Chad Starkey, PhD, ATC, Associate Professor; Athletic Training Program Director, Northeastern University, Bouvé
College of Health Professions, Boston, Massachusetts; Chair, NATA Education Council.
Ryan, Jeffrey L. :
Jeffrey L. Ryan, PT, ATC, Clinical Director of Sports Medicine, Hahnemann Sports Medicine Center, Hahnemann
University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Review
"This is by far the most comprehensive and user-friendly text for both professor and student! I am continuing
to use it in my Athletic Training Program, and beginning next year, I will institute it into my PT courses in Ortho
I & II."
-- Vincent J. Hudson, MS, PT, ATC, MBA, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
F.A. Davis Company Web Site, July, 2001
Summary
KEY FEATURES
Information presented in user-friendly format
Three additional chapters new to this edition: Assessment of Posture; The Cervical Spine; and General Medical
Conditions
Distinctive boxes for each type of test added, including boxes for resisted range of motion and manual muscle
tests, clinical tests, and special tests
Evaluation maps guide students through the evaluation process
Goniometry boxes explain how to take correct measurements and include photographs demonstrating the procedures
New boxes accompany common injuries and highlight common clinical findings
All boxes include photos and illustrations to aid students in visualizing techniques and findings
Two new highly illustrated appendices: Assessment of Muscle Length and Functional Testing
Text conforms to or exceeds the new Athletic Training Educational Competencies
Each chapter starts with a review of the bony areas, clinical anatomy, and biomechanics of that part of the
body and ends with a discussion of emergency or initial management of specific injuries
Table of Contents
1. The Injury Evaluation Process
2. Injury Nomenclature
3. Assessment of Posture
4. The Foot and Toes
5. The Ankle and Lower Leg
6. The Knee
7. The Patellofemoral Articulation
8. The Pelvis and Thigh
9. Evaluation of Gait
10. The Lumbar and Thoracic Spine
11. The Cervical Spine
12. The Thorax and Abdomen
13. The Shoulder and Upper Arm
14. The Elbow and Forearm
15. The Wrist, Hand, and Fingers
16. The Eye
17. The Face and Related Structures
18. Head and Neck Injuries
19. Environmental Injury
20. Cardiopulmonary Conditions
21. General Medical Conditions
Appendices: Reflex Testing / Assessment of Muscle Length / Functional Testing
Glossary
Index
