**No school visits or event coverage on holidays or school closings**

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE ATHLETIC TRAINER AT YOUR SCHOOL?

The role of the Athletic Trainer includes, but is not limited to:

• Access to me or other colleagues in the medical field (specifically orthopedics), Monday-Friday for sports injury consultations.
• Injury prevention (aka “prehab”)
• Evaluation

• • Free evaluation of injuries/advice, treatment and plan of care

• Treatment

• • Rehabilitative techniques such as exercise prescription and positional release technique, access to therapeutic modalities such as therapeutic ultrasound, IASTM or electric stimulation if deemed appropriate

• Management/Return to Play

• • Injury status/participation recommendations for safely returning your child to sport

• Emergency assistance when on-site
• Referrals to physicians, therapists and other healthcare professionals to provide the best care possible to student athletes.
• ImPACT Baseline Testing (hosted at School) for all high school student-athletes.( see Concussion Test information)

 It is the goal of the Athletic Trainer to return the athlete back to play as soon as safely possible.

Listed below are some informational attachments on concussions, nutrition and hydration, heat illness  and injury care.  You can also check-out the following website for additional information on various topics.
https://www.nata.org/practice-patient-care/health-care-topics#healthIssues

Athlete Nutrition 
Heat Illness Guide for Parents and Coaches
Hydration and Heat Illness Handout
Hydration Guidelines 
Injury Care R.I.C.E
Management of Concussion in Sports
Sports Concussion Policies & Laws
 

Additional services available for purchase: please contact the trainers for more information. 

• 1 on 1 or semi private Sports Performance Packages
• Graston Treatment
• Injury Aftercare- transitional rehabilitation that helps bridge the gap between formal physical therapy and return to sport