Athletic Taping and Bracing-3rd Edition / Edition 3

by David Perrin

Overview

The premier text for athletic taping and bracing is now revised in a stunning third edition. Athletic Taping and Bracing retains its emphasis on the techniques most commonly used by athletic trainers and therapists while integrating the science of anatomy and injury mechanisms with the practice of athletic taping and bracing. Plus, the third edition expands on traditional taping by including methods for rigid strap taping and elastic kinesiology taping.

Athletic Taping and Bracing, Third Edition, includes more than 480 full-color illustrations and photos, providing invaluable visual aids for both students and professionals. These include superb three-dimensional anatomical images from Primal Pictures. The photos that depict taping sequences feature tape with darkened edges that enable readers to distinguish the layers and patterns of the tape applied in each step.

With its concise anatomical descriptions and detailed anatomical illustrations similar to those normally found in advanced texts on anatomy, the book clearly highlights the mechanisms of injury that are crucial for understanding effective taping and bracing. The text thoroughly discusses and illustrates the general principles of taping and bracing for each major joint and body region. The third edition adds step-by-step instructions for 10 additional techniques, including elastic kinesiology taping and rigid strap taping techniques for gastrocnemius strains, Achilles tendinitis, and arch problems; knee, quadriceps, and hip problems; shoulder and elbow hyperextension laxity; epicondylitis; and wrist and hand issues. The book also features newly added instructor resources consisting of an image bank and testing checklists to help students master the taping procedures.

The text covers the 46 most frequently applied taping and bracing procedures in clinical practice, some of which are broken down into as many as 16 steps. It illustrates procedures for fabricating protective pads and orthotics, and it details the dos and don’ts of taping and bracing. To emphasize rehabilitation as well as prevention, Athletic Taping and Bracing, Third Edition, also presents basic stretching and strengthening exercises for injury rehabilitation. These exercises, presented and illustrated for each body part, focus on flexibility, strength, and proprioception. Combined with the taping and bracing procedures, the exercises will help rehabilitated athletes maintain strength and flexibility and safely return to play.

With Athletic Taping and Bracing, Third Edition, readers will learn the evidence-based foundations and techniques of taping and bracing, as well as how taping and bracing can aid an athlete’s total rehabilitation. The coverage of rehabilitation exercises as well as prevention will help readers become more effective health care providers for athletes and other active people with musculoskeletal injuries and problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781450413527
Publisher:	Human Kinetics Publishers
Publication date:	02/03/2012
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

David H. Perrin, PhD, ATC, FNATA, is provost and executive vice chancellor and professor of kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he previously served as dean of the School of Health and Human Performance. Before going to Greensboro, Perrin directed the athletic training education program at the University of Virginia from 1986 to 2001. His awards from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association include the Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Educator Award, the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award, the William G. Clancy Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research, and induction into the NATA Hall of Fame.

Perrin is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. For 13 years, he was also a member of the NATA Professional Education Committee, helping to write the guidelines for accreditation of both undergraduate and graduate athletic training education programs. In 2011, Perrin was elected a fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He was editor in chief of the Journal of Athletic Training from 1996 to 2004 and was the founding editor of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. He is author of Isokinetic Exercise and Assessment and Athletic Taping and Bracing, editor of the third edition of The Injured Athlete, and coauthor of Research Methods in Athletic Training.

In his free time, Perrin enjoys traveling, exercising, and vacationing at his lake cottage in Vermont.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to Taping and Bracing

Anatomy as the Foundation to Taping and Bracing

Role of Taping and Bracing

Knowing the Sport, Athlete, and Injury

Preparing for Taping

Applying and Removing Tape

Chapter 2. The Foot, Ankle, and Leg

Ankle Sprains

Achilles Tendon Strains and Tendinitis

Arch Strains and Plantar Fasciitis

Morton’s Neuroma

Great-Toe Sprains

Heel Contusions

Shin Splints

Foot Orthotics

Chapter 3. The Knee

Collateral and Cruciate Ligament Sprains

Knee Braces

Knee Hyperextension

Patellofemoral Joint Pain

Chapter 4. The Thigh, Hip, and Pelvis

Hip Strains

Thigh Strains

Hip and Thigh Contusions

Chapter 5. The Shoulder and Arm

Acromioclavicular Joint Sprains

Glenohumeral Sprains

Arm Contusions

Chapter 6. The Elbow and Forearm

Elbow Sprains

Elbow Hyperextension

Epicondylitis of the Humerus

Chapter 7. The Wrist and Hand

Wrist Sprains

Thumb Sprains

Finger Sprains

Tendon Ruptures and Avulsions

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The book's greatest value lies in its simplicity. It provides readers with the techniques and information that they will use regularly in clinical practice.”

Doody's Book Review (5-star review)

“Overall, the book provides an excellent learning opportunity in basic taping and wrapping techniques, with illustrations that are easy to follow.”

Physical Therapy (review of second edition)

“The strengths of the text are its stepwise instruction of application of taping procedures and the use of Primal Pictures illustration.”

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (review of second edition)

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Shannon M Becker, MA, BS (University of Georgia)
Description: This book on taping and bracing includes updates on rigid strap taping and elastic kinesiology taping from the previous edition, which was published in 2005.
Purpose: The purpose is to present the taping and bracing techniques that certified athletic trainers are most likely to use in clinical practice. The main objectives are to introduce the more common techniques rather than overwhelm readers with those they are unlikely to use in the field and to introduce the anatomy involved with each structure, as well as the basic rehabilitation associated with it. The author emphasizes why these techniques help each structure from an anatomical standpoint and providing rehabilitation tips teaches readers that taping and bracing are not the only things certified athletic trainers do to take care of an injury.
Audience: It is intended as a resource for athletic training students and as a guide for instructors teaching taping and bracing classes. The author began overseeing athletic training education in 1986 and is well versed in what athletic training students need to know, as well as what resource materials instructors need to teach this material.
Features: This book provides instruction on basic taping and bracing techniques for the major joints in the body for sprains, strains, contusions, and other ailments. Detailed photos display step-by-step instructions for each taping technique. The book also includes wonderful detailed anatomical illustrations. The subject is well covered with the addition of the kinesiology and strapping techniques, which have become more relevant and more used in clinical practice in the past several years.
Assessment: This is an excellent book for athletic training students and clinical instructors, and will also be useful to practicing clinicians who may wish for a quick reference. The book's greatest value lies in its simplicity. It provides readers with the techniques and information that they will use regularly in clinical practice. This edition is justified because it includes kinesiology and strapping techniques that have just recently been introduced into regular athletic training practice.

Doody's Review Service

4 Stars! from Doody

This is a new book offering an overview of the use of athletic taping and bracing. It includes an array of illustrations and photographs depicting not only taping and bracing options, but also anatomy and general rehabilitation of athletic injuries. This book is meant as a guide for instructors and students of athletic training in the skills of applying athletic tape and using bracing techniques. This book is needed, and it clearly meets the author's objectives. The intended audience is the instructor and student of athletic training. However, this would be a useful book for related health professions as well as coaches. The author is very credible in the field of athletic training. The book uses quality illustrations to depict relevant anatomy and clear photographs showing taping techniques, range of motion, and basic rehabilitation. The references are largely current and pertinent to the topic. The spiral binding makes the book easy to use in a lab setting as does the layout of the illustrations and photographs. This book is very helpful for the athletic training student as well as the instructor. Each chapter offers a review of anatomy, range of motion, stretching, and rehabilitation, in addition to various taping and bracing options. The photographs are clear and easy to follow. This book will definitely find a place in the training room.

Jennifer Janczak

A textbook that applies the science of anatomy and injury mechanisms to the practice of athletic taping. Many photos and medical illustrations demonstrate techniques for preventing and managing sports injuries. Discusses specific injuries; gives step- by-step instructions for applying tape, braces, wraps, and orthotics; and presents stretching and strengthening exercises that reduce the chances of reinjury. Spiral-bound. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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