Principles of Athletic Training: a Competency-based Approach with Connect Plus Athletic Training Access Card - Softcover

Prentice, William E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077434625 ISBN 13: 9780077434625

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2010

Synopsis

"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. As the student progresses from beginning to end, he or she will understand the complexities of the profession of athletic training. An over-arching goal of the text is to make certain that each and every one of the educational competencies identified by the Education Council is specifically covered. After using this text the student should be able to apply the appropriate techniques and concepts in the day-to-day performance of his or her job as an athletic trainer.

About this title

About the Author

William E. Prentice, Ph.D., PT, ATC, Professor, Coordinator of Sports Medicine Specialization Department of Physical Education, Exercise and Sports Science, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0077434625
• ISBN 13: 9780077434625
• Binding: Paperback