Kinesiology, Care of Athletic Injuries and Health Education

Contents: 1. Role of Kinesiology in physical education and sports. 2. Construction and types of joints. 3. Origin, insertion and action of muscles. 4. Body levers and actions. 5. Exercise for various muscles. 6. Care of athletic injuries. 7. Guiding principles of physiotherapy. 8. Health education.

"The first chapter of the present book entitled Kinesiology, Care of Athletic Injuries and Health Education is about the role of Kinesiology in sport and physical education. The consecutive chapter deals with muscle joints and its movements. The third chapter is on action and origin of various muscles. The next chapter is on different body levers. The fifth chapter is on exercises that are suitable for various parts of human body. The sixth chapter details about how to care athletic injuries, fractures and the need for sports medicine. The consequent chapter is on different types of physiotherapy and rehabilitation for various injuries and body conditions.

The final chapter is on health education detailing with housing, population, water, sewerage and drainage and proper garbage disposal and its effects on human health, types of germs, viruses and bacteria, common infections and diseases on human body its prevention and cure.

Hopefully, the present book will be very useful for the sportspersons, prospective coaches, students and teachers of health education, physical education and its related fields." (jacket)