Athletic Training Chat

Dr. Brian Regan is a chiropractor and athletic trainer that has had an interesting journey in his career to this point. Brian started out his career in athletic training and helped build quite a sports medicine and performance program. After a few years in this role Brian got the itch to continue to build his skillset and become a different kind of clinician. Enter chiropractic school. After completing school, jobs weren’t just fitting and Brian entered the SSAT world again and there he is now while still being a practicing DC. In this episode we talk about Brian’s journey and how he got to where he is today. We get into the depth of building a sports medicine program and what he learned from that experience to diving deep into chiropractic. This is a great episode showing the value of the AT profession and how another dual credentialed professional still remains in athletic training. Enjoy. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/02/ep-98-dr-brian-regan-back-in-profession.html In this Episode: +PA|DC

Dr. Christy Eason is the Director of the innovATe project at the Korey Stringer Institute. In this episode we go deep into what that innovATe project is all about, how it came to be, what’s been done so far, and plans for the future. This project is unique and has been so impactful to this point and there is more coming. Dr. Eason reviews how it came to be and how the program is ensuring not only getting ATs into positions for the short-term but ultimately helping ensure there is a plan to keep them there and provide services. We also discuss what athletic trainers can do to help facilitate positive change when it comes to emergency management and especially around EHS. Dr. Eason highlights a couple changes that are coming to state laws that have been achieved by collaboration of EMS and ATs. We discuss the importance of advocating for your expertise and how you can make a difference when you are able to find the best place to start the conversation. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/02/ep-97-dr

Justin Ullom is an AT that has been working at various levels of football. He has been at the highest level with time in the NFL as well as working with high school athletes. Greg interviews Justin and they discuss their time together in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and what they both learned. Justin also highlights the importance of having career goals and strategically finding opportunities to help you achieve those goals. This can mean taking internships instead of a job with a guaranteed salary. These have to be decisions that you take seriously and make sure they align with what you want to do long-term. If they do, it’s never a wrong decision. They also chat about the similarities and differences they see in the different levels of football but one constant across all of them is that communication is key. A lot of great take aways in this discussion. Enjoy. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/02/ep-96-justin-ullom-pursuing-career-in.html In this Episode: +Chasing good experiences +Reachin

Mike was a previous guest on ATChat in our roundtable Discussion on Race in Athletic Training (Ep. 47). In that episode Mike mentioned his company Festive Fitness and we’ve been trying to line up an interview since. We finally did and some things have changed with Mike and Festive Fitness. Mike is now working full-time in an orthopedic clinic while running Festive Fitness on the side. Mike talks about the challenges he faced running his own business and then making the transition to having it be a part-time gig. Mike highlights how this has allowed him to have more control in his life and pick and choose when he wants to invest time into the business. There is a great discussion on how the skills that ATs have can translate to making it in the world of owning your own business. A lot of great insight in this episode. Enjoy! LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/02/ep-95-mike-watkins.html In this Episode: +Festive Fitness +Balancing your work with a side gig +Transferable skills +Finding your niche w

Brian Stamm is a MBA with now a MPH degree. He is also the husband to Dr. Julie Stamm (Ep. 75: The Brain on Youth Sports) who is an athletic trainer and researcher. Brian has a unique perspective on athletic training, not only because he is married to one but he has worked with the profession from the business side. Brian has experience in the insurance industry and worked from that side of the deal to get athletic trainers reimbursement for services. He goes into detail about the process and it is more complex than I had originally thought. So much great information. We also discussed the current state of the job market. From his unique business perspective Brian brings up some great points that athletic trainers looking for a new job or just to improve their own should check out and listen to and apply to their situation. We may hear these within our own but hearing it from the outside can sometimes be powerful. A lot of great things to take away from this episode. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com

Jenn has been through some change in the past several years when it comes to her professional life. This has included changing from the traditional setting, to an industrial setting, to now owning and operating her own business. Along the way she has learned a lot about not only her skillset as an athletic trainer but as a person to pave her own way to do what she loves. In this episode we discuss all the transitions in settings and what Jenn has learned along the way. We get deep into the details on starting Concentric Care LLC and how Jenn’s AT skills have transferred over to being a business owner. A very interesting part of the development of Concentric Care LLC was how long it took to come to be a reality and there are so many great ideas and lessons to take away. Enjoy. LINKS mentioned: +NATA COPA & Committees +Ep. 90: Mike Kahn-Industrial Setting +Ep. 70: Andrea Dosedla-MKE Injury and Recovery +Ep. 40: Mike Stella-Forging Your Own Path +Ep. 8: Andrea Dosedla-Industrial ATC LINK: https://www.athleti

A unique paper caught our eye with the title “Psychological Ownership in Athletic Training” and it turns out it was written in part by a former guest Dr. Justin Young (Ep. 82-Tactical Athlete Care). In this episode with Justin we discuss what the paper on psychological ownership is all about and how its definition fits into the profession of athletic training. The paper found some unique insight into how athletic trainers relate not only to their employers and organizations but also to the profession as a whole. The insights about psychological ownership can be useful in many ways. It allows athletic trainers to reflect on their personal ownership within the profession and their current employer. Does this allow for changing how they apply themselves? It can also be extremely useful for athletic trainers in management and leadership positions as it shows where psychological ownership for ATs can lie and they can then potentially address areas to increase ownership and potential quality of work life. A lot to

Jailene is finishing up her first semester out of school and the start of her career and in this episode with NEW host Mercedes Himmons they talk about it. Everyone has gone through a lot this past year+ but for a new grad to help navigate through all of it, that can be a lot. Jailene talks about the start of her career and the importance of needing to have a support system to get it done and take care of yourself. Not only is Mercedes hosting this episode, she is a colleague of Jailene’s and they discuss how their staff works together to help each other find balance while still operating at the highest level. Plenty of great information to take away from there. Finally, they discuss the importance of vaccines and some of the barriers that might exist. Please enjoy this episode. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2021/12/ep-90-mike-kahn-industrial-setting.html In this Episode: +Operating as a young professional +Work in the collegiate setting +The importance of a support system +Importance of vaccinat

Mike has done quite a bit in his career this far but has truly found his calling in the industrial setting. This has become such a calling that Mike does whatever he can to highlight the setting and how it can be a perfect fit for an athletic trainer. In this episode we discuss how the industrial setting can truly fit the skill sets that athletic trainers bring to the table. The area of prevention is a huge portion of what ATs do and in the industrial setting this skill set is essential. Not only can athletic trainers bring a huge return on investment for these different settings but the buy in you can achieve in this setting which helps the livelihood of every day athletes and people, that can be priceless. Great episode if you’re considering the industrial setting and want to learn more. LINK:  In this Episode: +Biggest draw to the industrial setting. +Jack-of-all-trades +OSHA Guidelines +Proactive w/ initiatives and programs +CEAS & OSHA30 +Injury care, prevention, wellness +ROI Metrics www.athlet

Alex started out as a strength coach and then returned back to school to become an athletic trainer. All while doing this Alex owns and operates Armored Athlete MKE. In this episode, Austin (also Alex’s employee) sits down with Alex to talk about his journey in becoming an athletic trainer and how it has worked out being in the private setting in running his own business. Alex and Austin cover the compliment of athletic training with strength and conditioning and how that impacts their work with clients. There is also a great discussion on working in the private setting and how that can work for athletics trainers who want to pursue this route in their career. Enjoy the episode. LINK:  In this Episode: +Going back to become an AT +Utilizing strength and conditioning and AT skills +Running a business +AT in the private setting +Building it out in the future. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #

Ken Cieslak is a DC, AT but doesn’t necessarily use the skills in that order. In this episode we discuss how it came to be that Ken pursued a chiropractic degree while keeping his AT credential and then ultimately staying predominately in the AT profession in the SSAT. It definitely surprised us. In this episode we talk about how he came to be dual credentialed and what that has meant to his career. We also discuss evidence based practice and what that means to him and how he employs it on a daily basis in his care of patients. We also cover service in the athletic training profession and what that means and why it is so important to Ken. Needless to say we cover a lot of ground in this conversation and took a lot away from it. We hope you do too. LINK: In this Episode: +AT focused work with the DC credential as well +AT Salary vs. Private Practice +DC info and knowledge base in the AT setting +EBP, patient expectation, and the placebo effect +Service in athletic training www.athletictrainingchat.com www.clin

In this episode Jeanie Brooks talks about the transition from working in the collegiate setting to the secondary setting. There are a many things that have to change when with making that switch but surprisingly a lot that can remain the same. Jeanie discussed in this episode what sparked the change from collegiate setting to secondary and how that has impacted the quality of life and maintaining balance. Jeanie gives some great take aways for anyone working in either setting and some useful tips for making the transition. A lot of great information to take away from this episode if you’re looking at a setting change. Enjoy. LINK: In this Episode: +Transition from collegiate to the SSAT setting +Highlights and challenges in making that switch +Quality of life with change to new setting +Things that are able to be applied to both settings www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #na

Di’kademe/: a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different. Moving to one extreme or the other can be hard to balance, especially if you try and make two seemingly opposing views/perspectives try and mix together and champion both of them. This is where dichotomy comes from and the concept that you have to find balance. There are times to be aggressive but you have to be able to double back with caution because you can’t run yourself in only one direction and then immediately make a switch. Recognizing and embracing the dichotomy of ideas is important to all professions but can have some serious implications in athletic training. It is important to recognize the wide range of differing ideas but also be able to balance those in order to be maximally effective. We discussing this episode. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2021/11/ep-86-dichotomy-in-at.html In this Episode: +Autonomy as medical provider vs. Being on coaching staff +Providing

Dr. Nikki Harris is a professor with the AT Still DAT Program and spends a lot of her time in service to the athletic training profession. In this episode we discuss how the NATA Career Advancement Committee came to be and how that plays into the young professional’s world of athletic training. As a compliment to being the chair of that committee, Dr. Harris also is on the NATA AT Compensation Task Force, focusing on Education to help better understand what ATs can do to help with compensation. Needless to say, Dr. Harris is busy but as you can see from this episode, loves working as an AT and also spending her time in service to the profession. Lots of good information to take away in this episode and we learned a lot on what is happening at the national level. Enjoy. LINK: www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health

Peter Sand is an athletic trainer that works in the secondary setting in Iowa. Peter has a unique story on how he got back to working at the same high school that he attended. Peter has had a successful career in the secondary setting and has been able to figure out how to balance having a personal life while still maintaining a high quality of care to the patients he serves. In this episode Peter discusses the importance of communication and collaboration and when to keep things close and when to let them go. Peter also talks about keeping in mind who you are there for and finding the balance to be able to maintain that high level of care. There are many great pieces of advice out of this episode. We also want to thank Peter for contributing to our ‘Throw a Lifeline’ program and getting us to filling our first set to send out. THANK YOU. We look forward to getting this going even stronger moving forward. If you are willing/able to contribute please check out. www.clinicallypressed.com/throwalifeline www.athl

AND WE’RE BACK! We took a much longer break than we wanted to and now we are back at it and up and running. Lots of exciting times for the ATChat hosting crew with certification, graduation, new jobs, new settings and a NEW HOST. This short episode is to catch up on where everyone is at, where we see things going for the future and having more episodes to follow. We’re excited to get back in action and connect with everyone. So if you have a story to tell or a topic you want to talk about, let us know. We can’t wait to share it. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2021/10/were-back.html www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #physicianpractice #physicianextender #ortho #orthotrauma

Dan Ruedeman is an AT that works in the Ortho Trauma department at a University of Colorado Hospital. Dan hasn’t had the most “normal” path to becoming an AT (includes taking the BOC exam 6 times) but has worked his way to this current role and doing so much to promote ATs in physician practice. In this episode we talk about all the unique aspects of physician practice that ATs can be of help with. Dan has a lot of unique insight and passion for this role and the impact it can have on different patient populations. If you’ve ever considered working in physician practice this is a great episode to listen to in order to get more information. I personally learned a lot from this episode and hope that you do as well. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2021/08/ep-83-dan-ruedeman-at-in-ortho-trauma.html www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining

A NEW episode is coming next week but this is one of our first episodes and emphasizes the importance of working with colleagues with different skill sets to help benefit the patients you are treating. This is a crossover episode from our original podcast, Clinically Pressed. In this episode we talk about the importance of interprofressional collaboration and how in this case it has worked out combining athletic training with chiropractic. We discuss how the skill sets compliment each other and how we went about getting everything started.  Check it out. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #nata #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #DC #chiro #chiropractic #interprofessional #collaboration #interprofessionalcollaboration

In honor of Dr. Stamm's book coming out we wanted to reshape her episode on the topic, 'The Brain on Youth Sports'.  Dr. Julie Stamm is an athletic trainer, professor at UW-Madison and soon to be published author. Dr. Stamm has done some incredible work in her career up to this point. That includes working on concussion and brain injury research at Boston University. Dr. Stamm has continued her work with concussion related research in her current role at UW-Madison. Dr. Stamm’s focus has been primarily on the effects of repeated subconcussive impacts with youth athletes. This has led Dr. Stamm to write her book, ‘The Brain on Youth Sports’. This book focuses on the facts around subconcussive impacts and the youth brain as well as some of the myths that surround the injury and this particular age group. In this episode we talk about what Dr. Stamm has been up to in her career, her upcoming book and about her research that she had done and has planned for the future. A lot of fantastic information in this

After finishing Dr. Kutz's book, 'Contextual Intelligence' it was worth sharing this conversation again and also getting prepped for a follow-up conversation. So much in this book is applicable to the athletic training profession but also beyond the profession and something you can build into your everyday life. Enjoy. ---------- Dr. Matt Kutz is professor in the athletic training program but does so much beyond that. Dr. Kutz is on the forefront of research and development when it comes to leadership in not only athletic training, but organizations in general. Dr. Kutz has put out many great articles focusing on leadership in athletic training and we get into the details of how that all got started and where it has taken him in his career. The story is amazing and shows just how far the skillset and knowledge of athletic trainers can go.   This conversation covers a lot when it comes to leadership in athletic training and why this has become such a focus for Dr. Kutz. You will hear about the importance