“athletes who specialize before age 14 years experience overuse injuries at nearly twice the rate of their multisport peers” Parents, just stop having your kids do one sport year-round. You’re doing them more harm than good.

Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues. #EDAC365 #EDAC4ALL #RepresentationMatters #DiversityMatters

I believe my doc remembered subconsciously

Being a real AT at a volleyball game means I need some caffeine, especially after a day full of meetings starting at 6am @ATCoffeeCrew @KSR_ATC @mnhopper1s @MarkdATC @EdWozATC

“Why can’t we keep our support staff?” The $114.1M in buyouts could pay for 1630 full time athletic trainers at $70K/year

Burt Macklin, FBI and Janet Snakehole making another special Halloween appearance

T-minus 2 weeks!!! Coaches, athletes, ADs, admin, doctors, medical directors, spouses, etc; set a reminder on your phones.

Couldn’t pass up an opportunity to watch Game 4 of the WNBA finals for our “local” team! #EveryoneWatchesWomensSports @PhoenixMercury

Feels good to give a pump-up talk to a younger AT about standing their ground and knowing their strengths as a solo AT at a high school 💪 #mentoring #athletictraining

I appreciate the highlight. There are lots of factors that have led to this “staffing shortage” that have been shown in lots of recent research. HOWEVER There continues to be little push into how exactly to help decrease these issues and make the job setting more sustainable.

A save in Kenosha, Wisconsin💛 During Wisconsin-Parkside's mens soccer home opener, 37-year-old referee Olu Afuwape collapsed near senior midfielder Jamie Le Comte. Comte flagged athletic trainer Kaela Johnson who started CPR & used an AED.#SaferSidelines https://t.co/8NEgfmbJg9

🏆 Nominations for the 2026 Distinguished Young Professional (YP) Award are now OPEN! 🏆 This award is to recognize and honor a YP who has made an impact on the athletic training profession. Visit https://t.co/eBKWWHFwkH to learn more or click the link in our bio for the form.

A save in San Clemente, California💛 When an assistant coach collapsed Sept. 18, one coach started CPR, another called 911. Athletic trainer Amber Anaya got a text "emergency." She arrived within 2 minutes with an AED. #SaferSidelines via @latsondheimer https://t.co/rjuaNANyCj

Here’s a nice analysis of 2.5M children about Tylenol and autism. The study found a small association between tylenol use in pregnancy and autism, but the association went away in sibling analysis. In sibling analysis you compare children born to the same mother where one child

This is what my Saturdays have come to

Chicken pesto stuffed peppers

5 cups of romesco sauce

Next up: Butternut squash pasta sauce

1st go: 8 cups of roasted tomato sauce

I found a wonderful program in our area that saves produce right before grocery stores throw it away. I got this entire haul for only $21! Now I need to figure out what to do with it all 😂 Stay tuned for recipes