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PART I: Professional Development and Responsibilities Chapter 1: The Athletic Trainer as a Health Care Provider Historical PerspectivesSports Medicine and Athletic TrainingEmployment Settings for the Athletic TrainerRoles and Responsibilities of the Athletic TrainerReferring the Patient to Other Medical and Nonmedical Support Services and Personnel Recognition and Accreditation of the Athletic Trainer as an Allied Health ProfessionalRequirements for Certification as an Athletic TrainerState Regulation of the Athletic TrainerFuture Directions for the Athletic TrainerSummaryWebsitesChapter 2: Health Care Organization and Administration in Athletic TrainingEstablishing a System for Athletic Training Health CareIssues Specific to Athletic Training Program Operation in the Secondary-School, College, or University SettingIssues Specific to Athletic Training Program Operation in the Clinic, Hospital, Corporate, or Industrial SettingRecord KeepingThe Computer as a Tool for the Athletic TrainerCollecting Injury DataSummary Chapter 3: Legal Concerns and Insurance IssuesLegal Concerns for the Athletic TrainerInsurance ConsiderationsThird-Party ReimbursementSummaryWebsitesPART II: Risk ManagementChapter 4: Fitness and Conditioning TechniquesThe Relationship between Athletic Trainers and Strength and Conditioning CoachesPrinciples of ConditioningWarm-Up and CooldownCardiorespiratory EnduranceThe Importance of Muscular Strength, Endurance, and PowerImproving and Maintaining FlexibilityFitness AssessmentPeriodization in ConditioningSummaryWebsitesChapter 5: Nutrition and Supplements Nutrition BasicsEnergy SourcesRegulator NutrientsNutrient Requirements and RecommendationsDietary SupplementsEating and Drinking PracticesGlycogen SupercompensationBody Composition and Weight Control Summary WebsitesChapter 6: Environmental Considerations Hyperthermia HypothermiaAltitudeOverexposure to SunLightning SafetyAir PollutionCircadian Dysrhythmia (Jet Lag)Synthetic TurfSummaryWebsitesChapter 7: Protective Equipment Safety Standards for Sports Equipment and FacilitiesLegal Concerns in Using Protective EquipmentEquipment Reconditioning and RecertificationUsing Off-the-Shelf versus Custom Protective EquipmentHead ProtectionFace ProtectionNeck ProtectionTrunk and Thorax ProtectionLower-Extremity Protective EquipmentElbow, Wrist, and Hand ProtectionConstruction of Protective and Supportive DevicesSummaryWebsitesChapter 8: Wrapping and TapingWrappingNonelastic and Elastic Adhesive TapingCommon Taping ProceduresKinesio TapingSummaryWebsitesPART III: Pathology of Sports InjuryChapter 9: Mechanisms and Characteristics of Musculoskeletal and Nerve TraumaMechanical InjuryMusculotendinous Unit InjuriesSynovial Joint InjuriesBone InjuriesNerve TraumaBody Mechanics and Injury SusceptibilitySummaryWebsitesChapter 10: Tissue Response to InjuryThe Healing ProcessSoft-Tissue HealingBone HealingPainSummaryWebsitesPART IV: Management SkillsChapter 11: Psychosocial Intervention for Sports Injuries and IllnessesThe Psychological Response to InjuryThe Athlete and the Soci

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.