Athletic trainers are very qualified to help our American athletes get better so they can play at their best potential.
They are outstanding multi-skilled health care professionals who work as part of a collaborative inter-professional health care team.
They work with physicians and other health care professionals to provide injury/illness prevention and wellness protection, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate and emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation and organizational and professional health care and well-being.
Athletic trainers work in a lot of different places. But mostly athletic trainers work with sports so they can help us with our injuries. …show more content…
Because the athletes need a lot of care because of all the sports we play and how much pressure we put on our bodies.
The athletic trainer academic curriculum and clinical training follows the medical model. Athletic trainers must graduate from an accredited baccalaureate or master's program and 70% of AT's have a master's degree.
Athletic trainers are license or otherwise regulated in 49 states and the district of Columbia. Efforts continue to add licensure in California and a couple other
places.
Athletic trainers are qualified to apply for a National Provider Identifier as mid-level health care professionals.
Athletic trainers improve functional outcomes and specialize in patient education to prevent injury and re-injury.
Preventative care provided by an athletic trainer has a positive return on investment for employers.
AT's are able to reduce injury and shorten rehabilitation time for their patients, which translates to lower absentee from work or school and reduced health care costs.
It cost a lot of money to be an athletic trainer because there is many medical programs you have to go through.
They are very skilled at their job and they try their best to make sure that their patients are in fantastic conditions to go back and play their sport.