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Quality of Movement: Strength coaches placing more emphasis on mobility
[caption id="attachment_28546" align="aligncenter" width="492"] Photos: Hewitt Tomlin[/caption] Breathing, movement and quality of life are essential to the human experience. From salespeople to construction workers, movement is an essential part of...
Joel Raether named NSCA Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year
Colorado Springs, CO — The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) is proud to announce that Coach Joel Raether has been selected as the NSCA’s Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year for 2020. Coach Raether become...
Portable diagnostic X-ray unit allows for sideline evaluation of football injuries
In response to the commitment made by NFL and collegiate football programs to provide better injury evaluation and medical care on the sideline, MinXray Inc., a key global supplier of portable, compact digital imaging equipment, has introduced Impact...
Editorial: Full-time athletic trainers can no longer be optional
[caption id="attachment_28416" align="aligncenter" width="490"] David Koch, an embedded athletic trainer with the U.S. Air Force 59th Medical Wing’s VIPER Clinic, works with a trainee in a program examining the effectiveness of embedding athletic t...
Rapid Recovery: Refueling the body after an intense workout
What athletes do nutrition-wise following a hard workout is just as important as the physical efforts they undertake. It can determine the quality of the next day’s training session. It also can affect their ability to avoid injures and burnout...
The NeckX® Story: How a tool designed for fighter pilots is also benefiting athletes
{Sponsored} Much like how a soccer ball exerts an extreme amount of force on the neck when student-athletes head the ball, fighter pilots endure extreme forces on their necks throughout the duration of their time in the sky. As much as 90% of figh...
The Role of Sleep in Athletic Performance
Sleep is often the first thing players and coaches sacrifice, but that turns out to be a poor choice. In his 2011 article in Harvard Business Review, “Sleep is More Important than Food,” Tony Schwartz writes that even small amounts of sleep de...
NATA offers 6 recommendations to reduce specialization-related injuries
From the NATA In anticipation of National Youth Sports Specialization Awareness Week (third full week in October) the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) released an official statement with health-focused recommendations to reduce the...
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