Introduction to Athletic Training (Athletic Training Education Series)

By Susan Kay Hillman

Book Overview

Featuring expanded and updated content, Introduction to Athletic Training, Second Edition, presents both theoretical and practical information on the duties of an athletic trainer as part of a team... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880118784
• ISBN13: 9780880118781
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Human Kinetics
• Length: 355 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.0" x 8.5"

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Practical information on the duties of an athletic trainer

Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded second edition, Introduction To Athletic Training by Susan Kay Hillman is accompanied by a CD-Rom that will operate on either a Windows or a Macintosh platform. Introduction To Athletic Training presents both theoretical and practical information on the duties of an athletic trainer, including caring for injured and ill athletes. The chapter on pharmacology will deepen the reader's understanding of the effects on common drugs used in athletics. The chapter on epidemiology will prove invaluable in evaluating injury trends and reducing the risk of future injuries. Each individual chapter includes critical thinking questions, helpful scenarios, internet resources, chapter summaries, and more. Introduction To Athletic Training should be required reading for anyone who aspires to a career as an athletic trainer, or who is currently engaged in the training of athletes either as a profession or as a volunteer in amateur sports programs and events.