Introduction to Athletic Training (Athletic Training Education S.) - Hardcover

Hillman, Susan Kay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0736052925 ISBN 13: 9780736052924

Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

Presents both theoretical and practical information on the duties of an athletic trainer as part of a team approach to caring for injured and ill athletes.

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About the Author

Susan Kay Hillman, ATC, PT, is associate professor and director of Human Anatomy at the Arizona School of Health Sciences, a division of the A.T. Still University. She has more than 13 years of experience as head athletic trainer for the University of Arizona and has served as a consultant, assistant athletic trainer, and physical therapist for the Pittsburgh Steelers as well as the Philadelphia Eagles football clubs. Hillman has served on the editorial board of the journal Athletic Therapy Today and the review board of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. She is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers Association (RMATA) Program Committee. In 2004, she received the Distinguished Educator Award from the RMATA, and the year before she was named Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA). Hillman earned a master's degree in physical therapy from Stanford University and a master's degree in physical education and athletic training from the University of Arizona, as well as a bachelor's degree in the same field from Purdue University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0736052925
• ISBN 13: 9780736052924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352