Pain and Injury in Sport: Social and Ethical Analysis / Edition 1

by Sigmund Loland, Berit Skirstad, Ivan Waddington

Overview

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 examines the influence of social and cultural processes on how athletes experience pain and injury. It raises a series of key social and ethical questions about the culture of 'playing hurt', the role of coaches and medical staff, the deliberate infliction of pain in sport, and the use of drugs.

This book begins by providing three different perspectives on the topic of pain and injury in sport, and goes on to discuss:

* pain, injury and performance
* the deliberate infliction of pain and injury
* the management of pain and injury
* the meaning of pain and injury.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415357036
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/13/2005
Series:	Ethics and Sport
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sigmund Loland is Professor and Head of Section of Sport, Culture and Society at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo. Berit Skirstad is Associate Professor and responsible for Sport Management at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo. Ivan Waddington is Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo; the Centre for Research into Sport and Society, University College Chester, UK; and the Centre for Sports Studies, University College Dublin, Ireland.

Table of Contents

Section I: Pain and Injury in Sports: Three Overviews 1. The Sociology of Pain and Injury in Sport: Main Perspectives and Problems 2. Sport and the Psychology of Pain 3. Three Approaches to the Study of Pain in Sport Section II: Pain, Injury and Performance 4. The Place of Pain in Running 5. Pains and Strains on the Ice: Some thoughts on the Physical and Mental Struggles of Polar Adventurers 6. Injured Female Athletes: Experiential Accounts from England and Canada Section III: The Deliberate Infliction of Pain and Injury 7. Sport and the Systematic Infliction of Pain: a Case Study of State Sponsored Mandatory Doping in East Germany 8. Pain and Injury in Boxing: The Medical Profession Divided 9. The Intentional Infliction of Pain in Sport: Ethical Perspectives Section IV: The Management of Pain and Injury 10. Sports Medicine: A Very Peculiar Practice? Doctors and Physiotherapists in Elite English Rugby Union 11. Ethical Problems in the Medical Management of Sports Injuries: a Case Study of English Professional Football 12. The Ontology of Sports Injuries and Professional Medical Ethics 13. The Role of Injury in the Organization of Paralympic Sport Section V: The Meaning of Pain and Injury 14. Suffering in and for Sport: Some Philosophical Remarks on a Painful Emotion 15. Pain, Suffering and Paradox in Sport and Religion

Editorial Reviews

'This excellent and comprehensive text raises important social and ethical questions about the attitude of pain in sport.' - The Sport and Exercise Scientist, 8, July 2006

'This text is essiential reading for anyone who wants to understand more about the culture of elite sport.' - The Sport and Exercise Scientist, 8, July 2006

'An important resource for anyone interested in the outcomes of empirical studies of pain and injury in sport.' - The Sport and Exercise Scientist, 8, July 2006

'A definitive resource for its target audience.' - The Sport and Exercise Scientist, 8, July 2006

'This text is essiential reading for anyone who wants to understand more about the culture of elite sport.' - The Sport and Exercise Scientist, 8, July 2006

'Overall, I liked this book a great deal and those of us who treat athletes would find many items of interest. There is plenty to challenge the clinician and it is generally well written. The evidence base varies greatly between chapters, but this is largely the function of the various topics under review. This book should be in the libraries of major sports institutes.' - BJSM C Milne

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