| Description |
xv, 372 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
The concept of sports injury -- The athletic health care team -- The law of sports injury -- Sports-injury prevention -- The psychology of injury -- Nutritional considerations -- Emergency plan and initial injury evaluation -- The injury process -- Injuries to the head, neck, and face -- Injuries to the thoracic through coccygeal spine -- Injuries to the shoulder region -- Injuries to the arm, wrist, and hand -- Injuries to the thorax and abdomen -- Injuries to the hip and pelvis -- Injuries to the thigh, leg, and knee -- Injuries to the lower leg, ankle, and foot -- Skin conditions in sports -- Thermal injuries -- Other medical concerns -- The adolescent athlete : special medical concerns |
| Summary |
Sports medicine continues to be a rapidly evolving field of study. The Sixth Edition of Concepts of Athletic Training focuses on the care and management of sport and activity related injuries while presenting key concepts in a comprehensive, logically sequential manner that will assist future professionals in making the correct decisions when confronted with an activity-related injury or illness in their scope of practice. Chapters have a good mixture of text, tables, and illustrations to make learning easy and fun and the material is presented in a fashion that is succinct yet provides the student with plenty of direction to get more in depth information as needed. Initial decisions and subsequent actions are critical in determining the outcome of a sports injury. This well established text addresses not only the concepts of athletic training to the student, but provides information that will assist the potential coach or other individuals involved in sports medicine |
| Notes |
Ron Pfeiffer, EdD, LAT, ATC, Dept. of Kinesiology Co-Director, Center for Orthopaedic & Biomechanics Research (COBR), Boise State University, Brent Mangus, Texas A&M University - Commerce, Dean, College of Education and Human Services |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Credits |
Ron Pfeiffer, EdD, LAT, ATC, Dept. of Kinesiology Co-Director, Center for Orthopaedic & Biomechanics Research (COBR), Boise State University, Brent Mangus, Texas A&M University - Commerce, Dean, College of Education and Human Services |
| Subject |
Athletic trainers.
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Sports injuries.
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Sports medicine.
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Athletic Injuries -- therapy.
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Sports Medicine -- methods.
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| Author |
Mangus, Brent C., author
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| LC no. |
2010046080 |
| ISBN |
0763783781 |
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9780763783785 |
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9781449628758 |
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