ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES:

Injury/Illness prevention and wellness protection — Athletic trainers are the only health care professionals whose expertise in prevention ranges from minor sprains to catastrophic head and neck injuries and from minor illnesses to exertional heat syndrome.

Clinical Evaluation and assessment — Athletic trainers examine student athletes who have acute or chronic musculoskeletal disorders and medical conditions. Based on this assessment, they determine the impairments, functional limitations that result from these injuries and illnesses.

Immediate and emergency care — Athletic trainers are educated and trained to provide standard immediate and emergency care procedures to patients and clients.

Treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries — Athletic trainers assess the status of student athlete’s chronic and acute musculoskeletal injuries, illnesses to determine impairments and functional limitations. Based on this assessment, they determine the appropriate treatment goals and therapeutic interventions to reduce the extent of the injury. They modify the treatment plans based on regular assessment of the student athlete and return them to play once functional goals are met.

Organizational and professional health and well-being — Athletic trainers have the skill set to utilize human, physical, and fiscal resources to provide efficient and effective healthcare services to student athletes.