Athletic Training Chat

In this episode, we talk with Jessica McManus who is an athletic trainer that has been employed to work with patients in the Stewart County Georgia School System. We originally discussed the innovATe program with Dr. Christy Eason in Ep. ## and that is how we connected with Jessica. Jessica is serving this school district but in a unique way. She is doing it as a part-time athletic trainer in addition to her full-time work as an industrial athletic trainer. We discuss how the program has been going and how it has been starting from the beginning. Jessica shares how everything started and where she was able to find help and resources and where PFATS came in to help provide resources to get started. Jessica talks about balancing her time with two jobs while setting up the new program. She also mentions at the end of the end that if anyone would be interested in her role in a full-time capacity, let her know. Please enjoy this episode. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2023/03/ep-129-jessica-mcmanus-i

 I feel extremely lucky to help people and help families. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/0TalhQujee8  #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

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. 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 #me

Andrea is an athletic trainer in the secondary setting where she has spent most of her career. Throughout her time she has been typically working with a co-worker but recently has been working as a solo AT. Being a solo AT definitely can put you on an island and bring with it an array of potential challenges. In this type of setting it can also be hard to demonstrate leadership and lead from that position. In this episode, we discuss leadership in this setting and how it is still imperative to demonstrate leadership and that you can be a leader even when you don’t have direct followers. Andrea provides great insight into the importance of being a solo AT and how leading in this role still has a significant amount of impact on those that you work with and serve. Check out what Andrea has to say about her leadership journey that she describes as just starting and constantly evolving. There are many tremendous insights. Please enjoy. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/10/ep-117-andrea-kovalsky-lea

Jeremey Jackson is the founder and host of the Sports Medicine Broadcast and an athletic training podcasting OG. In this episode we discuss athletic training podcasting and what it has meant to the profession and helping connect everyone. There has been an increase over the past year or so and for someone that was first in the game, Jeremey has a very unique perspective on what it means for the profession overall. We also get into a discussion on Jeremy’s theme for the year, “I am not strong enough.” It might seem that it has a negative connotation but Jeremy has a unique take on what that means to him and how it can actually help improve the overall quality of his life and others by including more people into making things happy. Fascinating take and a lot of good information to take away. Enjoy. www.athletictrainingchat.com   www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1   #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athlet

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 +Balance and awareness with burnout +Transferable skills, admin in AT helpin

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.org SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #pro

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

Mike Stella is an ATC and manual therapist who is the founder of The Movement Underground and also an instructor for RockTape. Mike has done a lot of novel things when it comes to athletic training and that includes owning and operating his own practice. This is not a common aspect of athletic training and Mike shares how he went about getting started and where he sees that area of service in athletic training advancing in the future. Mike also talks about his work with RockTape and working with classes across the country with professionals from all disciplines. Mike talks about advancing the knowledge of ATCs along with others and how utilizing continuing education can help not only in your clinical skill sets but also help with making connections and learning from different professionals. A lot of great information for the athletic training profession and new ways to look at how you can use your skill sets. Enjoy the episode. www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.y

Jen is an athletic trainer in the secondary setting while also having numerous responsibilities in the health system she is employed by. In addition to those roles, Jen is also the committee chair of the NATA LGBTQ+ Committee. Inclusivity has been a part of Jen’s daily life for a long time as she works in one of the most diverse schools in Boston and she has had to learn to find ways to make sure to include everyone and make sure they are getting the equitable care they deserve. In this episode, we talk about inclusivity, what it means and how it applies not only to the athletic training profession but to healthcare in general. Jen shares a lot of great ideas about what we can do to be more inclusive. We also talk about leadership and what that means and how inclusivity is a huge part of it. There is a lot of great things to take away from this episode and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2022/09/ep-115-jen-sturtevant-inclusivity.html In this Episode: +Get

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 In this Episode: +Not

Athletic training is a unique health care profession that in many of the “traditional” settings allows for patient interaction at minimum on a daily basis. This provides a unique opportunity for athletic trainers to be more to their athletes than just prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehab. Bonds of trust can get built as we often learn more about person lives than other health care providers are able to. Chelsea Matthew, an ATC in the secondary setting, has been doing this her entire career. Not only has she taken care of her athletes physically and mentally when she worked with them at their school, it has extended beyond that time and she continues to help them out as they go through life. In this episode Chelsea highlights the impact athletic trainers can have on the patients they serve and why it is so important to understand it is more beyond the physical aspect of the profession. Chelsea has some fantastic insights and resources to share. Please enjoy this episode. www.athletictrainingchat.co

Rick Cox is the head athletic training and strength and conditioning coach at Suffolk University, he is also our first repeat guest on ATChat. If you follow Rick at all on social media you know he is constantly focusing on leadership and sharing what he is currently reading on the top. You can also make the safe bet that it might have to relate to Jocko Willink and Extreme Ownership. In this episode we talk with Rick about his path to leadership as well as his thoughts on how it is had developed over time for him. We also talk about how the principles of Extreme Ownership can apply to the athletic training profession and how more leadership skills can be taught and encouraged.  This was a great discussion on so many topics of leadership. Empowering leadership in ATs in not only the profession but also within their workplace is so important to the growth of individual ATs and the profession. Enjoy this one. www.athletictrainingchat.com  www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc

Dr. Kevin Biese gave a talk at the 2024 Wisconsin Atheltic Trainers Association annual meeting on sports specialization and the evolution of the definition and what current and future research is showing about it. The talk was extremely informational and we wanted to share it on the podcast, thankfully, Kevin was more than willing. In this episode, Dr. Biese dives in deep into what sports specialization is and what the current working definition is. I, personally, was surprised at the definition because it doesn’t always only have to be about one sport and the focus on that one exclusively. Dr. Biese has some great general recommendations on how you can help ensure children don’t overdo it and also on conversations you can have with student-athletes as an athletic trainer to help them figure out if they are speicalizating and how it could relate to any aches and pains or changes in performance they have. So much to take away from this one. Enjoy.  Extra resources shared by Dr. Biese below. In This Episode:

Athletic Training Services can mean a lot of things to different people depending on what position you are looking at it. The definition of services is very different than just responding to every request, being told what to do and when you need to do it. In this short episode we talk about the difference and some ideas that you can implement to work as a service, not a servant. Associated blog post on www.athletictrainingchat.com www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org SUBSCRIBE:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3WyCs2lmnKK6shrL5A4hw?sub_confirmation=1 #ATchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #builtinsport #muellerready #complicatedsimple #services #atservices #servicesvsservant #profession #professional --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

So I think those boundaries are probably the most beneficial thing that I’ve done. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/vcOS7V7ONB4  #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

This is our last episode in our series with Adam Halpern. In this final installment we talk about the evolution of the profession to this point and what it is going to take for the next evolution. The profession has grown so much but it appears time for something new to come along to help balance work and life and increase compensation. This has been what Adam has been thinking about and shares his thoughts and what he hopes to do with it all in the future.  In This Episode: +AT in the next 5-10 years. +Future needs for AT to evolve as a profession +Foundations laid for next evolution +Improvements in compensation and work-life balance Connect with Adam Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaveOn4  IG: https://www.instagram.com/waveonhealth/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/WaveOnHealth LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/37268629/admin/ @: adam@waveonhealth.com LINK: https://www.athletictrainingchat.com/2024/06/ep-169-adam-halpern-athletic-training.html  www.athletictrainingchat.com www.cliniallypressed.org 

The number one thing I have done for myself, and I had to. I had to to do it. I found a therapist. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/FDSg8f0YPxI  #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

Focusing on that and finding something that is fun. Ep LINK: https://youtu.be/NH7vWYxP_ow  #ATCchat #ATC #atimpact #at4all #boc #bocatc #athletictraining #athletictrainingchat #health #medicine #medical #medicalprofessional #professional #LAT #ATSarehealthcare #ATtwitter  #begreAT #equALLYATs #essentialtohealthcare #ATChatAsks --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/athletictrainingchat/support

Emily is a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been focusing research on sports specialization and its impact on just athletes but also others that are involved around the athlete. Within the lab group that Emily is a part of they have been focusing on sports specialization in many aspects and continuing to try and better understand its larger impact. In this episode, Emily talks about a specific aspect of that research, collegiate coaches perception of sports specialization. This is a group that isn’t often included in the conversation around sports specialization but ultimately, can have a huge impact on how specialized athletes need to become in order to make it to the next level. Emily shares what she learned in the process and what future research looks like to better understand the demands and also how it impacts athletic trainers. In This Episode: +What do college coaches think about sports specialization? +Getting good at your sport vs. creating a ceiling +Future research