Gardner-Webb University Athletic Training

08/22/2016

Believe it or not, the fall sports season is just around the corner, and that means you’ll start to see stories in the news about the dangers of head trauma,

12/14/2015

Interesting questions/answers regarding concussions and the NFL

As the opening of the new Will Smith movie "Concussion" approaches later this month, NFL and college players continue to bash it out on the gridiron, sometimes suffering head injuries causing them to miss time on the field.

11/03/2015

Great article by USA TODAY highlighting the lack of athletic trainers in American high schools today!

Much has been made about the lack of certified athletic trainers on the sidelines of a large percentage of American high school athletic programs, and for good reason; not having an athletic traine...

10/06/2015

What a new and interesting approach to increase concussion recognition and reporting!

University of Arizona researchers are building a Google Carboard app that will let users familiarize themselves with the effects of a concussion.

09/22/2015

How many ankle sprains do you think occur daily? Read this to find out!

Patients presenting with anterior ankle impingement are likely to have underlying instability. If not addressed, instability can contribute to ankle injury recurrence rates. Treating impingement and instability together reduces the chances of reinjury in the future. Ankle Injury Facts As a quick rev…

09/02/2015

Check out our completed new classroom and lab spaces located in the new college of health sciences building in Boiling Springs!

04/01/2015

Maybe you should reconsider going to the gym for the 3rd time today and take that nap instead...

03/20/2015

Good luck to senior Brandon Smith as he presents his case study this weekend at NCATA!

03/16/2015

Sure you may use a mouthguard, but are you using it correctly?

Its March and you know what that means its madness time From the NCAA tournaments to NFL free agency the playoff pushes in the NBA and NHL to baseballs spring training and the start of all the spring sports seasons this is one of the craziest months on the sports calendar But lets take a quick breat…

02/20/2015

Next time you hurt yourself maybe you shouldn't ice it for 2 weeks straight

If you know me you are aware of my anti-ice stance The ice debate continues to heat up As peer-reviewed data continues to pour in the evidence for the use of ice to treat musculoskeletal injury still lacks Ive written about ice many times but many of my anti-ice articles are science-y and focused ar…

02/13/2015

Over-hydration in athletes is much more dangerous than you may think

When we hear about catastrophic injury and death amongst athletes we typically think about concussion 1 cardiac arrest 2 and exertional heatstroke 3 Exercise-associated hyponatremia EAH is rarely mentioned alongside the big three despite its insidious extension into more diverse sporting events b…

01/30/2015

Its easy to expect concussions in football, lacrosse, and hockey but what about soccer?

When thinking about the toughest sports on the body some that quickly come to mind are football hockey and wrestling Farther down the list is soccer It may be due to a lack of popularity in America a history of flopping in largely European soccer or at first glance a wide-open field with plenty of r…