DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — For decades, athletic trainers have played a crucial role in optimizing performance and reducing injury risk for athletes of all levels. According to the National Athletic ...

Oct. 11—Kristal Terpstra became a high school athletic trainer because she didn't have one. Terpstra, the athletic trainer at Concord High School, suffered ankle and knee injuries as a basketball ...

Currently in the United States, there are over 20,000 public and private high schools, and of this number, it is estimated that over 7 million students participate on sports teams. More than 1.4 ...

Though they sound very similar, there are big differences between the training and basic job duties of athletic trainers and personal trainers. Sports medicine specialist Dr. Amy Powell and Dr. Kirtly ...

National Athletic Training Month’s theme this year is “care you can count on,” one that highlights a trainer’s role in preventing injuries, diagnosing problems, and helping athletes recover safely.

The importance of athletic trainers - the first-on-the-scene medical personnel who tend to athletes from high school to the professional level - has never been more obvious. Earlier this year, ...

Ariana Newlen, a graduate student in the Master of Athletic Training program at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven, has been awarded with the District Two Kent Scriber Scholarship from the Eastern ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Many high school and college athletes are already gearing up to return to their seasons in the coming weeks. There was a big push by first responders in West Michigan to make ...