Athletic Directors’ Barriers to Hiring Athletic Trainers in High Schools

by Laura M. McDonald | Nov 24, 2015

Athletic Directors’ Barriers to Hiring Athletic Trainers in High Schools Mazerolle SM, Raso SR, Pagnotta KD, Stearns RL, Casa DJ. J Athl Train. 2015; 50(10): 1059-1068. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-50.10.01 Full Text Freely Available Take Home Message: Lack of power, budget...

Minding the Gap: Connecting Pre-season Screenings with Prospective Injury Data

by Laura M. McDonald | Jan 26, 2015

Association of Y Balance Test Reach Asymmetry and Injury in Division I Athletes Smith CA, Chimera NJ, Warren M. Med Sci Sport Exerc. 2015; 47(1): 136-141. https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/2015/01000/Association_of_Y_Balance_Test_Reach_Asymmetry_and.18.aspx...

Can Establishing a Baseline Presence of Pain in Baseball Players Aid Injury Prevention?

by Laura M. McDonald | Dec 30, 2014

Arm Pain in Youth Baseball Players: A Survey of Healthy Players Makhni EC, Morrow ZS, Luchetti TJ, Mishra-Kalyani PS, Gualtieri AP, Lee RW, Ahmad CS. Am J Sports Med. 2014 Nov 3. doi: 10.1177/0363546514555506. [Epub ahead of print]...

Can Exergaming Bridge the Gap between Traditional Rehabilitation and At-Home Programs?

by Laura M. McDonald | Dec 18, 2013

The Effect of Xbox Kinect Intervention on Balance Ability for Previously Injured Young Competitive Male Athletes: A Preliminary Study Vernadakis N, Derri V, Tsitskari E, Antoniou P. Phys Ther Sport. 2013 Sep 4. pii: S1466-853X(13)00070-9. doi:...

The Pursuit of Happiness: Clinical Setting, Gender, and Parenting as an Athletic Trainer

by Laura M. McDonald | Jul 8, 2013

Athletic Trainer Perceptions of Life-Work Balance and Parenting ConcernsEberman LE, Kahanov L. J Athl Train. 2013. 48(3):416–423.https://natajournals.org/doi/abs/10.4085/1062-6050-48.2.01Take Home Message: Gender and employment setting in athletic training affect...