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Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine 5th Edition
Author(s): William E. Prentice (Author)
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
- Publication Date: 1 May 2010
- Edition: 5th
- Language: English
- Print length: 736 pages
- ISBN-10: 0071289534
- ISBN-13: 9780071289535
Book Description
Designed for the athletic trainer and sports therapist, Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine is the definitive guide to the management of sports injuries. Experts from the field of sports medicine have contributed to this comprehensive, updated edition, which addresses all aspects of rehabilitation, including protocols for rehabilitating the wide variety of injuries athletes are prone to receive. Pros and cons of various rehabilitative modalities are discussed, as well as currently accepted techniques. This text is recognized as a handbook for any practitioners who manage rehabilitation programs for injured athletes.
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About the Author
Dr. William Prentice is Professor of Exercise and Sport Science and Coordinator of the Sports Medicine Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he also serves as the Director of the NATA approved Graduate Athletic Training Education Program. He received his BS and MS from the University of Delaware and his Ph.D. in Sports Medicine and Applied Physiology from the University of Virginia.
