Crossing the bridge between sport science and sociology, two professors at the University of Chester examine theories of drug use in elite level sport and other sociological approaches to understandin
Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance enhancing drugs? Do the highly competitive pressures elite sports teach athletes to win at any cost? In order to understand the complex re
Traditional research methods textbooks tend to present an idealised and simplistic picture of the research process. In this groundbreaking text, leading international sport researchers explain the rea
Traditional research methods textbooks tend to present an idealised and simplistic picture of the research process. In this groundbreaking text, leading international sport researchers explain the rea
For elite athletes, pain and injury are normal. In a challenge to the orthodox medical model, this book makes it clear that pain and injury cannot be understood in terms of physiology alone, and exami
For elite athletes, pain and injury are normal. In a challenge to the orthodox medical model, this book makes it clear that pain and injury cannot be understood in terms of physiology alone, and exami
Doping has become one of the most important and high-profile issues in contemporary sport. Shocking cases such as that of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal cycling team have exposed the complicated re
This pioneering book is uniquely dedicated to the science of Tissue Engineering and Regeneration in Dentistry. It presents the growth of knowledge and advancement in this specialist field along with l
