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 19: Independent Component 2

Content:  

LITERAL
(a) “I, Tommy Trang, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
(b) Source: Brittany Menchaca 909-912-2402 certified athletic trainer. Arnheim's Principals of Athletic Training.
(d) My Independent Component 2 was me doing more hours with my mentor, spending a full day with her and applying the skills she taught me.   


INTERPRETIVE 
Defend your work and explain the component's significance and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  
The 30 hours I completed were spent gaining skill based experience, in working with athletes and performing test and aiding in the rehab of athletes.


APPLIED
How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped. 

This component supported and provided information on my second and third answers. My second answer being, conducting a proper initial diagnosis where during my hours I would shadow while my mentor diagnosed injuries and eventually I was making initial diagnosis as my mentor would agree or disagree with my diagnosis. My third answer is rehabilitation exercise, where on non-game days my mentor and I would work on rehabbing athletes injuries. Conducting injury relevant exercises such as rotator cuff stretches, calf raises, or ankle strengthening exercises. 

Extra Blog March

This video has a great visual display of the Achilles tendon rupture that was suffered by Kobe Bryant. The surgeon also makes initial diagnosis based on what he sees from the footage of the injury. Later on in the video, he explains how he would treat the injury surgically. This video was a great aid in understanding the injury itself and how to treat it.

Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

1. What injury do you feel is the most nagging injury and what efforts do you take in preventing them?
2. What new aid do you feel is the most beneficial to you and the athlete?
3. What are the most crucial steps in treating an injury, why do you believe so?
4. What daily activities do you feel benefits your treatments?
5. What strategies do you take in motivating players not interested in training?
6. If it came to athletes new to training, how would you introduce them into the daily operations of therapy?
7. Do you prefer a strict treatment schedule or a flexible schedule, why?
8. What signs do you look for in athletes trying to hide injuries?
9. How do you deal with players avoiding treatment?
10. What kind of environment created when athletes do not report their injury?
11. How does the necessity of making quick decisions effect the athlete?
12. When testing for injuries, why is the proper initial diagnosis important?
13. What are the effects of an improper diagnosis?
14. How do you work to create an open environment between you and the athlete?
15. An open line of communication is crucial because?
16. Do you work to push yourself into an athletes life health wise?
17. When analyzing an injury does performing test work better than a visual assessment?
18. If there was a critical emergency what would you do first?
19. What do you have the least amount of patience for?
20. What do you do when an athlete does not meet his goal in treatment?
21. What type of introduction would you make into a new team you are working for?

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.