Education

PSATS Podcast - Heat vs Ice, Recovery Strategies

PSATS Podcast - Brian Goodstein

How Athletic Trainers Can Play a Role in Supporting Athlete’s Mental Health

Reframing the Athletic Trainers' Role in Patient Care: Guiding the Hero’s Journey

Chronic Ankle Instability: It may not be just an ankle sprain anymore

Prospective pilot study of mood in highly specialized youth male soccer athletes

Are they Ready? What’s the Risk?

Strategies to mitigate the effects of heat in high temperature climates and improve performance

The Use of GPS Units for the Prevention of Injuries Among Soccer Players

Is brain doping genius or dangerous?

Assessment and Management of Sport Related Concussions: A Change in Perspective

Why do we really do this job?

Nutritional Supplementation for Professional Soccer Athletes on Gameday

Coping Mechanism in Adolescent Athletes

Blood Flow Restriction

Check out MLS athletic trainers Paul Lombardo (Seattle), Reade Whitney (Chicago) and Kurt Andrews (KC) speak about BFR in a podcast with Owens Recovery Science!

Foot and Ankle Injuries in Soccer and the Utilization of Neuromuscular Control within the Rehab Setting

The moment your athlete goes down during a training session or game holding their ankle/foot, athletic trainers brace for the worst and hope for the best.

Preventing ACL Injuries in Soccer

ACL injuries can be devastating to a soccer players competitive season. For this reason, reputable medical institutions like the Cincinnati Sportsmedicine Foundation and Santa Monica Orthopedics have designed and published ACL prevention protocols.

FLOSSING (joints, muscles, and tendons)- Mechanisms and Applications

Tightly wrapping a muscle/tendon, joint, or all at the same time with an overlapping rubber floss band (usually latex, approximately 2″x7′) compresses the underlying tissue. The wrapped area is taken through a full range of motion (ROM) using open chain movements, followed by closed chain functionally specific movements.