Quick reference dictionary for athletic training

"Searching for one quick reference for all of your athletic training needs? Looking for quick answers to questions that can be encountered daily in the profession? Need quick access to thousands of terms related to the field? The expanded and updated second edition of Quick Reference Dictionary for Athletic Training contains all this and more! Pocket size, comprehensive, and user-friendly, this companion guide is essential for students and professionals in athletic training." "Dr. Julie N. Bernier has taken over 2,100 terms and made them accessible in one book - no longer will you need to search multiple textbooks. Also included are 20 appendices on revised and new topics such as manual muscle testing and joint mobility positioning. Quick Reference Dictionary for Athletic Training, Second Edition, with both text and visual references, provides the athletic training student and professional with a quick overview of the essential elements of injury assessment in the field."--Jacket.

Dictionary of terms -- Appendix 1: Medical roots terminology -- Appendix 2: Acronyms and abbreviations -- Appendix 3: Symbols -- Appendix 4: Anatomical terms of orientation and direction -- Appendix 5: Muscles : origin, insertion, action -- Appendix 6: Manual muscle testing -- Appendix 7: Normal joint ranges of motion -- Appendix 8: Cranial nerves and assessment -- Appendix 9: Concussion grading -- Appendix 10: Nerve root assessment : upper extremity -- Appendix 11: Nerve root assessment : lower extremity -- Appendix 12: Peripheral nerve innervations : upper extremity -- Appendix 13: Peripheral nerve innervations : lower extremity -- Appendix 14: Grades of pain -- Appendix 15: End feel -- Appendix 16: Joint mobility positioning -- Appendix 17: Special tests -- Appendix 18: Pharmacology -- Appendix 19: NATA membership standards and code of ethics -- Appendix 20: Weights and measurements.