Separate from her classroom and clinical experience responsibilities, 3rd year athletic training student Kennia Merlos is proud to be president of Missouri State University Student Organizational L.E.A.L. Leading in Education to Approach Latinos (L.E.A.L.) is an organization that promotes diversity and education in Latino culture. Kennia says " we basically want … [Read more...] about Athletic Training Student Leads L.E.A.L. Student Organization
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The graduate Manual Therapies course (ATC 632) had a guest speaker, Dr. Katie Fails (Harman) today covering the topic of Dry Needling. Second year MSAT graduate student, Tristan Taylor volunteered in class to have the technnique performanced on his upper traprezius muscle. Check out the video here! IMG_1836 For those of you unfamiliar with the technique please refer to … [Read more...] about Dry Needling in ATC 632 Manual Therapies
Research contributions from faculty in the Department of Sports Medicine and Athletic Training (SMAT) at Missouri State University dominated the content of the most recent edition of the Athletic Training Education Journal (ATEJ). ATEJ is a scholarly journal that comes out quarterly. It serves to advance the field of athletic training pertaining to didactic and clinical … [Read more...] about SMAT Department Recent Scholarly Publications
3rd year athletic training students at Missouri State University took to the pool today to practice spineboarding techniques in the water. Spineboarding and cervical immobilization are both skills that athletic training students learn in order to prevent further damage to suspected cervical spine injuries in transport. This technique is commonly practiced on dry land but rarely … [Read more...] about 3rd Year AT Students Spineboarding in the Water