Bert Vargas manages Acute and Post- Acute concussions in all level of athletes at the Mayo clinic . Here he shares the physicians perspective of managing a concussion in the pre-conference of the Sports Neuropsychology Society Annual Conference. #TheSNS2016 Email Me: Jeremy Jackson

University of Virginia Assistant professor in the department of kinesiology Jacob Resch is an Athletic Trainer.  He speaks on Concussion management from his experience and research. Contact Dr. Resch Email Me: Jeremy Jackson

Listener Spotlight # features one of our biggest live broadcast fans Israel Montano. Enjoy Listener Spotlights will all have the same format. 10 – 30 minutes for you to share your story using the following questions as a guide: Years in the profession: How did you learn about athletic training: What is your Athletic Trainer story […]

Emma started with basically an empty room and was given $700 for her first budget, but that was only after whittling down her proposed items about a dozen times.  She is really learning to make do with the bare minimum and connect with other resources to furnish and grow her ATR. Show Notes #221 Contact […]

Listener Spotlight #2 features repeat guest and big fan of the Sports Medicine Broadcast Robert McFarlin. Enjoy Listener Spotlights will all have the same format.  10 – 30 minutes for you to share your story using the following questions as a guide: Years in the profession: How did you learn about athletic training: What is your […]

Should students be allowed to tape?  evaluate and ankle with the ATC standing over them?  are we teaching them to act outside of what they are trained to do?  Dr. Yellen is sometimes thought of as an “elitist” in Athletic Training because he says they should basically be first aid and water helpers.  Josh Woodall […]

At my district we are moving forward with implementing tools and policy to better serve the medical providers in the event of a critical incident at work.  Athletic trainers do not normally deal with the death of an athlete, parent or coach.  Even less often is when they perform life saving measures and still lose […]

Essential Oils are a mythical sort of thing for some of us.  I have heard they cure or heal all sorts of things, I have been told that if you swipe this oil on you after you have been around people that it will prevent you from getting sick.  I have also watched those same […]

We have created an army of lifesavers in Pasadena.  Over 700 kids this year have been trained in CPR and life saving skills.  in the last 3 years we have trained over 2100 students.  After next year we will have trained essentially each student at Pasadena High School in Life Saving skills. It is a […]

Description: Dr. Ray Castle and John Cianca are the medical coordinators for the Houston and Lousiana Marathon.  Here we explore what it takes to put on an event like this, but also what medical concerns there are. How can Athletic Trainers be better prepared for distance running injuries? What are the best practices in preparing […]