JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — Death certificates have empty spaces to be filled — even if death, like life, never fits easily into bureaucratic boxes. The death certificate of Damon Janes sketches a terrible story. Usual Occupation: Student. Kind of Business or Industry: High School. Immediate Cause of Death: Blunt impact injury of head. Place of Injury: Football Field. The nexus of high school football and death trespasses too often on the…
RunDisney has partnered with ATvantage, an athletic training contracting company who hires certified athletic trainers, to contract its medical staff for its races; the most recent event was the Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend. Athletic trainers were placed at the finish line, and along the course to ensure the safety of the racers. Certified athletic trainer, Alisha M. Pennington, is the creator and owner of ATvantage and continues to…
Many times our jobs as athletic trainers are touted as being a “behind the scenes” type job. One in which our athletes/patients shine while we smile brightly on the sidelines. Very rarely do we get recognition for our daily accolades, but that’s ok. That isn’t why we do what we do. We are athletic trainers because we enjoy helping keep our patients healthy and on the field– the court, the…
The Head Athletic Trainer at West Los Angeles College, Victor Pulido ATC, is currently working on his PhD in Athletic Training and will be working with the USC DPT Department and the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic to establish an in-season Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability Rehabilitation Protocol using the Bodyblade. Data collection will begin in the Spring of 2015 as a collective effort to educate, provide community services and develop research from these…
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The FWATA Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the Excellence in Athletic Training Award. Each quarter, the Excellence in Athletic Training Award celebrates District 8 athletic trainers or athletic training student members who display an exceptional commitment to mentoring, professional development or enhancing the quality of health care. This quarter’s winner, and very first recipient, is Holli Jackson MS, ATC, LMT of Edison High School in…
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