Sports Medicine Essentials: Core Concepts in Athletic Training & Fitness Instruction, 4th Student Edition

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Correlating with NATA Standards, Clover's SPORTS MEDICINE ESSENTIALS: CORE CONCEPTS IN ATHLETIC TRAINING & FITNESS INSTRUCTION, 4TH STUDENT EDITION, introduces essential skills in sports medicine, along with its growing number of career choices. Key topics address fitness assessment, conditioning, emergency preparedness, injury management, therapeutic modalities, nutrition, ethical and legal considerations and more. Students will explore careers in fitness instruction, athletic training, exercise physiology, sports management and physical therapy, while practicing job-related skills. This hands-on learning tool asks students to perform skills such as taping injuries, researching sports medicine supplies and their costs and forming a mock safety committee to mitigate injury risks. The text includes VIP access to the world of sports medicine in print and interactive eBook formats.

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Jim Clover

Jim Clover is an Adjunct Professor at California State University, San Bernardino and Retired teacher at Riverside County of Education Career Technical Program for 20 years. Coordinator Riverside Medical Clinic’s Sports Clinic and SPORT Foundation, Mr. Clover coordinates sports medicine services for 40 schools in Southern California. He invented the Trainer's Angel (a cutting tool to remove football helmets in emergencies) and received the NATA's Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award in 2004. In addition to a holding a Master’s Degree in Education, he is an NATA Certified Athletic Trainer, Physical Therapy Assistant, and NASM Corrective Exercises Specialist.

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Table of Contents

1. Carriers in Sports Medicine.
2. Athletic Training.
3. Ethical and Legal Considerations.
4. Medical Conditions.
5. Emergency Preparedness and Assessment.
6. Infection Control.
7. Vital Signs Assessment.
8. Basic Life Support.
9. Environmental Considerations and Preparation.
10. Injuries to the Tissue.
11. Assembling the First Aid Kits and Equipment Bags.
12. Introduction to Taping, Wrapping, and Bracing.
13. Introduction to Therapeutic Modalities.
14. Introduction to Rehabilitation.
15. Recognition, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Injuries to the Head and Spine.
16. Recognition, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Injuries to the Upper Extremities.
17. Recognition, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Injuries to the Chest and Abdomen.
18. Recognition, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Injuries to the Pelvis and Lower Extremities.
19. Return to Play.
20. Strength and Conditioning Specialist.
21. Physical Fitness Assessment.
22. Nutrition and Weight Management.
23. Physical Conditioning.
24. Designing a Conditioning Program.
25. Strategies for Sales, Marketing, and Fundraising.

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Jim Clover