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Sports and exercise for children with chronic health conditions Barry Goldberg, editor. - Champaign, IL Human Kinetics c1995. - x, 381 p. ill. 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General issues related to sports, exercise, and chronic health conditions. Impact of chronic health conditions in childhood The benefits and risks of sports and exercise for children with chronic health conditions Considerations for sports selection and preparatory training Legal issues regarding children with chronic health conditions Nancy E. Lanphear, Gregory S. Liptak, Michael Weitzman -- Michael A. Nelson, Sally S. Harris -- Barry Goldberg, Arthur M. Pappas, Nancy M. Cummings -- Leonard Rieser, Sarah D. Cohn. Sports, exercise, and specific chronic health conditions. Spina bifida Epilepsy Childhood progressive neuromuscular disease Cerebral palsy Childhood arthritis Exercise-induced asthma Cystic fibrosis Chronic blood-borne infections Charles C. Duncan and Eileen M. Ogle -- Donald R. Bennett -- David D. Kilmer, Craig M. McDonald -- Carold Adams Mushett, Duncan O. Wyeth, Kenneth J. Richter -- Shirley A. Scull and Balu H. Athreya -- David Cypcar, Robert F. Lemanske, Jr. -- David M. Orenstein -- Lawrence J. D'Angelo. Hypertension Congenital heart disease-- shunt lesions and cyanotic heart disease Congenital obstructive and valvular heart disease Dysrhythmic heart disease Carditis, cardiomyopathy, and Marfan's syndrome Chronic renal disease Anemia Hemophilia Bruce S. Alpert and Mary E. Fox -- John T. Fahey -- Thomas W. Rowland -- Reginald Louis Washington -- David S. Braden, William B. Strong -- Thomas L. Kennedy III, Norman J. Siegel -- Arnold T. Sigler and William H. Zinkham -- Diana S. Beardsley. Neoplasms Eating disorders Obesity Diabetes mellitus Clifford Selsky, Howard A. Pearson -- Tomas Jose Silber, Nancy S. Mayer -- Oded Bar-Or -- Edward S. Horton.

ISBN: 0873228731

LCCN: 95030663

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sports for the handicapped.
Chronic Disease--in infancy & childhood.
Exercise--in infancy & childhood.
Sports--in infancy & childhood.
Exercise for children
Chronically ill children
Sports for children

LC Class. No.: GV709.3 / .S646 1995

Dewey Class. No.: 796/.0196

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 1996 A-647 QT 260 / S7612 1995