Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One: The field of athletic training -- General considerations -- The trainer: qualifications and relationships -- The trainer: responsibilities -- Facilities, equipment and supplies -- Part Two: General principles of athletic training -- Mechanisms of sports injuries -- Scientific bases for conditioning and training -- Physical conditioning for the prevention of sports injuries -- The influence of ingesta and other aids on sports performance -- Psychogenic factors in sports -- Training for girls and women -- Part Three: Bases for managing sports conditions -- Protective sports equipment -- Injury recognition, evaluation and the healing process -- Crises procedures -- Pharmacology in sports -- Physical therapy -- Taping, wound dressing, bandaging, padding and orthotics -- Part Four: Prevention and management of sports conditions -- The skin -- The foot, ankle and leg -- The knee -- The thigh, hip, buttocks and groin -- The pelvic region, abdomen, thorax and spine -- The neck, head and face -- The shoulder complex and upper arm -- The elbow, forearm, wrist and hand -- Selected health problems.