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What are shin splints?

February 23, 2017

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Sports Medicine

Spring is here! With the change of seasons comes a change in high school sports. Local high schools will be beginning their spring sports in the upcoming weeks. As a Licensed Athletic Trainer, I see a lot of athletes in the spring with medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) or better known as shin splints. Shin […]

Ankle Injuries: To brace or to tape?

Brian Meitner

November 17, 2016

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General Health

During every sport season and in virtually all sports, coaches and athletic trainers are faced with athletes who have a history of “weak” ankles, which can lead to ankle injury. The traditional approach has been to tape these players to give them additional protection from injury or re-injury. Unfortunately, this has been proven to be […]

Athletic Training- A Safer Approach to Work, Life and Sport

Brian Meitner

March 17, 2016

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General Health

Help us celebrate this year’s Athletic Training theme: A Safer Approach to Work, Life and Sport. Athletic Trainers are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) is the professional membership association for […]

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What are shin splints?

Ankle Injuries: To brace or to tape?

Athletic Training- A Safer Approach to Work, Life and Sport