Athletic Training for Student Assistants - Softcover

Cartwright, Lorin A.; Pitney, William A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880117532 ISBN 13: 9780880117531

Publisher: Human Kinetics, 1999

Synopsis

Written for student assistants to trainers and physiotherapists, this is a text on the basics of athletic training. It aims to give them an understanding of what they will observe. It covers basic anatomy, care of common injuries, first aid, injury prevention, rehabilitation techniques, reconditioning procedures, other health concerns, administrative procedures, and the route to becoming a certified athletic trainer. It also discusses different types of injures, care and rehabilitation for each area of the body and how and when to use specific forms of padding, taping and bandaging. Each chapter has summaries and review questions, reinforcement activities, lists of key terms, questions, and accounts of actual experiences.

About this title

About the Author

Lorin A. Cartwright, MS, ATC, is assistant principal and athletic director at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a teacher and the school's head athletic trainer for 15 years, she has extensive experience with all aspects of instruction of student athletic trainers.

Cartwright won the Athletic Trainer Award from the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association in 2002, the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the Michigan Athletic Trainers' Society in 1999, and the Distinguished Service Award from the National Athletic Trainers' Association in 1998. She is the author of three books, including the best-selling Preparing for the Athletic Trainers' Certification Exam, and was the first woman and first high school athletic trainer to serve as the president of the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers' Association.

Cartwright earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Grand Valley State College in 1979 and a master's degree in education from the University of Michigan in 1981.

William A. Pitney, EdD, ATC, is an assistant professor at Northern Illinois University. He has been a certified athletic trainer since 1988 and has experience in clinical, high school, and college settings. An athletic training educator since 1994, Pitney is currently a section editor of the Journal of Athletic Training and has twice been named the first runner-up for best clinical article.

Pitney earned a bachelor's degree in physical education with a specialization in athletic training from Indiana State University in 1988, a master's degree in physical education from Eastern Michigan University in 1992, and an EdD in adult continuing education from Northern Illinois University in 2000.

Review

"Athletic training professionals should find the text very useful, not only within the classroom, but also as a handy reference within the clinical setting.”
Journal of Athletic Training (review of first edition)

Edition details

• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0880117532
• ISBN 13: 9780880117531
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Number of pages: 316