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. |
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