The
National Athletic Training Association (NATA), which is dedicated to
improving the health and well being of athletes as well as committed
to the advancement, encouragement, and improvement of the athletic
training profession was founded in 1950—that’s only 53 years ago. As
defined by the NATA, a certified athletic trainer (ATC) is a “highly
educated and skilled professional specializing in athletic health
care.” ATC’s are “medical experts in preventing recognizing,
managing, and rehabilitating injuries that result from physical
activity.” Athletic Trainers can help you avoid unnecessary medical
treatment and disruption of normal daily life. If you’re injured
they can get you on the mend and keep you on the move. Athletic
training is recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as
an allied health care profession, and the AMA recommends certified
athletic trainers in every high school to keep America’s youth safe
and healthy. Athletic trainers work under the direction of
physicians, and in cooperation with other allied health
professionals, coaches and parents to provide quality health care in
secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine
clinics, professional sports teams and other athletic health care
settings. |