Extra Blog: April

During mentorship I noticed more and more of the incorporation of technology into every activities. The head AT at Southlands Christian began by cataloging each athletes injury on her computer and what initial symptoms and diagnosis was given each time the athlete met with her. When I asked her the reason for this she said it was a way to refer back to prior notes on each athlete along with being able to carry that information with her anywhere she went via her phone. That technology benefited me as well because while she was teaching me the anatomical structures of the body, she made it easier to translate through 3D visuals that explained motions of certain muscle groups. This incorporation of technology has benefited sports medicine in many ways aside from just treating an injury.

Blog 17: Answer 3

What is the best way an athletic trainer can treat an injury?

An athletic trainer can best treat an injury through rehabilitation exercises 

• rehabilitation exercises strengthen muscles of certain areas where injuries have occurred
• Aids in dealing with nagging injuries and restores the injured area to pre-injury condition
• In the case of surgery, rehab allows the injury to heal in the correct manner

Prentice, William. "Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training: A Competency-Based Approach." McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 13 edition. January 18, 2008. Print.

although you can not predict injuries, you can lessen the severity of an injury through prehabilitation exercises.

Extra Blog February

This video is a great example of my third answer. In the video the doctor is examining a patient and performing different test to diagnose an injury. I like this video because the examination is very detailed and is easy to follow.

Blog 16: Answer 2

1.  What is your EQ?

How can an athletic trainer best treat an injury?
2.  What is your first answer?
Knowing the anatomy of the injured area
3.  What is your second answer? 

Proper initial diagnosis of the injury 

4.  List three reasons your answer is true with a real-world application for each.

• If an injury is incorrectly diagnosed the athlete can be treated incorrectly, it can be fatal in the case of a misdiagnosed concussion
• It can result in a quicker return time for an athlete due to a correct diagnosis there is no need for extra rehab that is not necessary
• Proper initial diagnosis will allow for more accurate treatment especially in joints such as the shoulder or knee

5.  What printed source best supports your answer?This website gives credible information of diagnosing as well as treating injuries. The website goes into details about certain injury diagnosis signs which includes details about on and off field causes.

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org

6.  What other source supports your answer?
Arnheims is a great book because it teaches you methods of how to diagnose and treat certain injuries through test and proven diagnosis methods

Prentice, William. "Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training: A Competency-Based Approach." McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 13 edition. January 18, 2008. Print.

7.  Tie this together with a concluding thought.
This answer is one of the main steps needed other than, the actual skill to treat an injury, to help an athlete recover in time. My answers so far have all pointed toward providing proper treatment for an athletes injury.