Full Description
Fully revised and updated, Rehabilitation Techniques for Sports Medicine and Athletic Training, Eighth Edition is the definitive reference for athletic training students and professionals who are interested in gaining more in-depth exposure to the theory and practical application of rehabilitation techniques used in a sports medicine setting. The chapters draw experts across fields to encompass all aspects of sports medicine rehabilitation.
This text provides the athletic trainer with a guide to the design, implementation, and supervision of rehabilitation programs for sport-related injuries that is based on the current best-available evidence in the professional literature including a new chapter examining concussion rehabilitation. The early chapters establish the basis of injury rehabilitation and the later chapters provide exercise models by body parts for a clear, holistic natured approach with step-by-step illustrations.
Rehabilitation Techniques for Sports Medicine and Athletic Training is a comprehensive resource for athletic training students, faculty, and clinicians; physical therapists who manage rehabilitation programs for sports-related injuries; as well as for strength and conditioning coaches who supervise performance enhancement programs for return to play.
Contents
1. Essential Consideration in Designing a Rehabilitation Program for the Injured Patient 2. Understanding and Managing the Healing Process Through Rehabilitation 3. The Evaluation Process in Rehabilitation 4. Psychosocial Considerations for Rehabilitation of the Injured Athletic Patient 5. Establishing Core Stability in Rehabilitation 6. Reestablishing Neuromuscular Control 7. Regaining Postural Stability and Balance 8. Restoring Range of Motion and Improving Flexibility 9. Regaining Muscular Strength, Endurance, and Power 10. Maintaining Cardiorespiratory Fitness During Rehabilitation 11. Plyometric Exercise in Rehabilitation 12. Open vs Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise in Rehabilitation 13. Joint Mobilization, Traction and Mulligan Techniques in Rehabilitation 14. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Techniques in Rehabilitation 15. Aquatic Therapy in Rehabilitation 16. Functional Progressions and Functional Testing in Rehabilitation 17. Rehabilitation of Shoulder Injuries 18. Rehabilitation of Elbow Injuries 19. Rehabilitation of Wrist, Hand, and Finger Injuries 20. Rehabilitation of Groin, Hip, Thigh and Pelvis Injuries 21. Rehabilitation of Knee Injuries 22. Rehabilitation of Lower Leg Injuries 23. Rehabilitation of Ankle and Foot Injuries 24. Rehabilitation of Injuries to the Spine 25. Rehabilitation of Concussions
