By Owen Perkins | MLB.com Who says you can’t get outside and be active on a rainy day in May? It helps when you’ve got a big league ballpark to…
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Above: Marie Iwamatsu pictured with the San Diego Padres athletic training staff in 2012 By Rick Griffin | Seattle Mariners, Head Athletic Trainer The PBATS International Program began in 1994 when Charlie…
read moreBy Travis Tims | Oakland Athletics Throughout the past nine years I have served as an affiliate Athletic Trainer with the Oakland Athletics. I have served as the team ATC…
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By: Johnny Owens, MPT and Mario Novo, DPT, PT, BFR-R, Cert-DN Guidelines established by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) say that producing a strength and hypertrophy muscle response…
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By: Lawrence L. Spriet, Ph.D. Introduction and Background Caffeine is the world’s most consumed drug. It has a role in many social activities and improves quality of life by helping…
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By: Magie Lacambra, MEd, ATC, Gatorade Team Sports Manager Some things are worth waiting for while others are not. Ask the city of Chicago if waiting 108 years for a…
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By: Nate Brooks, ATC | Medical Coordinator (Oakland A’s) For a majority of us in this profession, the off-season brings a period of extended down time. A chance to briefly remove ourselves…
read moreBy: Mark Vinson Maybe you have seen a major league pitcher doing a post-game interview icing his shoulder and elbow. The Ace bandage usually appears to envelope a large bulky…
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*Article originally seen on the San Diego Union Tribune * Photo: Athletic Trainers Mark O’Neal (Cubs) and Lonnie Soloff (Indians) celebrate championship As Dodger Stadium sprang to life Wednesday afternoon,…
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By: Matthew Lucero ATC, LAT Growing up in Reading Pennsylvania, Troy loved sports but was unable to play himself because of his life-long battle with seizures. To stay involved, he…
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