climbing Snowboarding/skiing Windsurfing Surfing Endurance athletes (1–3 h of moderate to high…
