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July 15, 2026 by Beth Sitzler

The Next Evolution of Laser Therapy

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September 24, 2018 by NATA Staff

From the SLC: Exploring Professional Sports

Hello Students and welcome to the NATA Student Leadership Committee’s first career explorations blog post! This month, we are exploring athletic trainers working in the professional sports setting. Read on to learn more about four professional sport athletic trainers, their different leagues, their daily lives and work operations, and tips on how you can one day be in their shoes.

September 20, 2018 by NATA Staff

Help For ATs Affected By Florence

Our thoughts are with the NATA members and their families who have been affected by Hurricane Florence.

September 6, 2018 by NATA Staff

Supporting the Sidelined Athlete

NATA provides resources for athletic trainers working with permanently sidelined athletes through a relationship with Sidelined USA.

August 30, 2018 by NATA Staff

LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee iLead Grant

The LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee (LGBTQ+AC) has received funding from NATA to offer a grant to fund one professional level athletic training student to attend the upcoming 2019 iLead conference Jan. 25-26, 2019. This grant will cover iLead attendance costs up to $1,500 associated with travel, lodging, registration and meals.

August 24, 2018 by NATA Staff

NFL Internships: What You Need to Know

By David Stricklin MS, LAT, ATC, Head Athletic Trainer of the Seattle Seahawks

August 23, 2018 by NATA Staff

Meet the Student Leadership Committee

Hello! My name is Savannah Knighton and I’m currently serving as the chair of NATA Student Leadership Committee. I’m a senior athletic training student at Louisiana State University. This is my second year serving on the committee, as last year I represented District Nine.

August 17, 2018 by NATA Staff

Collegiate Medical Models

As with many of you, NATA has been following the death of Jordan McNair, a 19-year old football player at the University of Maryland. While NATA cannot comment on the specifics of the McNair case, this tragic event has brought a conversation on medical care models at institutions to the forefront of sports.

August 15, 2018 by NATA Staff

Go4Ellis Partners with Pop Warner

Pop Warner Little Scholars, the nation’s oldest youth football, cheer and dance organization and Go4Ellis, an online platform that connects athletic trainers with sports event operators, announced a partnership for the 2018 season. Kicking off with a pilot program in Pennsylvania and Florida, the partnership is designed to increas

August 9, 2018 by NATA Staff

NATA Project Aims to Demonstrate AT Value

With a greater emphasis placed in recent years on evidence-based medicine and value-based services at reasonable costs, NATA has launched a project to illustrate the value of employing athletic trainers as rehabilitation specialists in the clinical and hospital settings, particularly among the Medicare patient population.

August 9, 2018 by NATA Staff

AT Shares Insight into Orthopedic Urgent Care

Athletic training is not a stagnant profession. The people drawn into the profession are naturally movers, innovators and forward thinkers – so it’s no surprise that a profession full of people on the move is constantly moving. As athletic trainers become globally recognized health care providers, many settings want to capture the skills and expertise ATs bring. One of these settings is free-standing orthopedic urgent care clinics.