On February 15th, 2014, San Diego State University Future Athletic Trainers’ Society (FATS) participated in the Coronado Valentine’s Day 10k run. There, we were assigned to work the medical tent along with assigned EMTs. Our main job there was to assist in first aid. Some additional duties included icing runners down, making sure they stayed hydrated and also attending to injuries. Courtesy of SDSU FATS
University of the Pacific Athletic Training Students Diana Wang, Katie Yakel, and Victoria Lu, and AT Professor Jennifer Hoenig attended the South Eastern Athletic Training Association (SEATA) 29th Annual Athletic Training Student Symposium in Atlanta, GA on Feb. 6-8, 2014. The SEATA, or District 9, is represented by Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. In addition to attending keynote speaker presentations, AT student…
As a member of the Penn State field hockey team in the late 1980s, Jill Radzinski had Olympic aspirations. Fittingly, her studies in athletic training involved the same goal. While the former never materialized, Radzinski, who has been a member of the UC Davis training staff since 1997, did reach the Olympics in 2010 – as an athletic trainer for U.S. women’s hockey. It’s a role Radzinski reprises this year…
On January 31st University of the Pacific Athletic Training Students Philip Boozer, Ernie Delosangeles, and Rhoda Bea Hernando; Graduate Assistant Renee Romo; Assistant Director of Athletic Training, Marc Giampaoli, along with Athletic Training Program Director Christopher Ludwig had the unique opportunity to volunteer at the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) sanctioned event held at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, CA. Peter Wang , Certified Athletic Trainer for PBR and Clinical Preceptor…
Injury Resolved will take its course to the West Coast on March 6th, 2014 at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, home of the Santa Cruz Warriors (NBA D-League). Head Athletic Trainer Michael Douglas will cover Emergency Medicine, Taping and Corrective Exercise in Basketball. The Injury Resolved Camp was created to educate and give students the opportunity to experience the growing field of sports medicine/athletic training. Injury Resolved camps are…
On January 25th, Stanford University hosted a groundbreaking conference entitled Assessing Movement: A Contrast in Approaches & Future Directions. The day-long course was set up to be a dialogue and debate between Dr. Stuart McGill and Gray Cook regarding different evaluation techniques based on movement patterns. The event was put on by Craig Liebenson with support from the Stanford Sports Medicine Department. Laree Draper of On Target Publications was there…
Katherine Susskind, an athletic training fellow at Stanford University, recently spoke at the United States Professional Tennis Association’s (USPTA) NorCal Convention which was held at Stanford University from January 18-20, 2014. Convention attendees were primarily tennis professionals and coaches, teaching tennis to people of various populations. Susskind’s presentation, “Injury Prevention and Wellness for Tennis of All Ages” focused on ways to prevent injury through proper warm up and cool down,…
In December, Stanford athletic trainers Jesse Free and Lindsey Dame traveled to Tokyo, Japan to present at the Global Center of Excellence Symposium which was held at Waseda University on December 21, 2013 . The symposium was focused on sports medicine in soccer specifically. Free presented on concussion recognition, management, and return to play criteria; while Dame presented on ACL rehab and functional progression as part of the return to…
As winter arrives and the temperature drops, warmth becomes a basic necessity for those less fortunate who may be without a home, a bed, or even a blanket. For the past twelve years, the Cal State University Fullerton – Athletic Training Education Program has donated thousands of warm blankets to the needy of southern California. Most recently the blankets have been donated to the Orange County Rescue Mission, but previous…
Local athletic trainers and athletic training students from Japan helped a Japanese running club with evaluations, pre and post race treatment, taping, massaging and icing during the Honolulu Marathon which took place on December 8th. This community of Japanese athletic trainers working in Hawaii has increased over the past decade and has been helping the Japanese running club, consisting of over 200 mostly novice runners, since 2008. Marathon race day…
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