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In this book the author describes sequences of movements in sport, and illustrates how the muscles, which are united in concerted actions, combined with their connective tissue sheaths (fascia), work together in functional groups known as "muscle slings". This term has been introduced and widely applied in the theory and practice of sport and sports medicine. The author paints a vivid picture of the phases of the various movements in sport, and points out the muscles which are involved in muscle slings - just as if he were an enthusiastic reporter watching a game or an athletic performance. He describes in detail the muscle slings involved in the following sport disciplines (among others): throwing (javelin, medicine-ball, shot-putting) wrestling and boxing gymnastics (parallel bars, rings) rhythmic gymnastics rowing ballet dancing jumping (high, long, hurdling) running (sprinting, race-walking, short-distance climbing football The text is superbly complemented by the unique three-part illustrations created in the 1950s by the Leipzig artist, Kurt Opitz. Their quality and accuracy have never been bettered - and probably never will be - because they are the result of an intensive cooperation over a lengthy period, between the artist and the anatomist.

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Tittel, Kurt
Prof. Dr. med. habil. Dr. h.c. Kurt Tittel: 1939-1945 Medizinstudium Univ. Leipzig, 1945 Staatsexamen und Promotion (Dr. med.), 1961 Facharzt-Anerkennung Anatomie, 1964 Facharzt-Anerkennung Sportmedizin, 1964 Habilitation Univ. Halle (Saale), 1965 Dozentur für Funktionelle Anatomie Univ. Halle (Saale), 1969 Professur und Lehrstuhl für Funktionelle Anatomie und Direktor des Instituts für Sportmedizin der Deutschen Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig, 1972-1983 Dekan der Fakultät für Naturwissenschaften und Sportmedizin, 1971-1975 Mitglied des Rates der Med. Fakultät Univ. Leipzig, 1973-1990 Präsident der Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin der DDR, 1980-1990 Mitglied des Exekutiv-Komitees und Vorsitzender der Wissenschaftskommission der FIMS, 1984-1887 Lehrstuhl für Sportmedizin der Akademie für Ärztliche Fortbildung in Berlin-Lichtenberg, 1985 Emeritierung, 1987-1992 Mitglied der Publishing Advisory Commission des IOC, 1996 Ehren-Doktorat (Dr h.c.) Univ. Leipzig.

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