| Edition |
Eighth edition. |
| Description |
548 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
The concept of sport 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 process -- Injuries to the head, neck, and face -- Injuries to the thoracic through coccygeal spine -- Injuries to the shoulder region -- Injuries to the wrist, arm, 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 Magnus'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"--Publisher description. |
| Subject |
Athletic trainers.
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Athletic trainers. |
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Sports injuries -- Treatment.
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Sports injuries -- Treatment. |
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Sports medicine.
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Sports medicine. |
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Sports accidents.
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Sports accidents. |
| Added Author |
Ferris, Cheryl M., author.
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Pfeiffer, Ronald P., author.
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Mangus, Brent C., author.
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| Added Title |
Concepts of athletic training |
| ISBN |
1284127303 |
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9781284127300 |
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