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08/02/2025

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30/12/2024

In-Depth Look: Athletic Trainer for Cirque du Soleil – Alegria


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Valentina Bustamante, MS, ATC, LAT is an Athletic Trainer (AT) and Performance Medicine Therapist for Cirque du Soleil – Alegria. She has been a certified AT for over 10 years and has experience in multiple settings including high school and... Read More »

16/12/2024

Trailblazer leads the charge to make the NFL safer


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Taylor Langon, graduating on Dec. 17 with a doctorate, has the job of turning concussions, strains and other sports injuries into a thing of the past.

11/12/2024

How Boise State athletic trainers keep student-athletes healthy and ready to compete


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Athletic trainers at Boise State University are critical to the success of the university’s athletic programs.

09/12/2024

Penn State Wrestling Relies on Trusted Athletic Trainer for Success


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Penn State Athletic Trainer Dan Monthley’s trusted expertise will determine wrestler Braeden Davis’s recovery after an injury during the season opener.

06/12/2024

In-Depth Look: Head Athletic Trainer for Minor League Professional Ice Hockey


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Cody Lindhorst, ATC is the Head Athletic Trainer (AT) for the Kalamazoo Wings Hockey Club, East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). The ECHL is a premier minor hockey league that has affiliations with 27 of the 32 National Hockey League (NHL)... Read More »

03/12/2024

Athletic Trainer with MLB Roots Brings Big League Care to Eagle River and Three Lakes


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Chad Spaulding won five minor league championships in the 1990s while working as a certified athletic trainer (ATC) for the Kansas City Royals organization. Now, he’s supporting high school student athletes in Eagle River and Three Lakes as a member of the Aspirus Northland Orthopedics team. From ...

26/11/2024

CMU Student and Athletic Trainer Save Life on CMU Tennis Courts


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What began as a regular Friday at Colorado Mesa University turned into a life-saving mission when graduate student Jorja Cooper and Athletic Trainer and Instructor McLain Whitney responded to an emergency on the university& #8217;s tennis ...

19/11/2024

Back in the game: Polytech athletic trainer thriving with artificial limb


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Following an innovative surgery, athletic trainer JoAnn Kenton is walking freely with an artificial limb and is back working at Polytech High School.

16/11/2024

National estimates of nonurgent emergency department utilization for sports-related injuries in high school-age population


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ABSTRACTContext. Athletic trainers (ATs) can manage nonurgent, musculoskeletal emergency department (ED) visits. Little is known about what populations are most likely to use the ED for nonurgent, sports-related musculoskeletal injuries.Objective. Our object is to provide national-level evidence on....

14/11/2024

Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Experiences Managing Workplace Organizational-Professional Conflict

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Context. Athletic trainers (ATs) face organizational-professional conflict (OPC), often surrounding return-to-sport decisions. To prioritize patient safety and establish a healthy work environment, OPC must be mitigated, yet few researchers have determined how ATs manage conflicts with stakeholders....

12/11/2024

UW–Madison alum discusses value of athletic trainers for young athletes in USA Today


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UW–Madison alumna Mayrena Hernandez, who earned her PhD in kinesiology from the School of Education in 2022, was recently quoted in a USA Today article discussing the role of athletic trainers in addressing the needs of young athletes.