Maȟpíya Lúta Sports Medicine

04/01/2026

We are ending AT month with The Roller Podcast Ep 7!
QOTD: Is your calcaneus a muscle, bone, or ligament?
The answer? It’s a bone! More specifically your heel bone, the largest bone in your foot. Numerous muscles and ligaments attach to it, most notably your Achilles tendon.

03/14/2026

Recap day 2 of State A girls basketball with a day in the life of an Athletic Trainer!
See the behind the scenes POV from the team AT at the state tournament
*posted with all athletes’ permission

02/14/2026

Čhantéskuya Anpétu oíyokiphi! Here are some Lakota athletic training Valentines for all you sports medicine sweet hearts 💕

02/02/2026

Yesterday Maȟpíya Lúta Sports Medicine covered our home wrestling meet. This was a great experience for our senior intern Cody, who honed his skills dealing with blood control and injury management. Wrestling is always a fun sport for ATs to cover! Wóphila ečhíčiye, Cody!

01/30/2026

QOTD: Where is your femur??
🦴 Femur Facts 🦴�The femur (thigh bone) is the longest and strongest bone in the human body! It starts at your hip and runs down to your knee. It is essential for running, jumping, and kicking, and anything supporting your body weight. Injuries to the femur are relatively rare, but can include bruises and fractures, as well as strains to the quadriceps and hamstring muscle groups that run along it.

12/24/2025

Anpètu waštè! LNI 2025 seemed busier than ever, and I would like to thank everyone who participated in the ankle taping contest on both Facebook and instagram. This years count was 68 ankles! We had 4 winners who guessed 67(🤷🏼‍♂️) the closest without going over. The winners will win a shirt with this design as well as a pack of stickers. Congratulations to the winners and to all participants of LNI this year. Go Maȟpíya Lúta!!

12/17/2025

Anpètu waštè! Mahpiya Lúta Sports Medicine is covering LNI this week, 1 day of wrestling, 4 straight days of basketball and so much taping in between. If you can guess how many ankles I will have taped overall this week you will win a prize! Closest to the answer without going over wins! Last years was 56, what will LNI 2025 be?

06/25/2025

The athletic training room just received these new massage recovery boots! Designed to improve blood circulation and decrease muscle soreness, these boots will boost your recovery!

04/23/2025

We want to do a special shout-out to our senior intern Franklin! Franklin is an intern who showed great dedication and eagerness to learn about sports medicine this past school year. Here he is with his BRAND NEW NEMESIS kit from .sportsmed , gifted to him by ML SportsMed. Thank you for all your hard work and good luck in your future endeavors!

03/15/2025

Mahpiya Lúta Thabškatapi moves onto the championship round!!

03/07/2025

Tanyan ečhanúnpi wikhóškalaka! Way to go! 🔥🔥🔥

🏀🎉 Punched That Ticket! 🎉🏀

Congratulations to the Maȟpíya Lúta Girls Basketball team for securing their spot at State! 🔥👏 Your hard work, dedication, and teamwork have paid off—now it's time to chase that championship!

Let’s show them some love and support as they prepare for the big stage!
Proud of you ladies!

02/04/2025

Detailed anatomy photos of both the bones and ligaments that make up the foot and ankle. Can you guess which structures are more commonly injured in sports?