Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training: A Competency-Based Approach / Edition 14

by William E. Prentice, Daniel D. Arnheim

Overview

This ISBN is for the standalone book only! Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training: A Competency-Based Approach is the leading text in the athletic training field. The text is designed to lead the student from general foundations to specific concepts relative to injury prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation.
Now in its 14th edition, Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training continues to innovate, with several new features available with the new edition:

Connect Athletic Training: the first online learning management system for the athletic training course, featuring assignable labs, videos, Internet exercises, an optional integrated ebook, and more

Full color photographs and illustrations throughout the entire text

Expanded coverage of athletic trainers working in a variety of employment settings

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780073523736
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date:	02/23/2010
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	960
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Dr. William Prentice is Professor of Exercise and Sport Science and Coordinator of the Sports Medicine Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also serves as the Director of the NATA approved Graduate Athletic Training Education Program. He received his BS and MS from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. in Sports Medicine and Applied Physiology from the University of Virginia. He also has a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina. He is a Certified Member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and has received the Sayers A. "Bud" Miller Distinguished Athletic Trainer Educator Award and the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the NATA. In 2004 he was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame. Dr. Prentice served as the Athletic Trainer for the Women's Soccer Program, which has won eighteen NCAA National Championships. He teaches graduate courses in sports medicine and athletic training. Dr. Prentice is the author of nine best-selling texts in athletic training, sports medicine, and health-related fitness.

Table of Contents

I Professional Development and Responsibilities

1 The Athletic Trainer as a Health Care Provider

2 Health Care Organization and Administration in Athletic Training

3 Legal Concerns and Insurance Issues
II Risk Management

4 Conditioning Techniques

5 Nutrition and Supplements

6 Environmental Considerations

7 Protective Gear and Sports Equipment

8 Bandaging and Taping
III Pathology of Sports Injury

9 Mechanisms and Characteristics of Musculoskeletal and Nerve Trauma

10 Tissue Response to Injury
IV Management Skills

11 Psychosocial Intervention for Sports Injuries and Illnesses

12 On-the-Field Acute Care and Emergency Procedures

13 Off-the-Field Injury Evaluation

14 Infectious Diseases, Bloodborne Pathogens, and Universal Precautions

15 Using Therapeutic Modalities

16 Using Therapeutic Exercise in Rehabilitation

17 Pharmacology, Drugs, and Sports
V Musculoskeletal Conditions

18 The Foot

19 The Ankle and Lower Leg

20 The Knee and Related Structures

21 The Thigh, Hip, Groin, and Pelvis

22 The Shoulder Complex

23 The Elbow

24 The Forearm, Wrist, Hand, and Fingers

25 The Spine
VI General Medical Conditions

26 The Head, Face, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat

27 The Thorax and Abdomen

28 Skin Disorders

29 Additional General Medical Conditions

Appendix A NATA Code of Ethics