Table of Contents

Lower Body 1. Acute Ankle Sprain 2. Ankle-Closed Basketweave 3. Ankle-Open Basketweave 4. Ankle-Achilles Tendon 5. Ankle-Longitudinal Arch and X-Arch 6. Ankle-Kinesiology Taping for Gastocnemius, Achilles, and Arch Problems 7. Ankle-Strap Taping Arch Alternative 8. Foot-Great Toe Sprain 9. Foot-Bruised Heel 10. Leg-Shin Splints 11. Knee-Collateral Ligament and ACL Sprain 12. Knee-Hyperextension 13. Knee-Strap Taping Patellar Medial Glide 14. Knee-Strap Taping Knee Hyperextension Block 15. Knee-Kinesiology Taping for Anterior Knee or Quadriceps Problems 16. Hip-Spica 17. Hip-Kinesiology Taping for Hip Problems 18. Thigh-Quad Strain 19. Thigh-Hamstring Strain Upper Body 20. Shoulder-Separated 21. Shoulder-Spica 22. Shoulder-Kinesiology Taping Shoulder Laxity 23. Elbow-Instability 24. Elbow-Hyperextension 25. Elbow-Kinesiology Taping for Elbow Hyperextension Laxity 26. Elbow-Epicondylitis Strapping 27. Wrist-Hyperflexion and Hyperextension 28. Wrist-Extension Wrist (Strapping) Block 29. Thumb-Sprain 30. Thumb-Kinesiology Taping Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprains (Skier's Thumb) 31. Finger-Sprain 32. Finger-Collateral Ligament

About the Author

David H. Perrin, PhD, ATC, FNATA, is provost and executive vice chancellor and professor of kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he previously served as dean of the School of Health and Human Performance. Before going to Greensboro, Perrin directed the athletic training education program at the University of Virginia from 1986 to 2001. His awards from the National Athletic Trainers' Association include the Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Educator Award, the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer Award, the William G. Clancy Medal for Distinguished Athletic Training Research, and induction into the NATA Hall of Fame.

Perrin is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. For 13 years, he was also a member of the NATA Professional Education Committee, helping to write the guidelines for accreditation of both undergraduate and graduate athletic training education programs. In 2011, Perrin was elected a fellow of the National Athletic Trainers' Association. He was editor in chief of the Journal of Athletic Training from 1996 to 2004 and was the founding editor of the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. He is author of Isokinetic Exercise and Assessment and Athletic Taping and Bracing, editor of the third edition of The Injured Athlete, and coauthor of Research Methods in Athletic Training.

In his free time, Perrin enjoys traveling, exercising, and vacationing at his lake cottage in Vermont.

Reviews

"This is a thorough, yet easy to navigate and understand educational tool for both entry-level and experienced practitioners. The additions of kinesiology taping and strap taping demonstrations to this edition are welcome and needed."Doody's Book Review (4-star review)