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RankOne data makes it easy to tell your story as an Athletic Trainer. If you collect it then you can pull everything you need with a few clicks. If you need help just call and they can guide you through. What are some of the common things you RankOne sees from ATs? End-of-year audits Newspapers … Continue reading "RankOne Data" The post RankOne Data appeared first on The Sports Medicine Broa...

Kim Lowry and Nutrition Myths are so close, so easy, so trendy…Kim Lowry discusses some of the Sports Nutrition myths with Ryan Collins at the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Update. Protein 2-2.2 grams of protein if they are trying to bulk up Total calories are a common misconception You can not bulk up Muscle but … Continue reading "Nutrition Myths – Kim Lowry" The post Nutrition My...

Sean Hwang discusses his first SWATA experience with Dr. DJ Gilliland. Tell us your story, Sean Korean American Went to UT Austin. US Army field artillery officer for 3 years Went to chiropractor undergrad for a semester I had been doing something similar to AT with my amateur Korean soccer teams I shadowed John Houston … Continue reading "SWATA Experience – Sean Hwang" The post SWATA...

Foster Care is not easy. Neither is Athletic Training. Travis Turner is trying to grow his family through foster care/adoption. The post Foster Care ATs appeared first on The Sports Medicine Broadcast .

Storytime with buzz is just that, fun stories from an old school Athletic Trainer still practicing. Thanks, Bethpage Consulting for helping to get the SMB out to SWATA 2023 in Arlington. I have been attending SWATA for about 38 years I broke my collarbone playing football and then became the team manager.  Sam Aguilara came … Continue reading "Storytime with Buzz" The post Storytime with Buz...

Preparedness to throw is a whole new process of injury prevention. Chris Gallina joins Ryan Collins live at the Sports Medicine Update 2023 What are we looking for as parents Volume Radar guns BAD in Youth Athletes Rest for throwing Athletes We usually suggest no athlete should be pitching for more than 7 months Maybe … Continue reading "Preparedness to Throw" The post Preparedness to Throw...

Career Advancement brought Bre'Layshia Alexander from working intermediate athletics to her current role with Baylor Scott and White. She discussed this all with Joseph Eberhardt live at SWATA 2023. Sponsored by San Antonio Sports Medicine What are the goals of the Career Advancement Committee? The Career Advancement Committee also hosts a scavenger hunt for prizes … Continue reading "Career...

Concussion technology has come a long way in helping us understand and manage concussions. Dr. Summer Ott discusses some of the options available and who they best fit. What is a digital assessment? Pros: Cons: Considerations when deciding on a digital tool Age range Considerations Comparison / Contrast different tests available What tools and how … Continue reading "Concussion Technology &#...

Hot Springs Arkansas is the place to be in July 2024. Keith Shireman and the Arkansas Athletic Trainers Association will host SWATA outside of Texas for the first time in years. SWATA is the largest attended district meeting. Next year Keith and the team in Arkansas hope to make SWATA 2024 the newest record holder … Continue reading "Hot Springs Arkansas – SWATA 2024" The post Hot Spri...

Eddie Smith shares how the state powerhouse Katy Tigers are reducing the fear of hamstring injuries during rehab for their athletes. There have been 6000 papers published about hamstring injuries The research is all over the place. The only real consensus is Nordic hamstring curls We start with NSAIDs The next day we start with … Continue reading "Reducing the Fear of Hamstring Injuries" The...

QCollar seems like just another gimmick…but this could really be a life-changing tool. Dr. David Smith, inventor of the Q-Collar joins me to discuss the story, how it works, and his book When Heads Come Together. Where did the idea for the Q-Collar start? Dr. Dave was presenting at the Army Research Lab in 2008 … Continue reading "Q-Collar with Dr. David Smith" The post Q-Collar with D...

Youth Sports Safety is Jim Mackies passion project. With over 50 years working as an AT, he can sit back and turn the profession over to the younger crowd, but instead, he continues to give time and effort to help improve healthcare for all athletes Mr. Mackie have you ever had to perform CPR? Had … Continue reading "Youth Sports Safety with Jim Mackie" The post Youth Sports Safety with Jim...

Tyler Knight shares some Soccer Specific Return To Play or RTP tips and tricks. With nearly a decade of soccer experience, he has seen a lot of growth in sport-specific rehab plans. What is the least soccer specific rehab exercise you have seen? “Train movement not muscles” What do we need to consider in on-field … Continue reading "Soccer Specific RTP with Tyler Knight" The post Soccer Spec...

MOBO is a single myofascial release tool designed and created by Dr. Christie Powell. Her inventor story is different than the ones we have heard previously. MOBO is only offered in blue…why blue? I have scaled back the company and product offering We got a huge verbal order before COVID that wanted blue. Happy accident … Continue reading "MOBO with Christie Powell" The post MOBO with Christ...

Alex Bray is a young professional that grew up with social media and smartphones. She uses it to make an impact in her sports medicine practice. Why do you use social media for sports medicine? Started in grad school as a way to network, turned into a way to advocate for our profession & athletes, … Continue reading "Alex Bray and Twitter" The post Alex Bray and Twitter appeared first o...

Andrea Kovalsky uses Twitter a lot as an Athletic Trainer. Why do you use social media for sports medicine? What have you taken from Social Media? How has it helped? Has it been harmful or negative for you at all? How do you manage Twitter? Which platforms do you use and why? What has your … Continue reading "Twitter with Andrea Kovalsky" The post Twitter with Andrea Kovalsky appeared first...

TikTok always ended up showing me stuff I did not want to see, so I deleted the app. Meanwhile, KP, AKA Kyle Parkison, is amassing quite a following and positively impacting the world using TikTok. Why do you use social media for sports medicine? Started it for fun and advocacy A lot of students and … Continue reading "TikTok and the AT with KP" The post TikTok and the AT with KP appeared fi...

Growth Plate Injuries are hard to identify unless you know what to look for. Dr. Lindsay Crawford specializes in Pediatric Orthopedics and shares some of her wisdom with the Sports Medicine Broadcast. The location of the pain is an indicator Is it at the joint itself or on the bone adjacent? Dr. Crawford likes to … Continue reading "Growth Plate Injuries" The post Growth Plate Injuries appea...

Mental Health Coordination is preparation for when a mental health crisis occurs. Amanda Groller and Bubba Wilson discuss things available to Athletic Trainers when they need help. ATsCare – Professionals responding to professionals 2016 is when it became official How did it start –  A perfect storm of events. Jim Thornton had been trained in … Continue reading "Mental Healt...

Driving Healthy helps us lead by example, and take advantage of time off. Shawn gave me lots of tips before we took our 3800-mile 4-week road trip across the country. Longest road trip: well over 1000 miles Average Road trip: some days working outreach I might drive 350 in a day Eating Healthy – nutrition … Continue reading "Driving Healthy" The post Driving Healthy appeared first on T...

Collagen is everywhere right now. It is in coffee and everything, but we need to be more strategic in our implementation. Meredith Sorenson Joins Dr. Yellen to discuss how we can should and should not be using it. Where is the evidence? It can help increase the collagen in structures and joints in the body. … Continue reading "Collagen Supplementation" The post Collagen Supplementation appea...