Physiological responses to rock climbing in young climbers

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 852-861

  Morrison, Audry Birute ^a   Schöffl, Volker Rainer ^b  

^a Klinikum Bamberg ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM INJURY; ATHLETE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING DISORDER; ENDURANCE SPORT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINGER INJURY; FOOT INJURY; GROWTH RATE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLISM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; ONTOGENY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PUBERTY; PUBLICATION; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROCK CLIMBING; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHOE; SHORT STATURE; SOMATOTYPE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPONDYLOSIS; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STRESS FRACTURE; TENDON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 36849027812     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.034827     Document Type: Review

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