Athletic Training Chat

Mercedes Himmons is an athletic training and was one of our guests on the “Race in Athletic Training” episode. Mercedes provides unique and fantastic insight into race in the profession and her own interactions with it. We discuss inclusivity in the profession and how it is so important in the profession. Asking questions, listening and trying to comprehend what others go through is so important. ...

Ken Cieslak is a DC, AT but doesn’t necessarily use the skills in that order. In this episode, we discuss how it came to be that Ken pursued a chiropractic degree while keeping his AT credential and then ultimately staying predominately in the AT profession in the SSAT. It definitely surprised us. In this episode, we talk about how he came to be dual credentialed and what that has meant to his car...

When we kicked off ATChat there wasn’t much for Athletic Trainer podcasts and then there were several, another one right in Wisconsin. So we had to get together. In this episode we sit down with Chad and Kevan of the Candid Athletic Trainer podcast. We met up at Mueller Sports Medicine in the M Center to talk athletic training, how both of the podcasts got started and then we just let it go from t...

Jen Xu is a minimalist shoe enthusiast in addition to everything else she has going on. Jen is currently a PhD student at the University of Virginia, doing stand up comedy, taking care of a new puppy and writing on Medium. This discussion came up when Jen posted about the importance of the details and nuance that come with moving into minimalist shoes. This idea grew into the conversation we had a...

Lori Uretsky has done a lot in her career and picked up so many invaluable skills along the way. Currently Lori works in the military setting and she couldn’t be happier doing it. In this episode that is what we talk about. Lori outlines the demands that are placed on the military members she works with and how it influences her care approach to each individual. She highlights how important it is...

Mark Hinton is one of the best in country (if not more) when it comes to treating track and field athletes. Mark has worked with some of the highest level athletes not only in the country but on the world stage. Mark is the guy that when I needed an idea to try out to help an athlete I would look to him to see what he was doing. In this episode we talk how Mark’s treatment philosophy has evolved o...

Dr. Natasha Denmark is an athletic trainer who is currently not working in a traditional setting and has done a lot of different things in her career and we try and cover it all. Natasha teaches sports medicine at the junior college level, which isn’t going on to be a CAATE accredited program but she describes how this course work can help assist people into the right school route to fulfill their...

Scott is now an athletic trainer in the Baltimore Orioles organization where you is the Minor League Medical Coordinator. Scott has done quite a bit in his career and seen athletics on many different levels. He has been at a D1 level for baseball and the moved to DIII and because the head athletic trainer. There are plenty of transitions just within that change but to then take the next step, Scot...

Dr. Nikki Harris is a professor with the AT Still DAT Program and spends a lot of her time in service to the athletic training profession. In this episode we discuss how the NATA Career Advancement Committee came to be and how that plays into the young professional’s world of athletic training. As a compliment to being the chair of that committee, Dr. Harris also is on the NATA AT Compensation Tas...

In this episode we get to talk to Jennifer Volberding who does a lot of everything at Oklahoma State University. Jen has done a lot in her athletic training career so far. She spent a significant amount of time in the clinical setting working with a variety of sports at different levels that gave her unique insight as she moved into her role as an educator.  Jen is the program director of the mast...

Rick Cox is the head athletic training and strength and conditioning coach at Suffolk University, he is also our first repeat guest on ATChat. If you follow Rick at all on social media you know he is constantly focusing on leadership and sharing what he is currently reading on the top. You can also make the safe bet that it might have to relate to Jocko Willink and Extreme Ownership. In this episo...

Rob Dicks does just a little bit of about everything. Not only does Rob wear multiple hats as an athletic trainer, he goes beyond that with administrative duties, community volunteering and his mentorship. In this episode we talk about two major topics that all athletic trainers probably have a connection to. The first one is mentoring and mentorship. Rob has a unique place in his mentorship roles...

Dr. Stamm is an athletic trainer, neuroscientist and concussion researcher. She recently wrote a book on how concussions and repetitive impacts can affect the brain of the developing of young children. This is obviously a big deal and it has become even more of a discussion with some of the high profile injuries that have occurred in the NFL. In this episode we talk about what has been happening w...

Highlighting some of our episodes for #NATM2024 Mike Stella is an ATC and manual therapist who is the founder of The Movement Underground and also an instructor for RockTape. Mike has done a lot of novel things when it comes to athletic training and that includes owning and operating his own practice. This is not a common aspect of athletic training and Mike shares how he went about getting starte...

Joshua is an athletic trainer who works in the secondary setting and is a huge advocate of why it is so important in the athletic training profession. This is a sentiment I couldn’t agree with more as it is commonly the first interaction most patients have with an athletic trainer. This can be a huge opportunity to show the value of athletic training and have such an impact as people move on to co...

It can be a challenge but everyone can appreciate, you have to make time and dedicate yourself and do a little bit every week  Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/IUOAUMTOE6c   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChat...

Dillon Campbell is an athletic trainer who has spent a lot of his career working with hockey. We talked to one of his employees who will be working hockey, Hunter Robinson, about it but he suggested Dillon. So we finally connected. If you haven’t ever worked with hockey or been around it, there are a lot of unique challenges the sport and ice brings.  In this episode, we talk about some of those c...

It means caring for others. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/NH7vWYxP_ow   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

In episode 152 we talked to Adam Halpern about the pivot and ultimate founding of WaveOn Health (link below). That episode was filled with a ton of great information if you have any interest in getting into entrepreneurship in any sector but we wanted to do a few follow up episodes to dive further into some of the topics we covered.  This episode is about being a founder/CEO. Adam breaks down the...

I think the athletic trainer does it all. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/Qx7BbKnS2oM   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

Every year when NATA renewal comes up the larger discussion on if it is worth it to renew your personal membership. There are a lot of factors that go into it. Does your employer pay for it? What are you getting from the membership? Is it your duty to support the profession through the association? With all of these questions, we wanted to discuss membership renewal and the process that went into...

Impact, impact, impact. If I can do that on a given day, I know I did my job right. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/7SQKBUon-Qk   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

I absolutely love the profession. I love the profession. I don’t always like my job. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/r0Zt82BNWvY   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks

LINK: https://youtu.be/5HdPt8LZVic Emerging settings in athletic training continue to evolve and in some cases they have ‘emerged’ (listen to the episode). Cody Tesch is on the front end of one of those settings, fire services. Cody is one of a handful of full-time athletic trainers that are dedicated to the service and care of a city’s fire fighter services and the steps Cody has made and where t...

Ultimate, full circle service and opportunity to give back. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/QAa5MrCyD5w   #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks