Sports Medicine
Therapy & Sport Center’s Certified Athletic Trainers Available to Serve Your Needs
Certified athletic trainers are medical experts who help prevent, assess, treat and rehabilitate injuries that result from physical activity. They are professionals recognized by the American Medical Association as allied health specialists in the field of sports medicine. All certified athletic trainers have a minimum four-year college degree from an accredited athletic training program and have passed a national competency exam istered by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification. Certifed athletic trainers are also licensed in the state of Wisconsin.
Fort HealthCare Therapy & Sport Center has athletic trainers who specialize in prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Fort HealthCare’s sports medicine program emphasizes patient injury management, school outreach and biomechanical analysis of throwing, golf and running.
Serving Local Schools
One of the most important aspects of an athletic trainer’s job is to provide care for student athletes from local high schools. Each local high school that participates in the program is visited by an athletic trainer two to five times weekly for evaluation of injured athletes and students. The athletic trainers may help treat and rehabilitate injuries, as well as give advice on nutrition, weight training and conditioning. They also know when to refer an athlete to a physician. Lastly, having an athletic trainer in a high school setting helps significantly reduce healthcare costs for the student athlete and parents. It also helps decrease the school district’s liability.
Coaches Corner
Periodically the athletic trainers at Therapy & Sport Center will post a new article geared towards coaches.
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Therapy & Sport Athletic Trainers
Sarah Dettwiler, Fort Atkinson (Fort Atkinson High School)
(920) 563-9357
Nancy Haugen, Whitewater (Lake Mills High School)
(262) 473-5599
Brian Meitner, Lake Mills (Cambridge High School and Jefferson High School)
(920) 648-8170
Julia Neppl, Fort Atkinson (Lakeside Lutheran High School)
(920) 563-9357
Health & Fitness Programs Offered
Click here to view the list of health and fitness programs offered by the athletic trainers.
Some Sportsmedicine Links of Interest
National Athletic Trainers Association: http://www.nata.org
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA): http://www.nsca-lift.org
American College of Sports Medicine: http://www.acsm.org
To learn more about our services, to inquire about athletic training coverage for sporting events or to schedule a speaking engagement, call the Fort Atkinson Therapy & Sport Center at (920) 563-9357 and ask for the Sports Medicine Coordinator.