Sport and Exercise Pharmacology

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Sport and Exercise PharmacologyStan Reents
2000
US Price: $62
360 pages
9780873229371

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While drug and supplement use has increased substantially in recent years, there is a lack of firm understanding about how these substances can affect health and exercise. With Sport and Exercise Pharmacology, physicians and sports medicine specialists will learn how various commonly used drugs and supplements can affect exercise performance in their patients and athletes. Practical guidelines are offered so that professionals can closely monitor and circumvent adverse reactions to drug therapies.

But what are the effects of exercise on the drug itself? This issue is also explored in this valuable reference that covers a wide range of substances including supplements and over-the-counter, prescription, and social drugs, and highlights both sports medicine and clinical medicine issues. The role of exercise in actually preventing the need for drugs is a key message of the reference and a central reason that author Stan Reents, PharmD, has created the book.

With this essential resource, you will learn how drugs affect physical activities and how exercise can change the effects of drugs. Among the issues explored in Sport and Exercise Pharmacology are the following:

The book covers cardiopulmonary agents, hormonal agents (including growth hormone, anabolic steroids, and erythropoietin), metabolic agents (including creatine, NSAIDS, and nutritional supplements), and socially used drugs. The text concludes with an examination of how exercise can be used as a preventive measure in reducing a patient's need for drug therapy.

Case studies at the beginning of each chapter provide real-world examples of the interactions between drugs and exercise. A closing bibliography summarizes dozens of resources on drugs and exercise.

This practical reference is your best resource to better understanding the varied and dynamic interactions between exercise and pharmacology, including the pivotal role that regular exercise plays in reducing the need for some drug therapies. This book will prove invaluable to any health professional whose clients exercise or engage in sports, and to any trainer, therapist, or fitness expert whose clients use supplements, banned substances, or prescription or over-the-counter drugs.

About the Authors

Author of more than a dozen research articles, Stan Reents, PharmD, is editor in chief of Clinical Pharmacology, an internationally acclaimed electronic drug reference for health care professionals. Dr. Reents has been a certified personal trainer and has 14 years of experience as clinical pharmacist at hospitals in Illinois, Florida, and Missouri. He has taught pharmacology at the University of Florida, Purdue University, and the University of Illinois. He earned his PharmD from the University of the Pacific. Dr. Reents lives in Tampa, Florida. He is an avid tennis player.

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Text for undergraduate courses in athletic training, exercise physiology, and kinesiology. Reference for athletic trainers, sports medicine specialists, physicians, internists, cardiologists, gerontologists, general practice/family physicians, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, and cardiac rehabilitation specialists.

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