1. PENN STATE FOOTBALL
Athletic Training
By Carson Conover
Definition of Athletic Trainers:
Athletic Trainers (ATs) are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians
to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic
intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
http://www.nata.org/athletic-training
Core Values
Positive Attitude
Great Work Ethic
Compete
Sacrifice
Purpose:
The main purpose of the athletic training program
focuses on physical medicine, rehabilitative and
preventative services. My job is to ensure that the
trainers have any assistance needed when attending
to the athletes.
Services include taping and wrapping techniques.
The taping focuses on durability, comfort, neatness,
appropriateness to the injury, and the adaptability
when dealing with special situations. Taping can
include support for the arch, Achilles, shoulder,
wrist, groin and many more. A very common taping
procedure is the ankle wrap. Special techniques are
used to accommodate different sports when
wrapping.
Wound care is another treatment needed when
dealing with a highly intensive sport such as football.
Injuries such as turf burn, blisters, and lacerations
are common. Treatment, healing, and coverage of
wound is necessary to ensure that the wounds will
not reopen with equipment and the continued
practice on turf.
Rehabilitation is a very important process when
dealing with a physical sport. Injuries will frequently
occur and athletes are required to participate in
strengthening procedures, assisted stretching,
functional exercise, strength testing, and
performance testing. Rehabilitation is a step by step
process that can take weeks, months, or even past a
year depending on the severity of the injury.
Athletic trainers must be able to differentiate
different types of injures. Trainers look at the an
athlete’s profile as well as the type of injury
sustained. Techniques such as palpation, muscles
testing, joint stability, and range of motion are used
to determine to extent of the injury.
Modalities:
1. Ultrasound-imaging method that
uses high-frequency sound waves
to produce images of structures
within your body
2. Electric Stimulation- electric
current used to stimulate the
nerves
3. Hivamat-creates an electrostatic
field between trainer and patient
4. TENS Units-portable electric
stimulation
5. Moist Heat packs-hydrocollator
6. Ice Bags
7. Massage
8. Cold Soaks
Practice Responsibilities:
The interns are required to work
before, during, and after practices in
order to be properly prepared for the
athletes treatment and taping. We are
expected to have the cart and the
field set up with refill stations for
water and Gatorade. Our duties are to
actively provide hydration to the
athletes during practice. We are
expected to stock the tables full with
tape so that athletes can quickly get
out to practice. After practice, we
must prepare ice bags for the athletes
and clean up the field supplies and
training room.
Alter Gravity Treadmill:
•Reduce gravity’s impact by selecting
any weight between 20% and 100% of
your body weight by 1% increments
•Rehabilitate lower extremity injuries
with less pain and less impact
•Improve mobility, strength and safety
for those with neurological conditions
•Provide a safe way to lose weight and
exercise more intensively while
unweighted
•Train without pain and reduce the
stress to joints and muscles
•Recover effectively and with less pain
after training or competition
http://www.alterg.com/products/anti-gravity-
treadmills/m320-f320/health-wellness