Survey of Athletic Injuries for Exercise Science

Written for students within Exercises Science and Exercise Physiology, Survey of Athletic Injuries for Exercise Science clearly outlines traditional prevention and care of athletic injuries for those who lack an athletic training background. It addresses the role that exercise science, exercise physiology, or professionals from other health-related fields play in the treatment of injuries and illnesses in the physically active population. The text focuses on each body segment along with other information that impacts the physically active, such as ergogenic aids, supplements, nutrition, and exercise prescription. Throughout the text case studies and realistic situation boxes discusses interesting cases from the field. Provides a necessary resource on athletic injury and prevention for the non-athletic trainer. Clearly defined chapter objectives identify critical information for students. Critical thinking questions ask students to examine and reason through a variety of scenarios. Case Studies throughout analyze and explore real-world situations. - Publisher.

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Learning

Editions

2

Pages

346

ISBN

9781449648435

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