John Ciecko 3 is a 2x drug free sport scholarship winner for his work in educating athletes, coaches, parents and community members about drugs abuse.  He has also presented at NATA Convention 2015 on the “Science of Addiction, Drug Abuse and Our Athletes.”  He joins the podcast today to talk more about these topics he […]

Joe Rogowski is the Director of Sports Medicine for the NBA Player Association.  There has been a lot of talk recently about NBA teams playing too many games, or too many back to back games, resting players and returning them to play quickly.  We discuss what the NBA is doing about it and what are […]

AIRROSTI – Applied Integration for the Rapid Recovery of Soft Tissue Injuries I took the bait and tried out their services.  We discuss the injury, the booking, the process, the treatments, the outcome. Spoiler Alert: I recommend AIRROSTI for soft tissue injuries that I might not be able to treat in the ATR. Discussion topics: […]

ELM or Entry Level Master’s programs are the future, that is a done deal.  So moving forward we want to discuss what Athletic Training Education will look like in the future with Dr, Mark Merrick, President of the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. Discussion topics: Overview of the ELM program Where are we […]

Todd Walstead is an Athletic Trainer.  He is also an Elementary PE teacher.  He has chosen to step away from being a full-time AT so that he can invest more into his family.  Hear how and why he came to that decision and how he feels about it now. Discussion topics: Whats your Athletic Trainer […]

We are in this together to promote our profession and improve the health of our patients. Alisha M Pennington hosts The Business ATVantage podcast to help athletic trainers gain a business since and know their value. Chris Lenker hosts ATpodcast to capture a lot of athletic trainer stories and hit on some current topics and […]

WOW, what an amazing fast paced show.  30 minutes is really fast.  We had a lot of fun and gave away some really cool stuff thanks to some really awesome people. Here is the full list of guests and topics.  This episode is long but very entertaining. About every half hour we switched guests if […]

National concussion authority Dr. Summer Ott, PhD brings Chris Shields, DPT to discuss a relatively new treatment option for concussions that are taking extended periods of time.  Keeping the heart rate below 60% of the max HR can improve patient function and help them move towards normalizing. Discussion topics: Show Notes #199 Contact Chris Shields Contact […]

Each of us knows what to do when there is an ankle sprain, broken femur or torn ACL: call the athletic trainer.  What happens when that injury is the Athletic Trainer? Mike Overman – tib fib fracture Jesse Lopez – ACL tear Jeremy Jackson – Knee hyperextension Hear the story of our injuries, what we […]

or    Brett McQueen is a research nerd.  He enlightens us on some of the most current data supporting using tape and the support for using a brace. Discussion topics: Tell us about some of the research you have been studying of in regards to bracing or taping What different variables did you look […]