Athletic Training Chat

Justin Young is an athletic trainer who just completed his DAT from Indiana State University. During his time there he started working with and building a Tactical Athlete Care Clinic that has evolved over the past two years (even with COVID). In this episode we discuss working with tactical athletes and what that looks like in this setting off athletic training. It comes with some unique challenges and Justin shares with us what he has identified, how he has gone about addressing it and how he plans to continue to build the care clinic in the future. Justin provides a ton of insight that would be very useful if you’re looking to work with tactical athletes but also, many that would apply to any setting. The demonstration of value and how ATs can impact this unique group of athletes can be applied across so many settings of AT. Enjoy this episode with Justin Young. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATCc

Mark D’Anza is an athletic trainer out in Las Vegas and was previously on the podcast for Ep. 42: Service in Athletic Training. We’ve been meaning to follow up with Mark because at that time he was just about to embark in service on the national SSAT committee. In this conversation we touch base about how things have been going on the SSAT committee and what they have been working on over the course of about a year since Mark was gearing up to get ready for it. Mark and the committee have been busy at work and are continuing to come up with resources for SSAT all over the country and trying to make them as applicable as possible for this special group of people that serve patient across the country. Please enjoy this follow-up episode with Mark D’Anza. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medical

Meg Johnson has such a unique story about becoming an AT we felt the story had to be told, not only by use but check out the Sports Medicine Broadcast in a couple weeks for more from Meg. Meg is in a unique position with how she because an AT while at the same time being a student-athlete. This isn’t a common path to taking the courses and getting certified, throw a significant injury into the mix and Meg is now on her 6th year of eligibility. Oh and did we mention, she is doing grad school to fill that 6th year? As we mentioned Meg’s story is unique and she has such a unique insight into what it takes to be an athletic trainer. The plan she has laid out (more on this with the SMB) is going to be nothing but impactful for her and the people she serves. Enjoy this episode and unique insight from Meg. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletic

Brea is finishing up her second year in the DAT program at Indiana State University where she is also currently working as a GA working with a local high school. As part of the process of working through the DAT each student was required to serve as a mentor for other ATs and also reach out to a potential mentor. That is how this episode came to be. Brea and Joel go back to their time together at UW-La Crosse where Brea was a student and Joel served as a preceptor. They didn’t see eye-to-eye on everything and hadn’t stayed in touch after Brea graduated. The mentor program has allowed them to reconnect and that’s what they discuss. The renewed connection has allowed them both to learn and that’s bee a huge key to the success. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #profess

Eli Kassab is an athletic trainer that currently works in the sport setting but has done a little bit of everything, including spending some significant time in high level football. Through all of this, Eli found himself getting burned out from the constant go of the profession. This led Eli to find some new opportunities to break the cycle of burnout and see what else might be next in his career.   In this episode we talk about burnout and how an athletic trainer might be able to handle it if they find themselves moving that direction. Eli has some very unique insight into options that ATCs can find to help with a case of burnout. This might be very applicable in mid-April and we find ourselves at home with maybe more time on our hands than we thought. Great episode, Enjoy.   www.athletictrainingchat.com    www.cliniallypressed.com      SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1      #ATchat #ATC #atimpact

Sheldon Wagner is currently and athletic trainer at UW-La Crosse. Sheldon has done a lot in his career with a huge highlight being bringing concussion testing to the Coulee Region. He improved the base knowledge and helped lead the charge for implement ImPACT Testing.  Sheldon is a wealth of knowledge and an asset that UWL values. Check out all he has to say about concussion and also on shoulder health and throwing mechanics. Great episode with so much information.   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 #ATSarehealthcare #impacttest #concussion #throwingmechanics #shoulderhealth #mtbi --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/athletictrainingchat/support

Racism is wrong. Hate can’t be accepted. Just not being “racist” is not enough to propel change. In order to help create change, we have to listen, work to comprehend and accept the fact that those in privileged positions can never understand what diverse people go through.   ATChat hasn’t put a statement out because we needed to listen and learn from people that experience racism on potentially daily basis. We denounce any form or racism or hate, not only within the athletic training community but in the world in general.  We will do more to help be part of the change that is needed to increase equality and work with our diverse professionals to succeed and feel safe while doing so.  This roundtable discussion on Race in Athletic Training is a starting point and we can’t think Krystal, Ryan, Mercedes, Andrew, Brandon, Susan, Mike and Austin for being a part of the conversation and education.  We held this roundtable to listen, learn, and find opportunities to try and make things bett

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 #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #DC #chiro #chiropractic #interprofessional #collaboration #interprofessionalcollaboration --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/athletictrainingchat/support

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In this episode we were able to speak with Josh Dawsey who is primarily a secondary school AT in the southern Louisiana area.  Josh is a great advocate for finding a job that fits your lifestyle, goals, beliefs, and schedule.  Josh is very passionate about bringing his own skills to the table and finding the right team that appreciates those values and skills.  He is a family man with 3 young children and a very supportive wife and he chimes into his work/life balance in this episode as well. All in all, he shares some great advice and stories about what he has learned and what others can learn from his job experiences.  This episode is a great resource if you’re just getting into the profession, struggling to find balance, or looking to make a change. Enjoy this episode with Josh Dawsey. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #

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 of a specific aspect of Domain 5 and why Dr. Kutz thinks it is so important, not only within the profession of athletic training but helping the community understand what we our profession can do. We also spend time discussing Contextual Intelligence (Book: ) and how it plays into so many roles athletic trainers have in leadership, in th

Guido Van Ryssegem is a certified athletic training along with a registered nurse among so many other things. Guido has a really unique story to getting where he is. That has led him to finding a really deep and unique way to look at movement and athletic training. Guido focuses on proprioception, dynamic systems theory and other high level movement concepts when working with his athletes. In this episode we get deep into proprioception. So deep into what it is and how we should be training it we didn’t have enough time. We also didn’t get to the AT Chat questions because Guido had so much good information to share. This one will change your mind on how you think about proprioception and potentially how you might go about training it in the future. Check it out. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medic

Karli Collins has done a little bit of everything in her career thus far and continues to do so. We got to sit down with Karli and we covered a range of topics. The main topic we focused on what the EMT certification that Karli obtained early in her career and has kept up with. The EMT certification isn’t overly common in the athletic training community but there are professionals that have it and it could make sense for an AT to have that skill set. Karli provides great and unique insight into that topic of conversation. We also discuss the transition in education that the profession is going through and how that impact many of the future professionals in athletic training. With most programs being 2+ years with so much information to teach, is it possible to get everything in? Should we be getting everything in during that time and where/how does it all fit? Some unique perspective on how it could all work and potential priority to certain aspects of what athletic trainers do. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingcha

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 episode, please enjoy this conversation with Dr. Julie Stamm. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCR

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Rob Dicks does just a little bit of about everything. Not only does Rob wear multiple hats as an athletic trainer, he goes beyond that with administrative duties, community volunteering and his mentorship. In this episode we talk about two major topics that all athletic trainers probably have a connection to. The first one is mentoring and mentorship. Rob has a unique place in his mentorship roles and how many people that he provides a listening ear to and guidance when they need it. Rob also flips mentorship on its head and is very aware about what he can learn from younger professionals and the importance of staying open to that possibility. The other main area we discuss is multi-taking, a cornerstone of every athletic trainers professional life. Rob is extremely busy and it can be easy to let one area of life bleed into another. Rob discusses how he approaches handling all the responsibilities placed on him. Rob discusses some great insight and takeaways to try and implement to help juggle all responsibil

Krystal is a secondary school athletic trainer in the Houston, TX area and originally joined us on Ep. 47: Race in Athletic Training. We’ve been attempting to get this podcast to happen for some time and we finally made it happen. Athletic training is a demanding profession, in particular on your time. Krystal has a one year old and stays extremely busy balancing being a mom and the duties that are required of her as an AT. Krystal readily admits that she doesn’t have it all figured out quite yet but offers up a lot of really great insight into the balancing act that is being an AT Mom. We also talk further on diversity in athletic training and what Krystal sees as some ideas to help the profession continue to diversify and better serve its patients. Lots of great takeaways in this episode. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocATe #a

Shauna Erickson is an athletic trainer, PhD student, strength and conditioning coach and the founder of MVMT Matters. Needless to say Shauna has a few things going on. In this episode we discuss everything Shauna has going on and how it all ties together. With her company MVMT Matters, Shauna combines all her knowledge in athletic training, strength and conditioning as well as the mindset aspect of movement and performance to provide comprehensive programming to her clients. Shauna’s unique approach allows for a focus on the prevention side of intervention and how it can compliment everything else in an athletes/clients journey to peak performance. So many great take aways from this episode. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #advocATe #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthc

Host Austin Fitzpatrick is at the beginning of his journey in working with baseball athletes. He put together this roundtable of athletic trainers that work baseball across all different levels. In this episode they talk about everything that can go into working with baseball and the career path that got everyone to where they are.  This group talks about the similarities and differences in working with baseball at the different levels and how they have worked through some of the demands the are unique to each situation. As with every sport, baseball also brings about some unique challenges due to the demands of the sport at different positions and especially the overhead aspect of the sport. If you work baseball, are thinking about working with baseball, or in general any overhead sport, there is a lot of great information in this episode to take away. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com  www.cliniallypressed.com  SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirm

Andrea Dosedla is not only doing fantastic work in the industrial setting for AT she is out to try and blaze a new path for athletic trainers. Andrea is right in the middle of opening up, as she refers to it, a community athletic training room; MKE Injury & Recovery. We discuss everything that has gone into the process thus far and how Andrea has been able to put it all together. We also get deep into the weeds of what it takes to get something like this off the ground and how that works for athletic trainers, mainly, what do you do with physician oversight. Andrea has some unique insight and is really going at things in a way that ensures that she is covered and when it is all cleared she will be ready to practice at the highest level, and legally. A lot to take out of this episode and it is well worth the listen if you are looking at an entrepreneurial journey as an athletic trainer. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.com SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?