This year’s National Athletic Trainers’ Association theme for 2024 is Athletic Training “From Head to Toe”. NATA continues to spotlight the important work of athletic trainers during National Athletic Training Month (NATM) each March. As a sports medicine supplier, it's important to help recognize and spread awareness about the importance of athletic training as well as share the ways we help support ATs.
Key Takeaways
Energize around NATA’s 2024 National Athletic Training Month theme “From Head to Toe”
Explore Medco Supply’s variety of top products that help you take care of your athletes from head to toe
Discover innovative, new products within sports medicine
Background
The 2022-23 National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study examines the distribution of injuries among high school athletes by body area. According to the infographic, this study highlights the extensive range of injuries that athletic trainers are addressing across all aspects of their athletes’ bodies. While athletic trainers effectively treat and prevent injuries from these various areas of the body, Medco Sports Medicine is proud to come alongside athletic trainers to provide innovative, high-quality sports medicine equipment that targets and treats every part of the body, “from head to toe.”
Discover Top Injury Prevention and Rehab Products to Keep Your Athletes Healthy from Head to Toe
Head Protection
Starting at the top, recent innovations in the sports medicine field have created a number of new products for head protection against multiple head impacts. The first of its kind, Q-Collar is a research-backed, simple and safe device that applies light pressure to the jugular veins to slightly increase blood volume around the brain and create an internal brain cushion. The FDA-cleared device is proven to help protect the brain during head impacts, making it a popular product worn by professional football, lacrosse, soccer, hockey and winter sport athletes.
Another innovation, 2nd Skull , is an impact absorbing technology that provides light weight linear and rotational protection when worn alone or under a helmet. The flexible material hardens under sudden pressure to help mitigate the effects of sudden impacts. Both products are great options to help protect your players’ heads.
Upper Body Therapy
As you know, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand injuries are common among athletes. Medco supplies many products you can use to prevent and rehabilitate all upper extremity injuries. A few favorites are the THERABAND FlexBar for wrist strengthening, Squegg for smart hand grip training, and the Therm-X shoulder garment for cold, heat, and compression therapy. We also provide a wide range of braces, wraps, and supports designed to stabilize and protect the upper body.
Core Stability
Like you, we believe a strong core is essential for athletic performance and injury prevention. That’s why we provide an array of core strengthening products that give your athletes the tools for successful health to prevent and rehab injuries. Our THERABAND stability exercise balls, balance boards, and resistance bands are a few must haves. Already have those? Try THERABAND CLX, a resistance band that unlocks a wide range of exercises for core strengthening. Its consecutive loop technology eliminates the need to tie knots thus saving you time and the amount of band used. Or try a new option to the core strengthening and balance training sphere – The SlackLiner, a versatile platform with two instability straps that promotes consistent core activation.
Lower Body Rehabilitation
Moving to the lower body for products revolving around the lower extremities. Treatment of these areas is quite a feat requiring products you trust for your athletes. Normatec and GameReady are the most popular equipment brands for faster leg and ankle recovery through dynamic compression and cold therapy. Additionally, your sidelines require preparation for any injury, including being prepared for leg or ankle fractures and dislocations with Cramer Rapid Form Vacuum Splints.
Foot and Ankle Support
We would not be a sports medicine supplier without tape for foot and ankle support. Medco offers a wide range of tape options including your favorites Cramer AT Pro Tape, Cramer 950 Tape, and Coach Athletic Tape. We also supply an abundant list of ankle braces and foot care products including orthotics for general foot and ankle wellness.
Recap
From head to toe, Medco Sports Medicine offers a comprehensive range of athletic training equipment designed to address the diverse needs of your athletes. Athletes need you to support them from every angle of sports medicine. Anything could happen, and we strive to make sure you are prepared with the supplies and equipment to do your job effectively and efficiently in any situation that comes your way.
References
- (2024). National Athletic Training Month. NATA. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/49SjpKx
- Collins, Christe, Anderson, Megan, & Burus, Todd (2023). NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS-RELATED INJURY SURVEILLANCE STUDY. High School RIO. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/48yD8xU
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