Beyond basic taping to anatomy and rehab
Athletic Taping and Bracing is a leading text in its field which integrate the science of anatomy and injury mechanisms with the practice of athletic taping and bracing. The new edition is updated to reflect changes in the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Education Council’s “Competencies in Athletic Training” and the fourth edition of the NATA Board of Certification’s “Role Delineation Study.” Both students and professionals will use this text time and again as a reliable reference.
The 2nd edition has been significantly improved with the addition of more than 450 full-color illustrations and photos. These include 60 superb three-dimensional anatomical images from Primal Pictures. The photos that illustrate taping sequences feature tape with darkened edges that enable readers to distinguish the layers and patterns of the tape applied in each step.
With its anatomical descriptions and illustrations, the book clearly highlights the mechanisms of injury that are crucial for understanding effective taping and bracing for each major joint and body region. It also contains step-by-step instructions for 36 taping and wrapping procedures, some of which are broken down into as many as 16 steps. It illustrates procedures for fabricating protective pads and orthotics, and it details the dos and don’ts of taping and bracing.
To emphasize rehabilitation as well as prevention, Athletic Taping and Bracing also presents basic stretching and strengthening exercises for injury rehabilitation. These exercises, presented and illustrated for each body part, focus on flexibility, strength, and proprioception. Combined with the taping and bracing procedures, the exercises will help rehabilitated athletes maintain strength and flexibility and safely return to play.
The optional Sport Taping Basics DVD brings the book to life by visually demonstrating 22 specific procedures, each shown without disruption, then again to highlight the key steps with close-ups and correct positioning of the athletic trainer and athlete, making the demonstrations easy to follow.
With all this, you can see why Athletic Taping and Bracing, Second Edition, and Sport Taping Basics DVD are the premier instructional resources in the athletic training field.
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