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- Title
Thermoregulation in wheelchair tennis-How to manage heat stress?
- Authors
Girard, Olivier
- Abstract
The author discusses the reduction of heat illness risk to protect the health of wheelchair tennis players when competing in environmentally challenging conditions. Topics covered include policies implemented by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) medical commission, thermoregulatory responses during wheelchair games, and factors influencing body heat storage capacity. Also mentioned are cooling strategies, structured heat acclimatization, and hydration interventions.
- Subjects
BODY temperature regulation; WHEELCHAIR tennis; ATHLETES with disabilities; TENNIS players; SPORTS injury prevention; HEALTH
- Publication
Frontiers in Physiology, 2015, Vol 6, p1
- ISSN
1664-042X
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.3389/fphys.2015.00175