Table of Contents

PART I: Organizing and Establishing an Effective Athletic Health Care System 1: Fitness Professionals, Coaches, and the Sports Medicine Team: Defining Roles 2: Organizing and Administering an Athletic Health Care Program 3: Legal Liability and Insurance PART II: Preventing Injuries in an Athletic Health Care System 4: Preventing Injuries Through Fitness Training 5: Sports Nutrition and Supplements 6: Selecting and Using Protective Sports Equipment 7: Understanding the Potential Dangers of Adverse Environmental Conditions PART III: Techniques for Treating and Managing Sport-Related Injuries 8: Handling Emergency Situations and Injury Assessment 9: Bloodborne Pathogens, Universal Precautions, and Wound Care 10: Wrapping and Taping Techniques 11: Understanding the Basics of Injury Rehabilitation 12: Helping the Injured Athlete Psychologically PART IV: Recognition and Management of Specific Injuries and Conditions 13: Recognizing Different Sports Injuries 14: The Foot and Toes 15: The Ankle and Lower Leg 16: The Knee and Related Structures 17: The Thigh, Hip, Groin, and Pelvis 18: The Shoulder Complex 19: The Elbow, Forearm, Wrist, and Hand 20: The Spine 21: The Thorax and Abdomen 22: The Head, Face, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat 23: General Medical Conditions and Additional Health Concerns 24: Substance Abuse 25: Preventing and Managing Injuries in Young Athletes Appendixes Appendix A: Employment Settings for the Athletic Trainer Appendix B: Requirements for Certification as an Athletic Trainer Appendix C: Directional Movements for Body Joints Glossary Credits Index

About the Author

Dr. William Prentice is Professor of Exercise and Sport Science and Coordinator of the Sports Medicine Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also serves as the Director of the NATA approved Graduate Athletic Training Education Program. He received his BS and MS from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. in Sports Medicine and Applied Physiology from the University of Virginia. He also has a BS in Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina. He is a Certified Member of the National Athletic Trainers' Association and has received the Sayers A. "Bud" Miller Distinguished Athletic Trainer Educator Award and the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award from the NATA. In 2004 he was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame. Dr. Prentice served as the Athletic Trainer for the Women's Soccer Program, which has won eighteen NCAA National Championships. He teaches graduate courses in sports medicine and athletic training. Dr. Prentice is the author of nine best-selling texts in athletic training, sports medicine, and health-related fitness.