Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, Fourth Edition

Chapter Table of Contents – pathology headings in each chapter detail the injury that is being addressed in each section of the chapter.

Clinical Presentation Boxes – list the characteristics of each injury, including the history, mechanism of injury, the symptoms that one would observe with the injury, the functional status of the athlete, and various tests to diagnose the pathology.

Surgical Technique Boxes – scattered throughout each chapter, these boxes describe surgical treatment for a particular pathology and are accompanied by a figure illustrating the surgical technique.

Clinical Technique Boxes – explain the steps for non-surgical procedures, such as taping and bracing for a particular pathology.

Rehabilitation Section – provides an overview of various therapeutic exercises and rehabilitation techniques that apply to the pathologies in the chapter.

Therapeutic Chapters – include three new “Therapeutic Exercise Chapters” that detail additional therapeutic exercises to supplement the exercises mentioned in the rehabilitation sections of previous chapters.

Section I: Overview
Chapter 1: Integrated Injury Management
Chapter 2: Soft-Tissue Injury Management
Christopher D. Ingersoll, PhD, ATC, FACSM 
Dilaawar J. Mistry, MD, MS, ATC
Chapter 3: Fractures: Diagnosis and Management
Christopher D. Ingersoll, PhD, ATC, FACSM
David M. Kahler, MD
Chapter 4: Therapeutic Medications
Dennis D. Hedge, PharmD
Section II: Regional Pathologies
Chapter 5: Foot, Ankle, and Leg Injuries
Peggy A. Houglum, PhD, ATC, PT
David A. Porter, MD, PhD
Chapter 6: Knee Injuries
Jeff Ryan, PT, ATC
Peter F. DeLuca, MD
Chapter 7: Patellofemoral Injuries
Jeff Ryan, PT, ATC
Paul A. Marchetto, MD
Chapter 8: Femur, Hip, and Pelvis Injuries
Peggy A. Houglum, PhD, ATC, PT
Glen Johnson, MD
Chapter 9: Additional Lower Extremity Therapeutic Exercises
Chapter 10: Shoulder Injuries
Ned Bergert, PTA, ATC
Bick Harmon, PT, ATC
Lewis Yocum, MD
Chapter 11: Elbow Injuries
Jeff Ryan, PT, ATC
John P. Salvo, MD
Chapter 12: Wrist, Hand, and Finger Pathologies
Susan Saliba, PhD, PT, ATC
Frank C. McCue III, MD
Chapter 13: Additional Upper Extremity Therapeutic Exercises
Chapter 14: Lumbar Spine Injuries
Peggy A. Houglum, PhD, ATC, PT
Brett A. Taylor, MD
Chapter 15: Abdominal and Thorax Injuries
Allen E. Mathieu, PAC, MS, ATC
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Chapter 16: Cervical Spine Injuries
Katie Walsh, EdD, ATC
K. Stuart Lee, MD, FACS
Chapter 17: Additional Spine and Torso Therapeutic Exercises
Chapter 18: Head Injuries
Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, ATC
Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP
Chapter 19: Face and Related Structures Pathologies
Christine Heilman, MS, L/ATC, CSCS
Michael Ellerbusch, MD
Chapter 20: Exertional Heat Illnesses
Douglas J. Casa, PhD, ATC, FACSM
E. Randy Eichner, MD, FACSM
Section III: Specific Populations
Chapter 21: Pediatric and Adolescent Athletes
Ronald P. Pfeiffer, EdD, LAT, ATC
Kevin G. Shea, MD
Peter J. Apel, BA
Chapter 22: Physical Activity and the Aging Athlete
Paula Sammarone Turocy, EdD, ATC
Mitchell D. Seemann, MD
Chapter 23: The Industrial Setting
Samuel Bradbury, MAOM, ATC, CEA
Marc-Andre Bergeron, MD
Chapter 24: Athletes with Different Abilities
Michael S. Ferrara, PhD, ATC

This is an upper-level text that can be used in multiple courses during a student's training. 

• Evaluation of Athletic Injuries
• Advanced Treatment of Athletic Injuries
• Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
• Prevention Techniques in Sports Medicine Health Care 
• Clinical Problem-Solving
• Clinical Seminar

Professional Use: This reference will benefit anyone who treats orthopaedic injuries, including primary care physicians, sports physical therapists, orthopaedic surgeons, and physician assistants.