Principles of athletic training: a competency-based approach is designed to be used by athletic trainers in courses concerned with the scientific, evidence-based and clinical foundations of athletic training and sports medicine. The text leads the student from general foundations to specific concepts relative to injury prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitation.

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Pt. I. Professional development and responsibilities. Ch.1. The athletic trainer as a health care provider ; Ch.2. Health care organization and administration in athletic training ; Ch. 3. Legal concerns and insurance issues -- Pt. II. Risk management. Ch. 4. Fitness and conditioning techniques ; Ch. 5. Nutrition and supplements ; Ch. 6. Environmental considerations ; Ch. 7. Protective equipment ; Ch. 8. Wrapping and taping -- Pt. III. Pathology of sports injury. Ch. 9. Mechanisms and characteristics of musculoskeletal and nerve trauma ; Ch. 10. Tissue response to injury -- Pt. IV. Management skills. Ch. 11. Psychosocial intervention for sports injuries and illnesses ; Ch. 12. On-the-field acute care and emergency procedures ; Ch. 13. Off-the-field injury ; Ch. 14. Infectious diseases, bloodborne pathogens, and universal precautions ; Ch. 15. Using therapeutic modalities ; Ch. 16. Using therapeutic exercise in rehabilitation ; Ch. 17. Pharmacology, drugs, and sports -- Pt. V. Musculoskeletal conditions. Ch.18. The foot ; Ch. 19. The ankle and lower leg ; Ch. 20. The knee and related structures ; Ch. 21. The thigh, hip, groin, and pelvis ; Ch. 22. The shoulder complex ; Ch. 23. The elbow ; Ch. 24. The forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers ; Ch. 25. The spine -- Pt. Vi. General medical conditions. Ch. 26. The head, face, eyes, ears, nose, and throat ; Ch. 27. The thorax and abdomen ; Ch. 28. Skin disorders ; Ch. 29. Additional general medical conditions -- Appendixes.