Sport and Exercise Pharmacology / Edition 1 available in Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 0873229371
- ISBN-13:
- 9780873229371
- Pub. Date:
- 07/03/2000
- Publisher:
- Human Kinetics Publishers
- ISBN-10:
- 0873229371
- ISBN-13:
- 9780873229371
- Pub. Date:
- 07/03/2000
- Publisher:
- Human Kinetics Publishers
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Overview
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:
- How can drug therapy treat and prevent exercise-induced bronchospasm?
- What is the impact of athletes' use of analgesics?
- Lovastatin is known to be associated with muscle injury—does this necessarily mean that a person taking this lipid-lowering drug should not lift weights?
- Physicians often prescribe aerobic exercise to help lower blood pressure, but they also may prescribe diuretics—should a person taking a diuretic always avoid playing tennis on a hot day?
- Under what circumstances may creatine, androstenedione, and DHEA supplementation actually help performance, and when is it a waste of money?
- For what kinds of exercise does caffeine appear to boost performance? Are there any sporting events for which alcohol appears not to have a deleterious effect?
- How can exercise reduce the need for drug therapy for many chronic medical conditions?
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.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780873229371 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Human Kinetics Publishers |
| Publication date: | 07/03/2000 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 360 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
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.
Table of Contents
CreditsAcknowledgments
IntroductionBetter Clinical Research is NeededReferences
Part I: Cardiopulmonary Agents Chapter 1. Beta-Receptor Antagonists (Beta-Blockers)How Exercise Affects the Action of Beta-BlockersHow Beta-Blockers Affect ExercisersHow Beta-Blockers Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 2. DiureticsHow Exercise Affects the Action of DiureticsHow Diuretics Affect ExercisersHow Diuretics Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 3. Other Antihypertensive AgentsHow Exercise Affects the Action of Antihypertensive DrugsHow Antihypertensive Drugs Affect ExercisersHow Antihypertensive Drugs Affect Exercise PerformanceCan a Conditioning Effect Be Achieved While Taking Antihypertensive Drugs?Avoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 4. SympathomimeticsHow Exercise Affects the Action of SympathomimeticsHow Sympathomimetics Affect ExercisersHow Sympathomimetics Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 5. Bronchodilators and Respiratory Anti-Inflammatory AgentsExercise-Induced BronchoconstrictionIntroduction to Respiratory DrugsHow Exercise Affects the Action of Bronchodilators and Respiratory Anti-Inflammatory AgentsHow Respiratory Agents Affect ExercisersHow Respiratory Agents Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Part II: Hormonal AgentsChapter 6. Human Growth HormoneSomatrem and SomatropinHow Exercise Affects the Action of Growth HormoneHow Growth Hormone Affects ExercisersHow Growth Hormone Affects Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 7. Androgenic-Anabolic SteroidsHow Exercise Affects the Action of Androgenic-Anabolic SteroidsHow Androgenic-Anabolic Steroids Affect ExercisersHow Androgenic-Anabolic Steroids Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Part III: Metabolic AgentsChapter 8. CreatineHow Exercise Affects the Action of Creatine SupplementsDosing Strategies and Effects on Tissue Concentrations of CreatineHow Creatine Supplements Affect ExercisersHow Creatine Supplements Affect Exercise PerformanceDietary Factors and Their Effects on the Response to CreatineAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 9. Iron and Erythropoietin (Epoetin Alfa)Hematinic AgentsHow Exercise Affects the Action of Epoetin Alfa and IronHow Epoetin Alfa and Iron Supplements Affect ExercisersHow Epoetin Alfa and Iron Supplements Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 10. Antilipemic AgentsAntilipemic DrugsHow Exercise Affects the Action of Antilipemic AgentsHow Antilipemic Agents Affect ExercisersHow Antilipemic Agents Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 11. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) and SalicylatesAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHow Exercise Affects the Action of Anti-Inflammatory AgentsHow Anti-Inflammatory Agents Affect ExercisersHow Anti-Inflammatory Agents Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 12. Nutritional SupplementsPharmaceutical or Nutraceutical? The DSHEA Law of 1994DHEA and AndrostenedioneChromiumCoenzyme Q-10Sodium BicarbonateReferences
Part IV: Socially Used Drugs Chapter 13. CaffeineHow Exercise Affects the Action of CaffeineHow Caffeine Affects ExercisersHow Caffeine Affects Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 14. EthanolHow Exercise Affects the Action of EthanolHow Ethanol Affects ExercisersHow Ethanol Affects Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Chapter 15. Amphetamines and CocaineHow Exercise Affects the Action of Cocaine and AmphetaminesHow Cocaine and Amphetamines Affect ExercisersHow Amphetamines and Cocaine Affect Exercise PerformanceAvoiding Potential ComplicationsReferences
Part V: Final ThoughtsChapter 16. Exercise: The Overlooked PrescriptionImproving the Therapeutic Use of Exercise Becoming More Proactive in Recommending ExerciseGuidelines for Physicians, Trainers, Teachers, and ParentsReferences
Additional Information Sources for Drugs and ExerciseAbout the Author