Youth sports participation has soared in recent years, offering countless benefits for physical health, confidence, and teamwork. Yet with this rise comes an equally important responsibility—to protect the developing athlete from preventable injuries.
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The patient is a 17-year-old high school athlete who sustained a partial avulsion injury to the distal portion of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) while playing summer travel baseball.
Whether they're responding to an acute injury on the sideline, coordinating care with physicians, managing recovery timelines, or implementing emergency action plans, athletic trainers are often expected to do it all.
The patient is a 21-year-old collegiate football player with a 3–4 year history of chronic Achilles tendon pain. He is currently playing at his third college program and has received treatment for this condition at each institution.
Employers are increasingly looking at athletic trainers, occupational therapists and physical therapists as proactive partners in injury prevention, workers’ compensation rehabilitation, and return-to-work programming.
Red light therapy (RLT) is rapidly becoming a popular addition to athletic recovery and rehabilitation programs. Whether used in an athletic training room, sports medicine clinic, or performance facility, RLT offers athletic trainers another tool to support tissue recovery.
As red light therapy (RLT), also known as photobiomodulation, gains traction in sports medicine, many athletic trainers are exploring how it can fit into existing treatment plans.
Future occupational and physical therapy practitioners do not become confident clinicians through textbooks alone. Clinical competence develops when evidence-based coursework is paired with hands-on learning in realistic teaching environments.
Don’t let jumper’s knee keep your patients from the sports they love. While commonly seen among basketball and volleyball players, athletes of all kinds can benefit from learning about jumper’s knee and how to treat and prevent the symptoms. Share this guide with your patients for ways they can relieve their pain at home!
