by Berit Skirstad (Editor), Berit Skirstad (Editor), Sigmund Loland (Editor), Ivan Waddington (Editor), Berit Skirstad (Editor)
Examines the influence of social and cultural processes on how athletes experience pain and injury. This book provides three different perspectives on the topic of pain and injury in sport, and discusses: pain, injury and performance; the deliberate infliction of pain and injury; the management and the meaning of pain and injury.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 288
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 13 Dec 2005
ISBN 10: 0415357039
ISBN 13: 9780415357036