Psychosocial Aspects of Athletic Injuries as Perceived by Athletic Trainers

Psychosocial aspects of athletic injuries as perceived by athletic trainers.

CONTEXT Despite the Psychosocial Strategies and Referral content area, athletic trainers (ATs) generally lack confidence in their ability to use this information. OBJECTIVE The current study's primary purpose was to determine (a) perceived psychological responses and coping behaviors athletes may present to ATs, (b) psychosocial strategies ATs currently use with their athletes, (c) psychosoci...

National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: environmental cold injuries.

OBJECTIVE To present recommendations for the prevention, recognition, and treatment of environmental cold injuries. BACKGROUND Individuals engaged in sport-related or work-related physical activity in cold, wet, or windy conditions are at risk for environmental cold injuries. An understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology, risk management, recognition, and immediate care of environmen...

Athletic Trainers in Connecticut Schools a Must.

High School and middle schools sports programs in Connecticut provide a tremendous opportunity for young people to grow both physical and mentally. Participation in the right program with a coach that sees the student-athlete as a developing young person is fundamental to the growth and maturity of our young people. However, even with the right coaching and the best equipment, there is always a...

Subtalar Joint Athletic Injuries

let, MD, FRCS(C) ind Ankle Center 'leveland Avenue Suite 100 imbus, OH 43231 Considerable attention has been given to the subtalar joint as an area of injury and pathology.--^ 27 Subtalar injuries frequently occur in combination with other injuries, especially sprains of the lateral ankle ligaments. Because lateral ankle sprains rank as the most common source of time-loss injury in sports, it f...

Evaluating the “industrial Athlete” Utilizing Athletic Trainers