Sports & Health 6 Sept. 14, 2009 Tweet! www.twitter.com/thecampanil Trainers assess and prevent injuries for Mills athletes Often overlooked, athletic trainers are an integral part of any sports program. At Mills College, the athletic trainers assess and pro- vide physical medicine and reha- bilitation services to the 150 athletes on campus. Their office is supplied with equipment such as medical tape, an ice bath and wooden exam tables. It is the athletic trainer's duty to prevent, treat and rehabilitate Mills athletes' injuries. Trainers usually deal with injuries such as sore or pulled muscles, but can also assess basic illnesses and viruses. Occasionally, however, a trainer suggests that an athlete see a doctor for more extreme treatments. The staff stresses the impor- tance of taking care of all muscle groups in order to insure that athletes stay active in their sports. Head Athletic Trainer Natalie Spangler said, “There are so many reasons why I like my job, but I really like seeing the athletes' injuries progress and get better with my help." During an ultrasound treatment on her leg, Angie Sandoval, a sec- ond year senior transfer student on the cross country team, said, “I did- n’t let my muscles recover from a hard workout.” Experiencing pain from her muscles, Sandoval took advantage of the sports medicine office. “Sometimes there is a wait [to see a trainer], but it’s no more than five to 10 minutes, and most athletes come just for ice and heat,” she said. An ultrasound treatment pro- vides warmth from electrodes to relax muscles. The blood flow to the injury promotes healing. "The point of rehab is to get people back to their sport,” Spangler said. In an effort to keep athletes active in their sports, trainers also use a machine called a Hydrocullator which holds moist heat packs. The packs are used on athletes to treat muscle injuries. After warming the pads in hot water, they are placed in a blanket, and then onto the athlete’s injury. The Haas facility is also equipped with an ice bath tub, located in the “wet area” of the office. Around it the floor has been tiled and waterproofed. Up to three athletes can squeeze into the oval metal ice bath waist-deep. Assistant Athletic Trainers Lonnie Tanenberg and Brandon Takafe are also part of the staff for the sports medicine department. Tanenberg, who is deaf, is cur- rently in China, where he is work- ing as an athletic trainer with the Deaf Olympics. At Mills, he has worked part-time in the afternoons. Spangler said, “Lonnie under- stands the athletes by reading lips very well. We have a good relation- ship from learning how to commu- nicate with each other.” Takafe is a post-baccalaureate medical student at Mills. “[As a trainer] I get to watch sports while helping with the athletes,” he said. Carrol Page SPORTS AND HEALTH EDITOR CARROL PAGE Head Trainer Natalie Spangler gives a Mills soccer player an ultrasound treatment on her knee, which promotes healing to the injury. 2009- 2009- 20 20 10 10 POOL HOURS Recreational swim hours: Mon. & Wed. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tue. & Thur. 5 – 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 12 – 2:45 p.m. Source: Mills College Website At the Trefethen Aquatic Center, after 6:30 p.m. lap swimmers must share lanes with swimming lessons, water polo, staff training and classes. The pool will be closed on these dates: Mon. Aug. 24 Mon. Sept.. 7 Sat. & Sun. Sept. 26 & 27 Sat. & Sun. Oct. 3 & 4 Fri. & Sat. Nov. 13 & 14 Sat. & Sun. Dec. 12 & 13 Wed. Dec. 16 Tue. Jan. 5, 2010 Lap swim hours: Mon. & Wed. 7 – 8:45 a.m., 12 – 2:45 p.m., 5:30 – 8 p.m. Tue. & Thur. 12 – 2 p.m., 5 – 8 p.m. Fri. 7 – 8:45 a.m., 12 – 2:45 p.m. Sat. 11 – 2:45 p.m. Sun. 12 – 2:45 p.m.

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Mon. & Wed. 7 – 8:45 a.m., 12 – 2:45 p.m., 5:30 – 8 p.m. Tue. & Thur. 12 – 2 p.m., 5 – 8 p.m. Fri. 7 – 8:45 a.m., 12 – 2:45 p.m. Sat. 11 – 2:45 p.m. Sun. 12 – 2:45 p.m. Carrol Page SPORTS AND HEALTH EDITOR Mon. & Wed. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Tue. & Thur. 5 – 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 12 – 2:45 p.m. CARROL PAGE Head Trainer Natalie Spangler gives a Mills soccer player an ultrasound treatment on her knee, which promotes healing to the injury.

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Tweet! www.twitter.com/thecampanil

Trainers assess and prevent injuries for Mills athletes

Often overlooked, athletictrainers are an integral part of anysports program. At Mills College,the athletic trainers assess and pro-vide physical medicine and reha-bilitation services to the 150 ath-letes on campus. Their office issupplied with equipment such asmedical tape, an ice bath andwooden exam tables.

It is the athletic trainer's duty toprevent, treat and rehabilitate Millsathletes' injuries. Trainers usuallydeal with injuries such as sore orpulled muscles, but can also assessbasic illnesses and viruses.Occasionally, however, a trainersuggests that an athlete see a doctorfor more extreme treatments.

The staff stresses the impor-tance of taking care of all musclegroups in order to insure that ath-letes stay active in their sports.

Head Athletic Trainer NatalieSpangler said, “There are so manyreasons why I like my job, but I

really like seeing the athletes'injuries progress and get betterwith my help."

During an ultrasound treatmenton her leg, Angie Sandoval, a sec-ond year senior transfer student onthe cross country team, said, “I did-n’t let my muscles recover from ahard workout.”

Experiencing pain from hermuscles, Sandoval took advantageof the sports medicine office.

“Sometimes there is a wait [tosee a trainer], but it’s no more thanfive to 10 minutes, and most ath-letes come just for ice and heat,”she said.

An ultrasound treatment pro-vides warmth from electrodes torelax muscles. The blood flow tothe injury promotes healing.

"The point of rehab is to getpeople back to their sport,”Spangler said.

In an effort to keep athletesactive in their sports, trainers alsouse a machine called aHydrocullator which holds moistheat packs. The packs are used on

athletes to treat muscle injuries.After warming the pads in hotwater, they are placed in a blanket,and then onto the athlete’s injury.

The Haas facility is alsoequipped with an ice bath tub,located in the “wet area” of theoffice. Around it the floor has beentiled and waterproofed. Up to threeathletes can squeeze into the ovalmetal ice bath waist-deep.

Assistant Athletic TrainersLonnie Tanenberg and BrandonTakafe are also part of the staff forthe sports medicine department.

Tanenberg, who is deaf, is cur-rently in China, where he is work-ing as an athletic trainer with theDeaf Olympics. At Mills, he hasworked part-time in the afternoons.

Spangler said, “Lonnie under-stands the athletes by reading lipsvery well. We have a good relation-ship from learning how to commu-nicate with each other.”

Takafe is a post-baccalaureatemedical student at Mills. “[As atrainer] I get to watch sports whilehelping with the athletes,” he said.

Carrol PageSPORTS AND HEALTH EDITOR

CARROL PAGE

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