Racing the planet : ultra-marathon medicine /
Ultra-marathons are becoming ever more popular throughout the world. These races may occur continuously either over a 24-36 hour period or over multi-days. In a number of ways, these events offer unique challenges to both the athlete and the sports medicine physician. Featuring two expert physicians...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Monterey, CA :
Healthy Learning,
2011.
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| Series: | Sports medicine and exercise science in video, volume 2
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Ultra-marathons are becoming ever more popular throughout the world. These races may occur continuously either over a 24-36 hour period or over multi-days. In a number of ways, these events offer unique challenges to both the athlete and the sports medicine physician. Featuring two expert physicians who discuss their experiences as medical directors for several ultra-marathons around the world, Racing the Planet: Ultra-Marathon Medicine focuses on the evaluation and treatment of injuries in ultra-marathon and multi-day runners. The video also details several of the essential factors involved in planning medical coverage for such races. In addition, the video reviews several challenging cases concerning ultra-marathon medicine. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 23, 2015). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (58 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:57:06 |