June 21, 2012

SLU AT Program Looks Forward to NATA Meeting in St. Louis

The National Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting comes to America's Center in St. Louis on June 26-29, 2012 and the Saint Louis University Athletic Training Education Program is playing an active role in the program and activities!  SLU faculty, student, alums and advisory board members are all playing roles in the meeting.  Here is a summary of the program activities at the NATA meeting:

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

1:30-3:30 pm
Tendinopathy in Athletes: An Evidence-Based Review
The Biology of Tendon Pain and Clinical Implications
•             Mark Reinking, PhD, ATC, PT, Saint Louis University (Chair, PT & AT)
Modifiable Risk Factors for the Development of Tendon Pain
•             Jason Bennett, PhD, ATC, PT, Saint Louis University (Faculty, PT & AT)
Emerging Treatments for the Painful Tendon
•             Tyler Wadsworth, MD, Saint Louis University (Medical Director, AT)
Moderator: Anthony Breitbach, PhD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Director, AT)

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Learning Lab - The Scapula: Assessing Its Role in Shoulder Dysfunction
•             Kenneth Wilson, MHA, ATC, PT, PRORehab (Adjunct Faculty/Alum, PT & AT)

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
2012 NATA Foundation Lecture Exchange
ACSM Presentation
Use of Ultrasound Imaging in Sports Medicine
•             L. Tyler Wadsworth, MD, Saint Louis University (Medical Director, AT)


Thursday, June 28, 2012

9:15 am – 11:15 am
Ronnie Barnes Medical Case Studies in the NFL
Presented by the Professional Football Athletic Trainers’ Society
•             Aaron Borgmann,MPT, ATC, CES, Philadelphia Eagles/Novacare (SLU Alum)
•             Matthew Matava, MD, Washington University Orthopedics (Clinical Instructor, AT)

9:15 am – 11:15 am
Learning Lab - A Dynamic Approach to Management of Hamstring Strains
•             Randy Craig, MS, PT, ATC, PRORehab (Advisory Board, AT)

3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Annual Members Meeting
General Session
•             NATA Service Award - Katherine Newsham PhD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Faculty, AT)

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
SLU AT Alumni Reception
The Dubliner

Friday, June 29, 2012
8:00 am – 9:45 am
Pinky Newell Scholarship & Student Leadership Breakfast
•             NATA Foundation Scholarship Recipient - Bridget Quirk, Saint Louis University (Student, AT)

8:15 am – 10:15 am
Upper Extremity Rehab Exercise Program with the Use of Global Stabilization
Presented by the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers’ Society
•             Gregory Hauck, MEd, ATC, CSCS, St. Louis Cardinals (Clinical Instructor, AT)

8:15 am – 10:15 am
Learning Lab - Eccentric Exercise Intervention for Tendinopathy
•             Mark Reinking, PhD, ATC, PT, Saint Louis University (Chair, PT & AT)
Lab Instructors:
o             Anthony Breitbach, PhD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Director, AT)
o             Katherine Newsham PhD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Faculty, AT)
o             Jason Bennett PT, PhD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Faculty, AT)
o             Timothy Howell EdD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Faculty, AT)
o             Jonathan Burch, ATC, Saint Louis University (Clinical Instructor, AT)
o             Theresa Panka, ATC, Saint Louis University (Clinical Instructor, AT)
o             Miya Sullivan, ATC, Saint Louis University (Clinical Instructor, AT)
o             Angie Wills, ATC, Saint Louis University (Clinical Instructor, AT)

1:15 pm – 3:15 pm
Providing Dental Coverage at Athletic Events – Be Prepared
Presented by the Academy for Sports Dentistry
•             Paul Nativi, DMD, Saint Louis University (Advisory Board, AT)
•             Anthony Breitbach, PhD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Director, AT)
Moderator: Jonathan Burch, ATC, Saint Louis University (Clinical Instructor, AT)

Free Communications Poster Presentation
The Effect of Surface Angle on a Six-Week Single Leg Squat Exercise Program
•             Katherine Newsham PhD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Faculty, AT)
•             Jason Bennett PT, PhD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Faculty, AT)
•             Timothy Howell EdD, ATC, Saint Louis University (Faculty, AT)

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