Athletic Training and Sports Medicine

by Starkey, Chad; Johnson, Glen

• ISBN13: 9780763705367
• ISBN10: 0763705365
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett

Summary

This comprehensive guide, written in co-operation with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), has been extensively revised. The Fourth Edition of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine is a multi-purpose, multi-course text that emphasizes the post-injury management techniques used by certified/licensed athletic trainers and physicians in management of orthopaedic injuries. The collaboration of athletic trainers, sports medicine physicians, and physical therapists provides a balanced, in-depth review of common sports injuries, acute treatment, and rehabilitation as well as medical conditions that impact the entire body. In each chapter, following a description of the pathology, considerations are presented for immediate management, surgical/medical interventions, follow-up management (e.g., short-term bracing, immobilization), and factors influencing the patientrs"s care.

Table of Contents

Overview	p. 1
Integrated Injury Management	p. 2
Soft-Tissue Injury Management	p. 13
Fractures: Diagnosis and Management	p. 31
Therapeutic Medications	p. 47
Regional Pathologies	p. 62
Foot, Ankle, and Leg Injuries	p. 64
Knee Injuries	p. 135
Patellofemoral Injuries	p. 191
Femur, Hip, and Pelvis Injuries	p. 221
Additional Lower Extremity Therapeutic Exercises	p. 251
Shoulder Injuries	p. 267
Elbow Injuries	p. 337
Wrist, Hand, and Finger Pathologies	p. 385
Additional Upper Extremity Therapeutic Exercises	p. 445
Lumbar Spine Injuries	p. 457
Abdominal and Thorax Injuries	p. 491
Cervical Spine Injuries	p. 517
Additional Spine and Torso Therapeutic Exercises	p. 551
Head Injuries	p. 557
Face and Related Structures Pathologies	p. 579
Exertional Heat Illnesses	p. 597
Specific Populations	p. 616
Pediatric and Adolescent Athletes	p. 618
Physical Activity and the Aging Athlete	p. 639
The Industrial Setting	p. 657
Athletes with Different Abilities	p. 675
Appendix	p. 687
Index/Glossary	p. 689
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