Musculoskeletal Trauma

Gary Delforge, EdD, ATC, draws from more than 40 years of experience as a certified athletic trainer and educator. Most recently, he served as director of the sports health care department at the Arizona School of Health Sciences, a division of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he developed an NATA-accredited master's degree program in athletic training. For 32 years he was associated with the University of Arizona, where he served for 7 years as head athletic trainer before devoting his time to curriculum development and teaching in athletic training. As an active member of the NATA for many years, Dr. Delforge chaired the NATA Professional Education Committee and served as a member of the NATA board of directors. He is also a recipient of the Sayers "Bud" Miller Distinguished Athletic Training Educator award and a member of the NATA Hall of Fame. He has written many journal articles and book chapters and presented frequently at national and regional meetings. Dr. Delforge earned his EdD in rehabilitation administration at the University of Arizona and a master's degree in health, physical education, and recreation at Kent State University.

Part 1 Foundations of sports injury management: introduction to sports injury management; haemorrhage and haemostasis. Part 2 Soft tissue repair and therapeutic intervention: soft connective tissue repair; therapeutic implications - inflammation and pain; therapeutic implications - scar formation and maturation. Part 3 Fracture healing and therapeutic management: fracture healing; therapeutic implications - fracture healing. Part 4 Proprioceptive and sensorimotor defecits and therapeutic intervention: proprioception and sensorimotor function; therapeutic implications - proprioceptive and sensorimotor deficits. Part 5 Problem solving in sports injury management: sports injury assessment and problem identification; sports injury treatment and rehabilitation planning.