October 27, 2014 by NATA Admin
A Southern Professional Hockey League game was suspended 39 minutes into the night after a player suffered a serious injury that resulted from an on-ice collision.
October 24, 2014 by Todd Christman
Although we are still working to educate the public about the value and contributions of athletic trainers, it’s always exciting to see the news media present stories that highlight the lives and accomplishments of ATs. Recently, we have come across...
October 23, 2014 by NATA Admin
In partnership with the University of Connecticut's Korey Stringer Institute, MISSION Athletecare are attacking the issue of heat stroke head-on by donating $1 million in EnduraCool instant cooling products over the next three years to schools that...
October 21, 2014 by NATA Admin
By John Doherty, ATC, PT Baseball, basketball and football may be our three biggest spectator sports. Beyond filling stadiums and arenas, they have plenty of participants at the youth and high school levels. Despite their popularity, these sports...
October 17, 2014 by Todd Christman
The Adolescent Female Athlete Triad By Vineeta T. Swaroop, MD, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
October 16, 2014 by NATA Admin
NATA initially launched its #ATsAre awareness campaign back in June, when convention attendees were asked to complete the phrase “Athletic trainers are ____” on a whiteboard. Recently, the #ATsAre campaign officially became a contest, and settled...
October 14, 2014 by JordanG
By Jeremy Hawkins, PhD, ATC In 1871, Philip P. Bliss, an American composer and conductor, published the following: Brightly beams our Father’s mercy, From His lighthouse evermore, But to us He gives the keeping Of the lights along the shore. Refrain...
October 9, 2014 by NATA Admin
San Francisco 49ers rookie Marcus Lattimore has been making headlines lately, and still has yet to play one minute in his NFL career. As NFL commentators and critics debate whether he’ll be removed from the team’s non-football injury list to the...
October 9, 2014 by Todd Christman
The Professional Development Committee (PDC) is working on the development of a Manual Therapy Certificate of Completion. The certificate will be launched during 2015. Those wishing to earn the certificate will complete several online modules and...
October 7, 2014 by NATA Admin
The saying goes "spring forward, fall back," but from we sit at the NATA office, the beginning of October has quickly turned into one of our busiest times of year.