Assessment of Athletic Injuries (Athletic Training Education Series)

Offers step-by-step guidelines to develop a sound knowledge base and the skills required to effectively perform thorough and systematic injury assessments. The approach, which covers on-field, sideline, and off-field protocols, delivers specific evaluation skills for emergent, nonemergent, or post acute conditions. Schultz, Houglum, and Perrin (all of the U. of Virginia) present contributions by six leading athletic trainers that cover topics such as determining an accurate history of the injury, conducting effective visual inspections of the injured areas and related structures, palpating bony landmarks and soft tissues, assessing joint range of motion and mobility as well as neurological strength and functional performance, identifying when further testing and medical referral is needed, and knowing when to call for emergency medical care. Contains b&w photographs and drawings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Sandra J. Shultz, PhD, ATC, CSCS, is an assistant professor and director of graduate programs in athletic training and sports medicine at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. As a certified athletic trainer since 1984, she has a broad clinical perspective with experience at the collegiate, high school, and clinical settings, as well as at the Olympic and international levels.

Prior to coming to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Dr. Shultz taught and conducted clinical research in the Sports Medicine and Athletic Training Program at the University of Virginia. She also served as associate director of athletic training and rehabilitative services at the University of California at Los Angeles where two of her primary responsibilities were the direct health care of student athletes and the education of student athletic trainers.

Dr. Shultz is a member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). She currently serves as Chair of the NATA Convention Program Committee, and previously served on the NATA's Entry-Level Education Committee, Pronouncements Committee, and the Appropriate Medical Coverage for Intercollegiate Athletics Task Force. She is actively involved in research related to anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in female athletes and has received grant funding from the National Federation of State High School Associations, the NATA Research and Education Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health. She is the primary author of the National Federation of State High School Athletics Association Sports Medicine Handbook and the NATA's Appropriate Medical Care for Intercollegiate Athletics. She is also an editorial board member for the Journal of Athletic Training.

Dr. Shultz received her PhD from the University of Virginia and her master's degree from the University of Arizona. She received the Freddie H Fu MD New Investigator Award from the NATA Foundation in 2003.

Peggy A. Houglum, PhD, ATC, PT, is an assistant professor at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She has more than 30 years of experience in rehabilitation providing patient and athlete care. Her extensive background as a certified athletic trainer and physical therapist has provided her with a unique perspective regarding rehabilitation programs that make therapeutic exercise techniques appropriate and effective for athletic injury treatment.

Dr. Houglum has clinical experience in a variety of settings including acute care and rehabilitation hospitals, sports medicine clinics, and athletic training facilities. She has also served as an athletic trainer with the United States Olympic Sports Festivals, Olympic Games, and World University Games.

A member of the American Physical Therapy Association's Sports Medicine Section and National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), she is presently chair of the NATA Continuing Education Committee. and also created the NATA's first formal continuing education programming in 1991. She was named to the NATA Hall of Fame, the association's highest award, in 2002, and received NATA's Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 1996. Dr. Houglum is also Clinical Applications Editor of the Journal of Athletic Training. She received her PhD in sports medicine from the University of Virginia, and her master's degree in athletic training from Indiana State University.

David H. Perrin, PhD, ATC, is Dean of the School of Health and Human Performance and a professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

For 13 years, Dr. Perrin served as a member of the NATA Professional Education Committee, helping to write the guidelines for accreditation of both undergraduate and graduate athletic training education programs. For 15 years, he directed the graduate programs in athletic training and sports medicine in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Athletic Training from 1996-2004 and was the founding editor of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. He is author of Isokinetic Exercise and Assessment and Athletic Taping and Bracing, editor of The Injured Athlete, Third Edition, and co-author of Research Methods in Athletic Training.

Dr. Perrin's research interests include anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors in female athletes. His awards from the National Athletic Trainers' Association include the Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Educator Award, the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award, the William G. Clancy, Jr., MD Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research, and the NATA Hall of Fame. He is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.

Dr. Perrin received his master's degree from Indiana State University and his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, exercising, and vacationing at his lake cottage in Vermont.