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Sports Restoration and Massage by Dr. Mel C. Siff and Dr. Michael Yessis, 1992The quality of this scan is poor and requires zooming in 400-500% but it is readable.ContentsPrefaceStress Management and RestorationPart 1 Scientific Fundamentals and Techniques of Restoration1. Introduction to Fundamentals2. Restoration3. Functioning of the neuromuscular system in restoration4. Pedagogical, physiological and psychological methods of restoration5. Restoration for runners and walkers6. Restoration for throwers7. Recovery8. The complex use of restorative means in different stages of training9. Recovery of work capacity in weightlifters10. Means of restoring work capacity in fencers11. Means of restoration in training speed skaters12. Restoration of work capacity in gymnasts13. Daily variation in muscle tone and its correlation with strength indicators14. Fatigue in sports: its basis and significance15. Sports stress, fitness and endurance16. Stress and immunity in athletes17. Differential use of restorative measures for wrestlers in the competitive period18. Restoration in the sprints and hurdles19. Combined use of training and restorative methods for distance running20. The post-competitive stage of training weightlifters21. Recovery in the training of weightlifters22. Special means of restoring work capacity of wrestlers between competitive bouts23. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation as a System of ConditioningPart 2 Sports Massage Techniques1. Massage: its essentials in track and field events2. Physical and psychological changes with sports massage3. Changes in muscle and venous blood flow after massage4. The effect of sports massage techniques on muscular blood circulation5. The effect of massage on the cardiorespiratory system.6. Warm-up massage7. Methods of warm-up massage for wrestlers8. The effect of different forms of massage on emotional state9. Restorative massage in training basketball players10. Restorative massage for decathloners11. Restorative massage in the training of cross-country skiers12. Massage in treating osteochondritis of the spine in sports training13. Self-massage14. Training massage during contemporary sports loadsPart 3 Specialised Massage Techniques1. Vibrational massage in the pre-competition conditioning of weightlifters2. The influence of pneumo-vibromassage on the muscular system3. Low frequency vibromassage in the training of weightlifters4. Methods of using vibrational massage with athletes5. The effect of restorative point massage on the functional state of gymnasts6. Threshold pain stimulation of the dermal pain zone in treating sports injuries7. Underwater stream massage and hydroelectric baths in the restoration of boxersPart 4 Electrotherapueutic Techniques1. Restoring athletic work capacity with physical modalities2. Central analgesia in sports training3. The use of central electroanalgesia to strengthen the adaptive processes4. The effect of electroacupuncture massage during physical loading5. The effect of electromagnetic waves on immune response and blood plasma proteins6. The effect of sinusoidal modulated currents on the cardiorespiratory system and work capacity7. The use of electrosleep in the training of weightliftersPart 5 Barometric restoration Techniques1. The use of vacuum massage2. Increase in muscular work capacity by local decompression3. Hyperbaric oxygenation for restoration and increasing work capacityPart 6 Thermal Restoration Techniques1. The restorative action of repetitive sauna use2. The sauna as a means of restoration during intense swimming training3. Physiological effects of the sauna on young athletes4. Heat chambers for athletesPart 7 Psychological and Sensory Restoration Techniques1. The influence of conditioned reflex sleep on the heart cycle after heavy load in skiers2. Autogenic training for heavy weightlifting training3. Musical accompaniment in physical culture and sport4. Functional music in the training of weightlifters5. Monotony in sports and its prevention with music6. Light vibration as a means of medical control7. Increasing mental and physical work capacity with ultraviolet radiationPart 8 Nutritional Aspects of Restoration1. Natural stimulants for increasing fitness2. The side-effects of vitamins3. The exchange of microelements and prevention of their deficit in athletes4. The effect of alochol on the balanace of trace elements in athletes5. Regulation of bodymassAppendices: Anatomical Charts