Search for dissertations about: "sport dissertation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words sport dissertation.
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1. Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning (MOTIFS): Integrating Dynamic Motor Imagery in Current Treatment of Knee Injury
Abstract : Traumatic knee injury is common in physical activity that includes jumping and cutting movements, and most commonly include anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or meniscus injuries. Surgical or non-surgical intervention strategies may be chosen, but treatment will include a physical-therapist led physical training program. READ MORE
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2. Psychology of Sport Injury : Prediction, Prevention and Rehabilitation in Swedish Team Sport Athletes
Abstract : The dissertation consists of five separate studies that all have focused on different aspects of the relationship between psychological factors and sport injuries.In the first study the aim was to investigate female elite soccer players’ experiences of the time prior to the occurrence of an ACL injury. READ MORE
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3. The Culturally Significant Key Component of Qigong, ‘Heart adjustment’, is Lost in Translation
Abstract : Qigong is a Chinese traditional ethnic sport that is practised worldwide. In the West it is often applied as an Eastern mind-body intervention. Although clinical trials have reported its positive effects, some scholars have questioned the research design and methodology. READ MORE
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4. Scientizing performance in endurance sports : The emergence of ‘rational training’ in cross-country skiing, 1930-1980
Abstract : Elite athletes of today use specialized, scientific training methods and the increasing role of science in sports is undeniable. Scientific methods and equipment has even found its way into the practice of everyday exercisers, a testament to the impact of sport science. READ MORE
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5. Bending mainstream definitions of sport, gender and ability : Representations of wheelchair racers
Abstract : Inspired by feminist post-structural thinking and with a discourse analytic approach, this study’s main theme is gendered identity, disability and sport. It consists of four separate, but interrelated, empirical studies and focuses on two research questions. READ MORE