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| Preface | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Reviewers | |
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| Introduction to the Female Athlete | |
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| Women and Sport Participation | |
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| History of Women in Sport | |
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| Analyzing the Statistics | |
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| Women's Health in Athletics | |
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| Gender Differences in Anatomy | |
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| Bone and Joint Anatomy | |
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| Muscle | |
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| Lower Extremity Posture | |
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| Upper Extremity Posture | |
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| Performance Eating for the Female Athlete | |
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| The Unique Nutritional Needs of the Female Athlete | |
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| Basic Nutrition for Active Women | |
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| Nutrition for the Pregnant Athlete | |
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| Nutrition for the Young Athlete | |
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| The Female Athlete Triad | |
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| Recommended Protocols When Treating Female Athletes | |
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| Understanding the Female Athlete Triad | |
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| The Female Athlete Triad | |
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| The Three Interrelated Pathologies | |
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| High-Risk Sports | |
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| Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating | |
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| Eating Disorders | |
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| The Continuum of Eating Disorders | |
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| Disordered Eating | |
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| Related Comorbid Conditions | |
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| Risks for ED/DE in the Athletic Environment | |
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| Incidence of Eating Disorders in Athletes | |
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| Predisposition to Eating Disorders | |
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| Eating Disorders and Athletics | |
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| Eating Disorders and Performance | |
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| Men and Eating Disorders | |
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| Amenorrhea and the Physiology of the Menstrual Cycle | |
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| Regulation of the Menstrual Cycle | |
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| Uterine Bleeding | |
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| The Normal Menstrual Cycle | |
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| Abnormal Patterns of Menstruation | |
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| Treatments for Abnormal Menstruation | |
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| Hormones and Exercise | |
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| Eating Disorders and the Menstrual Cycle | |
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| Infertility and Eating Disorders | |
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| Osteoporosis in the Female Athlete | |
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| Historical Perspective | |
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| The Natural Course of Bone Mass in a Health Athlete | |
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| The Significance of Decreased Peak Bone Mass | |
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| The Effects of Training on the Skeleton | |
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| The Cause of Athletic Amenorrhea and Osteoporosis | |
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| Treatment of Athletic Amenorrhea and Osteoporosis | |
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| Prevention of the Problem: Awareness and Surveillance | |
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| Managing the Athlete With an Eating Disorder | |
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| Components of an Eating Disorder Program | |
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| Prevention | |
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| Identification | |
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| Education | |
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| Assessment Tools | |
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| Intervention | |
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| Management | |
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| Development of the Eating Disorder Policy | |
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| The Significance of an Eating Disorder Policy | |
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| Current Organizations with Eating-Disorder Policies and Position Statements | |
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| The Policy Development Process | |
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| Development of the Eating Disorder Referral Program | |
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| The Referral Process | |
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| Support for Multi-Faceted Referral | |
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| Treatment | |
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| Role of the Certified Athletic Trainer | |
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| Screening Tools for Eating Disorders | |
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| Eating Disorder Assessment | |
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| Athlete Specific Assessment Tools | |
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| The Questionnaire versus the Interview | |
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| Other Screening Methods | |
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| The Role of the Certified Athletic Trainer in Managing Athletes with Disordered Eating and Eating Disorders | |
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| Rationale for Involving the Certified Athletic Trainer | |
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| Identification of At-Risk and Symptomatic Athletes | |
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| Management of the Symptomatic Athlete | |
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| Prevention | |
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| Anatomical and Physiological Characteristics Unique to the Female Athlete | |
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| Cardiac Complications Related to Eating Disorders | |
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| Cardiac Complications Associated with Eating Disorders | |
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| Assessment of Cardiovascular Function | |
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| Cardiac Abnormalities Related to Disordered Eating | |
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| Exercise Dysfunction | |
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| Sudden Death in Anorexia | |
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| Electrolyte Imbalance | |
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| Autonomic Dysfunction | |
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| Chronic Cardiovascular Concerns | |
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| Re-feeding Syndrome | |
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| Bulimia | |
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| Exercise and Fertility in the Female Athlete | |
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| Amenorrhea | |
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| Mechanisms of Athletic Menstrual Dysfunction and Fertility | |
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| Identifying the At-Risk Athlete | |
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| Treatment of Amenorrhea in the Athlete | |
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| Infertility and Obesity | |
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| Core Stabilization for the Female Athlete | |
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| Overview of Core Stabilization | |
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| Anatomy | |
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| Mechanisms of Injury to the Core | |
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| Rehabilitation and Treating the Core | |
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| Anemia and the Female Athlete | |
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| Causes of Anemia | |
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| Evaluation of Anemia and Associated Clinical Tests | |
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| Treatment of Anemia | |
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| Anterior Cruciate Ligamentous Issues | |
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| Epidemiology of ACL | |
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| Mechanism of Injury | |
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| Predisposition | |
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| Prevention | |
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| Index | |