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Mark your calendar! The 2020 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo is July 13-16. VNATA 2020 is the premier educational experience for athletic trainers, athletic therapists, sport rehabilitators and other similar health care providers around...

By Lorin Cartwright, MS, ATC, CAA, Sean Rogers, DAT, ATC, and Rebecca Lopez , PhD, ATC, CSCS NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee Editor’s note: Throughout June, NATA News will share content written by members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee related...

By Kiah Sundermeir, MA, ATC, Preslee Rivera, ATS, Ney Jimmy Rodríguez, ATS Editor’s note: Throughout June, NATA News will share content written by members of the NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee related to different facets of LGBTQ+ health and patient...

The past few months have been incredibly difficult. Disparities, inequality, xenophobia and racial injustice have been brought to the forefront of our society. Like many of you, NATA is deeply disturbed and angered by the senseless loss of life due...

The COVID-19 pandemic left gyms, fitness centers, school athletic facilities and some outdoor recreation areas across the globe closed for months at a time. Only within the past couple of weeks have these places, all where athletes are used to going...

By Lorin Cartwright, MS, ATC, CAA, Timothy Neal, MS, AT, ATC, and Sean Rogers, DAT, ATC, NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee The minority stress theory suggests that sexual minorities, underrepresented gender identities as well as queer and other sexual...

By Ami Adams, MS, ATC, CES, NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee Mental health is a vital component in overall wellness, and it is highlighted especially within the LGBTQ+ community. In 2009, a study by Ellis noted there was significant homophobia still...

All athletic training state practice acts allow for athletic trainers to deliver physical medicine and rehabilitation services that are potentially billable, and most allow for the possibility of billing insurance companies; however, there is a very...