The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine, An IOC Medical Commission Publication, Volume XVII, Neuromuscular Aspects of Sports Performance

List of Contributors.
Foreword.
Preface.
1 From Isolated Actions to True Muscle Function (Paavo V.Komi).
2 Stretch-Shortening Cycle of Muscle Function (Paavo V. Komiand Caroline Nicol).
3 Utilization of Stretch-Shortening Cycles in Cross-CountrySkiing (Robert Norman, Vesa Linnamo, and Paavo V. Komi).
4 Neuromechanics of the Cycling Task (Robert J. Gregor and W.Lee Childers).
5 Kinetics and Muscular Function in Alpine Skiing (ErichMüller, Josef Kroell, Christian Schiefermüller, and JamesM. Wakeling).
6 Kinetics and Muscular Function in Ski Jumping (MikkoVirmavirta and Paavo V. Komi).
7 Mechanical Efficiency of SSC Exercise (HeikkiKyröläinen and Paavo V. Komi).
8 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as a Tool to Study the Roleof the Motor Cortex in Human Muscle Function (Janne Avela andMarkus Gruber).
9 Contribution of In-Vivo Human Tendon Force Measurements forUnderstanding Tendomuscular Loading During SSC (Paavo V.Komi).
10 Ultrasound as a Tool to Record Muscle Function During NormalLocomotion (Masaki Ishikawa and Paavo V. Komi).
11 Neuromechanical Loading of Biological Tissues (Gert-PeterBrüggemann).
12 Stretch-Shortening Cycle Fatigue (Caroline Nicol and PaavoV. Komi).
13 Training Adaptation of the Neuromuscular System (JacquesDuchateau and Stéphane Baudry).
14 Control and Training of Posture and Balance (WolfgangTaube and Albert Gollhofer).
15 Sport Performance in Master Athletes: Age-Associated Changesand Underlying Neuromuscular Factors (Harri Suominen and MarkoKorhonen).
16 Rehabilitation of Overuse Tendon Injuries and LigamentFailures (Heinz Lohrer, Wilfried W. Alt, and AlbertGollhofer).
Index.