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!
Prioritizing movement quality, recovery, and early intervention allows athletes to stay active longer, reduce time lost to injury, and build sustainable fitness habits that extend far beyond sport.
National Youth Sports Safety Month highlights the importance of protecting developing athletes from preventable injuries. Discover key strategies to reduce overuse and growth plate injuries and build safer training environments.
Athletic trainers rely on orthopedic soft goods to manage injuries, guide rehabilitation, and protect athletes through every phase of recovery. Learn how these products enhance function, stability, and confidence—without sacrificing performance.
Medco has athletic training and rehab essentials that fit the moment. From eco-minded bracing to green-colored treatment and performance tools, here are a few ways to bring green into the athletic training room this season.
Traditional pre-participation evaluations may miss silent cardiac conditions in athletes. Athletic trainers are crucial in modernizing cardiac screening, recognizing warning signs, and coordinating ECG or specialist follow-up when necessary.
Light therapy may just seem like the latest trend in sports medicine, but the use of light as a recovery and wellness tool dates back thousands, of years. Humans have always relied on sunlight for energy and health benefits, even if we didn’t fully understand its impact.
Preventing infections in athletic training facilities starts with proper hygiene, disinfectants, and protective equipment. Learn how to minimize cross-contamination and protect against preventable infections with disinfectant wipes, hydrogen peroxide, nitrile gloves, and Hibiclens antiseptic.
Long hours of taping, lifting, and transporting gear often mean bending, twisting, or working at awkward angles that put ATs at risk for the very injuries we strive to prevent.
