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Classic 1973 Soviet Sports Science Manual: "Sports Medicine and Medical Physical Culture"

For sports doctors, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and collectors of vintage Soviet medical publications, this 1973 original Soviet hardcover volume is a cornerstone textbook of the legendary Soviet athletic training system. Published in Moscow by Fizkultura i Sport (Издательство «Физкультура и спорт»), Sports Medicine and Medical Physical Culture (Спортивная медицина и лечебная физическая культура) was authored by a team of leading Soviet clinicians under the general editorship of Professor Alexander G. Dembo (А. Г. Дембо).

Bound in a terracotta cloth-backed hardcover with a white cloth spine and a graphic silhouette of a runner against cardiovascular pulse lines, this 368-page manual served as the official curriculum for sports technical schools and coaches' academies across the USSR.

Elite Athletic Diagnostics, Sports Traumatology & Therapeutic Massage Dembo’s volume details the medical framework behind Soviet athletic achievements:

• Athletic Medical Screening (Врачебный контроль): Clinical examination methodology, functional testing of cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems, fatigue monitoring, and medical supervision across diverse demographic groups (pediatric, female, and veteran athletes).

• Pathology & Sports Traumatology: Diagnosis and clinical management of acute injuries, chronic overexertion (перенапряжение), microtrauma in joints, and pathological organ adaptations.

• Therapeutic Physical Culture (LFK / Лечебная физическая культура): Comprehensive exercise prescription for postural rehabilitation, spinal scoliosis, flatfoot (плоскостопие), and internal illnesses.

• Soviet Sports Massage Techniques: Step-by-step technical guides and anatomical illustrations detailing the four fundamental strokes (поглаживание, растирание, разминание, вибрация), specialized hand grips, topical agents, and segmental massage protocols developed by A. E. Shcherbak.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Спортивная медицина и лечебная физическая культура (Sports Medicine and Medical Physical Culture)

• General Editor: Prof. A. G. Dembo (проф. А. Г. Дембо)

• Authors: A. G. Dembo, S. N. Popov, Zh. A. Teslenko, Yu. M. Shapkaits, M. A. Korkhin, I. S. Damsker, A. M. Tyurin

• Publisher: "Fizkultura i Sport" Publishing House (Москва)

• Publication Date: 1973 (Moscow, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's cloth-backed graphic hardcover

• Print Run: 50,000 copies (Тираж 50 000 экз.)

• Page Count: 368 pages with diagrams, illustrations, and tables

• Classification: Soviet Sports Science / Sports Medicine & Traumatology / Physical Therapy & Kinesiology

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