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This highly-illustrated manual is an all-inclusive examination of taping, wrapping, bracing, and padding techniques for the treatment and prevention of common athletic injuries and conditions Grounding students with an understanding of the research behind the methods, this comprehensive text will provide students a foundation of knowledge that will be key to their understanding, selecting, and performing the most effective techniques for athletes in their care. Instructive and practical in classroom or clinical settings, students as well as practicing ATs and other sports medicine personnel will appreciate this versatile resource. More than simply "stickyside down," Orthopedic Taping, Wrapping, Bracing, Padding encourages a critical thinking approach to risk management and injury prevention..
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ONE OF THE most-requested Little Golden Books is back in print—complete with Band-Aid® bandages! Millions of baby boomers remember little Dan, who stops crying over a scratch as soon as Mother puts a Band-Aid® on it. Soon the dolls and teddy bears in Dan’s house are wearing Band-Aids®, too. This charming story from the 1950s was so popular that it’s now featured in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection..
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The new edition of this highly successful, practical handbook offers an abundance of new techniques and updated literature including a new chapter that explains the theory and principles behind unloading painful structures and stabilization techniques, an updated chapter on podiatry and its current trends, and descriptions of many new, simple, and effective international techniques that may be modified to suit the situation. Some "quickies" or "many uses" for one strip of tape are included in this new edition as well.

• Concise and easy-to-understand, this text is an effective teaching tool for any kind of practitioner.
• The content is thorough and comprehensive, covering all aspects of functional taping.
• In the constantly growing and ever-changing world of sports medicine, this book will keep the reader more up-to-date with new developments in their field.

• New expert contributors with international reputations share their knowledge and experience.
• New material on biomechanics, sleeves, shoes, quick taping, taping for muscle imbalance, psychological aspects of taping, and proprioceptive taping ensures that the reader has the most current information available.
• Improved and added illustrations bring a new life to the book, aiding in the understanding of important concepts.

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Athletic Taping and Bracing is the first textbook to apply the science of anatomy and injury mechanisms to the practice of athletic taping. By examining major joints and muscle groups you'll master step-by-step taping and bracing techniques for preventing and managing sport injuries.

The book's reader-friendly format features more than 400 detailed photographs and medical illustrations. You'll find it easy to visualize underlying anatomical structures and injury mechanisms and to learn proper methods for applying tape, braces, wraps, and orthotics.

You'll also find discussions of specific injuries and techniques for treatment, plus stretching and strengthening exercises to help athletes avoid reinjury.

Whether you're a student or practitioner, you'll earn the confidence of your athletes by mastering the art and science of Athletic Taping and Bracing..
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"Lewis has composed an observant and urban B-boy's rites of passage . . . a hiphop bildungsroman told in prose full of buoyancy and bounce."-Greg Tate, author of Flyboy in the Buttermilk

Scars of the Soul is a confessional, stylistic account (in the Joan Didion tradition) of coming-of-age in the Bronx alongside the birth and evolution of hip-hop culture.

Miles Marshall Lewis was born in the Bronx in 1970 and currently lives in Manhattan. He is a former editor of Vibe and XXL, and his work has been published in The Nation, The Source, the Village Voice, Rolling Stone, Essence and other magazines. He holds a B.A. in sociology from Morehouse College and studied at the Fordham University School of Law.

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This handy guide covers everything from applying polo and track bandages to caring for leg injuries. A MUST for every owner, instructor, trainer and groomer. *Six ways to prevent leg problems *How to choose the right size bell boots *When to apply heat and cold terapy * Apply leg wraps * Clean and care for bandages * Protect your horse's legs while traveling * Provide supportive care for lameness or injury.
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C. Marshall, BSc(PT).
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