Athletic Training Chat

David Zettler is an ATC that is currently in medical school for osteopathic medicine. David achieved his master’s degree from UW-La Crosse in Human Performance. We discuss how going through an athletic training education program helped set David up for success during medical school. We also talk about how he has been able to combine all his experiences and schooling to evolve as a practitioner. Wh...

Will Adams, PhD, ATC is the program director at UNC-Greensboro and Director of the H.E.A.T. (Heat, Environment, and Thermal) Lab. Will did his master’s and doctorate work at the University of Connecticut and from there spent time working at the Korey Stringer Institute. Will has done a lot when it comes to the topic of heat and heat related illness, including putting out information on best practi...

Corey is a certified athletic trainer that works at UW-La Crosse (primarily with womens basketball) and also in a local physicians clinic as a physician extender. Corey has worked in multiple settings in his career including both a large and small high school, collegiate athletics and within a sports medicine clinic.  We discuss how Corey has adjusted his clinical practice based on the demand...

Sheldon Wagner is currently and athletic trainer at UW-La Crosse. Sheldon has done a lot in his career with a huge highlight being bringing concussion testing to the Coulee Region. He improved the base knowledge and helped lead the charge for implement ImPACT Testing. Sheldon is a wealth of knowledge and an asset that UWL values. Check out all he has to say about concussion and also on shoulder he...

Adam is an ATC that is currently in China working with their Olympic development program, specifically with fencing. Adam has a unique career which includes working with high level cheerleading (and being one himself) to spending three years working gymnastics. Adam then took a new opportunity to that put 50-60 athletic trainers in China to help them improve their athletes ability to recover and p...

This is a crossover episode from our original podcast, Clinically Pressed. In this episode we talk about the importance of interprofressional collaboration and how in this case it has worked out combining athletic training with chiropractic. We discuss how the skill sets compliment each other and how we went about getting everything started.  Check it out. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cli...

Welcome to the first episode of ATChat.  We created this podcast to highlight the athletic training profession and the amazing individuals that give it such a great name.  We will be talking to ATCs from all different areas of the profession: clinical, education and research.  We'll hear their stories and share their insight.   If you'd like to share your story on ATChat please...