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Look around you - people these days are on the move. We’re learning more, trying more, doing more. And when the level of physical activity increases, the risk for injury rises as well. That’s where the licensed athletic trainer comes in: whether it’s an athlete of any age or an industrial worker performing physical tasks or even an average citizen delving into recreational athletics, the licensed athletic trainer can help. Licensed athletic trainers are medical experts in preventing, recognizing, managing and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical activity. Athletic trainers can help you avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal daily life; if you’re injured, they can get you on the mend and keep you on the move.
Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as an allied health care profession, and the AMA recommends licensed athletic trainers in every high school to keep America’s youth safe and healthy.
The licensed athletic trainer specializes in five practice areas or domains:
- Prevention
- Clinical evaluation and diagnosis
- Immediate care and emergency care
- Treatment, and rehabilitation
- Organization and professional health and well-being
As part of a complete health care team, the licensed athletic trainer works under the direction of a licensed medical physician and in cooperation with other healthcare professionals, athletics administrators, coaches, and parents. The licensed athletic trainer gets to know each athlete/ patient individually and can treat injuries more effectively because of that.
As licensed medical professionals, athletic trainers receive comprehensive didactic and clinical training in concussion management. They are typically the first providers to identify and evaluate injured persons and are integral in the post injury management and return-to-play decision-making process. Working with medical physicians, they are able to develop and implement a concussion management program for their institutions.
A licensed athletic trainer’s day at a school may, for example, include these tasks:
- Prepare athletes for practice or competition, including taping, bandaging and bracing
- Evaluate injuries to determine their management and possible referral
- Develop conditioning programs
- Implement treatment and rehabilitation programs