内容简介
ThesuccessfulandacclaimedAnIllustratedGuidetoTapingTechniqueshasnowbeenfullyupdatedandexpandedinitssecondedition.Injuriesareaconstantprobleminsportinglifeandoftenrequireimmediate,on-the-spotactiontoalleviatepainandlimitfurtherdamage.Thisbookaddressesthetwomostessentialelementsofeffectivetaping-recognitionofinjuriesandapplicationoftechniques.Accessible,portableandeasytouse,thebookisorganizedintotwosections:thefirstcoverstapingsuppliesandtheiruse,tapingobjectives,guidelines,basicpathologyandkeytapingstrategies;thesecondshowstapingtechniquesinprecise,step-by-stepstagesillustratedbycolorphotographs.TechniquesarefurtherillustratedbyphysicaldemonstrationintheDVDaccompanyingthebook.Goodtapingisamatterofpractice,butthisbookgoesfurtherthansimplyshowingHOWtotape-itexploresthereasonsWHYwetape,andthetherapeuticeffectithasonthephysiology,neurophysiology,biomechanics,neuromusculoskeletalsystemandpsychologyofanindividual.Thepossibleadversereactionstothesesystemsarealsocovered,aswellasdermatologicaladversereactions.
作者简介
Hewetsonownsandruns2osteopathicandsportsinjuriesclinicsinMiddlesex.Hehasworkedextensivelywithathletesbothfulltimeandparttime,atnationalandinternationallevel,atbothseniorandjunioragegroups.AtpresentheisconsultantosteopathtoLondonWaspsRFCandLondonDivisionalRugby(U/18)fortheRugbyFootballUnion.Hehasattendedinexcessof300rugbymatchespitch-side.Hehasalsohadoccasiontoworkfor:EnglandRFU,EnglandSelect7's,LondonBroncosRLFC,UKAthleticsandTheBritishTriathlonAssociation.HehasattendedaCommonwealthGamesaspartofthecoremedicalteam(Manchester2002).