player safety
June 21, 2023
Researchers find new link between sleep and concussions
A new study led by Flinders University points to the importance of sleep quality in the aftermath and recovery process of sports-related concussions, a common form of mild traumatic brain injury. Results from a study published in Nature and Sci...
June 12, 2023
Heather Arabitg’s love for the profession shines through her commitment
Since high school, Heather Arabitg knew she wanted to be a physical therapist. An avid soccer player at an all-girls high school, she was introduced to the idea of athletic training by her soccer coach. “My soccer coach said to me, ‘You play...
June 12, 2023
Doctors: Sports medicine must break cycle of gender bias
Sports and exercise medicine must up its game to break the cycle of gender bias in the specialty, urge an international group of doctors in an editorial in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. The dearth of women in all...
June 12, 2023
Study suggests headers in soccer not as harmful as originally thought
A new study suggests soccer ‘headers’ may not cause irrevocable harm damage — as long as the technique is properly taught. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) studied the repetitive impacts of headers by athletes using six diffe...
May 22, 2023
University of Pittsburgh brain bank now accepting donations
A brain bank out of the University of Pittsburgh is now accepting donations from former players in an effort to further understand the effects of sports-related concussions. The National Sports Brain Bank (NSBB) at the University of Pittsburgh is ...
May 22, 2023
Recovery Technology Education Platform Developed for NFL Athletic Trainers
Hyperice, the industry leader in recovery technology and pioneer of percussion, vibration, dynamic air compression, and thermal technology, recently announced the launch of athletic trainer education courses with PFATS, the Professional Footbal...
May 22, 2023
Study: Effects of repetitive head trauma on symptoms of sports-related concussion
In an effort to understand the effects of repetitive sport-related head injuries, researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City evaluated a large multicenter database of more than 25,0...
May 11, 2023
‘Smart Heart’ Initiative aims to prevent cardiac arrest during events
Every major American sports league is banding together to team up with top-tier sports medicine societies to combat Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) among high school student-athletes. The 'Smart Heart' Sports Coalition is a collaboration between the N...
NIL regulations and the transfer portal are ever-changing under the NCAA. Join us for an insightful webinar tomorrow, April 23 at 1pm ET, where three seasoned collegiate strength coaches will share their insights on the shifting landscape of college athlete training in the wake of NIL regulations and the Transfer Portal.![]()
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