Principles of Athletic Training A Guide to Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Sixteenth Edition

Principles of Athletic Training: A Competency-Based Approach is designed to be used by
athletic trainers in courses concerned with the scientific, evidence-based and clinical
foundations of athletic training and sports medicine. The text leads the student from general
foundations to specific concepts relative to injury prevention, evaluation, management, and
rehabilitation. As the student progresses from beginning to end, he or she will understand the
complexities of the profession of athletic training. An over-arching goal of the text is to make
certain that each and every one of the educational competencies identified by the Education
Council is specifically covered. After using this text the student should be able to apply the
appropriate techniques and concepts in the day-to-day performance of his or her job as an
athletic trainer