Preceded by: Concepts of athletic training / Ronald Pfeiffer. Seventh edition. [2015]. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The concept of sports injury -- The athletic health care team -- The law of sports injury -- Sports injury prevention -- The psychology of athletes and sports injury -- Nutritional considerations -- : Emergency plan and initial injury evaluation -- The injury and healing processes -- 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 -- Environmental injuries and athletics -- General medical concerns for athletes -- Special medical concerns for the adolescent athlete.
Summary:
"Pfeiffer and Mangus's 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. The eighth edition of Pfeiffer's Concepts of Athletic Training features new, full-color presentation as well as deeper and updated coverage on topics"-- Provided by publisher.
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