The Cold Truth about Icing a Sports Injury

“Put some ice on it,” will be said by almost every coach after one of their athletes goes through some sort of pain when participating in his/her sport. Icing an injury has become synonymous with treating a muscle strain, that it has almost become a catch phrase for athletic trainers. Although this may have been […]

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Arthroscopic Surgery: Knee and Shoulder procedure

Arthroscopic Surgery: Knee and Shoulder procedure

“Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.” -Phil Jackson Possessing the knowledge on how the body works and the impact it can take is important when knowing what doctor to go to for treatment toward an issue. As an athlete, we are all relentless and want to get back up once getting knocked down because […]

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Celebrate the month for Athletic Trainers

Having a month dedicated to a specific topic encourages both awareness and praise for whatever we are celebrating. Awareness is most important, allowing the public to be involved by connecting many individuals through one common thread. For the entire month of March, athletic trainers will be honored across the nation via social media (#natm2015), in […]

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