Subject Guide for Exercise Physiology and Sports Medicine

Contents:

Introduction

This guide focuses on resources in exercise physiology, sports medicine, and physical rehabilitation. Sports medicine is a rapidly growing specialty within medicine. Initially concerned with prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries suffered by athletes, it has grown to encompass all areas of the health sciences concerned with assisting people to obtain and maintain optimal athletic performance as well as general physical fitness.

Additional guides are available for Anatomy and Physiology, and Nutrition.

Top of page

Contact Information

Ellie Dworak is the SDSU Library & Information Access's subject specialist in exercise science. Her contact information is:

At San Diego State University, this field is studied in the Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences.

Top of page

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences. Mark H. Anshel, editor. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books, 1991.
GV 558 D53 1991 Reference
Concise dictionary, giving definition to terms from all subdisciplines of the sport and exercise sciences.

Encyclopedia of Sports Science. John Zumerchik, editor. New York: Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1997. 2 volumes.
GV 558 E53 1997 Reference
A two volume encyclopedia explaining mainly how the body functions when participating in sports. Volume one deals with particular sports and volume two deals with the physiology of sports.

Exercise and Sport Science. William E. Garrett, Jr. and Donald T. Kirkendall, editors. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
RC 1235 E94 2000  Reference
Collection of in-depth articles (with bibliographies) covering both general exercise physiology topics as well as the biomechanics and physiology of particular sports.

Keywords in Physical Rehabilitation: a Guide to Contemporary Usage. Shirley Cammack, Myron G. Eisenberg, editors. New York: Springer, 1995.
RM 930 K47 1995 Reference
Lengthy definitions with recommended readings for more information.

Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine. Michael Kent. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
RC 1206 O49 1998 Reference
The most complete of the sports medicine dictionaries.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd edition. Randall L. Braddom, editor. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 2000.
RM 700 P465 2000 Reference
A professional level book arranged in four broad parts: evaluation, treatment techniques and equipment, management of specific problems such as cardiac rehabilitation, and management of specific diagnoses such as brain injury or cerebral palsy. Covers all age groups. Extensive references.

Rehabilitation Medicine: Principles and Practices. 3rd edition. Joel A. DeLisa, editor-in-chief. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1998.
RM 930 R364 1998 Reference
A compliment to Braddom. Greater emphasis on evaluation methods. Covers the interactions of the different members of the medical rehabilitation team. Also covers disorders and diagnoses not in Braddom and vice versa.

Sports Medicine: A Comprehensive Approach. 2nd edition. Giles R. Scuderi and Peter D. MacCann. Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby, 2005
RC 1210 S76 2005 Reference
Focuses on the medical aspects of sports injuries. Useful for each sections on female and pediatric athletes.
Top of page

Finding books

General tips

The Library's main tool for finding books is the PAC. You may search for books by Author, Title, LC Subject (more below), and keyWords. When searching for books by subject, first try your search term(s) using the WORD index on the PAC. When you retrieve a title that looks reasonable, display the full record and look at its subject headings. Click on the desired subject heading to see additional books on this subject. Additional tips on searching the PAC are available.

LC headings

Books and theses about sports medicine and physiology are found in the PAC under the subject headings such as:

Also search more specific headings such as:

To located theses produced by students at San Diego State University, search by the subject

Call number areas

Books in the field of exercise science are found in several locations. Following are several call number ranges of interest.
Top of page

Finding articles

The majority of journals in these areas are assigned the call numbers: GV 201-1199 for physical fitness and sports, and RC 120-1235 for sports medicine. Journals published 1986 and later are found on the 1st Floor of Love Library; those published 1985 and earlier are found on the 5th Floor.

Year Book of Sports Medicine. Chicago, IL: Year Book Medical Publishers, 1981-to date.
RC 1200 Y4 Reference
Each year, the major journal articles on current topics and new developments in exercise physiology, biomechanics, sports injuries, etc. are critically reviewed and evaluated by this print annual.

SPORT Discus. Gloucester, Ontario: SIRC, 1830-to date.
Off campus access requires SDSU RedID number
Covers all aspects of sports, exercise physiology, recreation, physical fitness and education. Indexes journals, books, conference proceedings, web sites, and more. Journals are indexed from 1975 to the present; books and dissertations from 1949. A limited amount of historical material back to 1830 has also been included.

Medline. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, 1950s-to date.
Off campus access requires SDSU RedID number
Computer-based index which provides comprehensive coverage of the world's biomedical journals. Corresponds in part to the print Index Medicus, which the Library has in various forms back to 1879 (R 11 I52 TO R 11 I536, 1986-1999 on 1st Floor, 1879-1985 on 5th Floor). If the SDSU version of Medline is unavailable, try accessing the version at the National Library of Medicine's PubMed system.

Physical Education Index. Cape Girardeau, MO: BenOak Pub. Co., 1979-to date.
GV 201 P534 Reference
Comprehensive annual print index to journal literature in dance, health, physical education, physical therapy, recreation, sports, and sports medicine.

ERIC. Washington, DC: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1966-to date.
Index to documents, journals and serial publications related to the field of education. Includes lengthy abstracts. See the Education Databases page for more information on the various versions of ERIC.

PsycINFO. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1887-to date.
Off campus access requires SDSU RedID number
Index containing references and summaries of the world's periodical and book literature in psychology and related disciplines. Indexes journals in 27 languages.
Top of page

Handbooks

Data Book on Mechanical Properties of Living Cells, Tissues, and Organs. H. Abe, K. Hayashi, and M. Sato, editors. New York: Springer, 1996.
QH 513 D38 1996 Reference
Amazing compilation of data. Covers soft tissues (blood vessels, tendons, lungs, etc.), hard tissues, and cells (blood, synovial fluid). For each property, lists materials used, testing methods and conditions, gives data graphs, comments, and references to the primary literature.

The Rehabilitation Specialist's Handbook, 3rd edition. Jules M. Rothstein, Serge H. Roy, and Steven L. Wolf. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, 2005.
RM 735.3 R68 2005 Reference
Pulls together a broad range of material from ADA implementation to anatomy to tests and expected results.

Top of page

Tests and measures

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 7th edition. American College of Sports Medicine. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
RC 684 E9 A45 2006 Reference
Includes physical fitness and physiological tests with interpretation of results as well as recommended exercise prescriptions. More detailed information is available in the accompanying ACSM's Resource Manual For Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 5th edition.

Bibliography on Psychological Tests Used in Research and Practice in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Arnold LeUnes. Lewiston, N.Y. : E. Mellen Press, 2002
GV 706.4 L48 2002 Reference
Listing of articles related to 73 psychological assessment tools; some are used outside of sports, some only in sport and exercise psychology. The articles are either psychometric or application based. Indexed by sport and author.

Directory of Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences. 2nd edition. Andrew C. Ostrow, editor. Morgantown, WV : Fitness Information Technology, 1996.
GV 706.4 D57 1996 Reference Desk
Listing of over 314 instruments related to sport and exercise. For inclusion all tests must report reliability, validity , or both. Information for each test includes source and availability, purpose, description, construction, reliability, validity, and norms.
Top of page

Other Web Resources

Gateways / Subject Directories

Scholarly Sports Sites: a Subject Directory
Created and maintained by Gretchen Ghent, Librarian Emerita, University of Calgary, this is probably the most comprehensive directory for exercise and sports.

HealthWeb: Sports Medicine
Created and maintained by the Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences, and HealthWeb, a cooperative project of the health sciences libraries of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (the Big 10). Sites are arranged by General Resources, Education, Images and multimedia, Organizations and institutions, Publications, Special topics, and Specific sports.

MedWeb
Created and maintained by staff of the Emory University Health Sciences Center Library. There is a section for sports medicine.

MedlinePlus
Good resource for both consumer and professional level health information, which includes exercise and fitness.

Organizations

AAHPERD: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
American College of Sports Medicine
American Council on Exercise
American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
American Physical Therapy Association
American Society of Exercise Physiologists
National Athletic Trainers' Association


Top of page
 
Live Help IconClick for live help!
San Diego State University Logo