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Treating The Athlete

16 Making Headway

From the cellular level on up, researchers are learning more about how concussions affect the brain, offering hope for better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat this dangerous injury.By David Hill

Nutrition

31 Fluid Dynamics

The ever-changing variety of sports drinks and recovery drinks can be overwhelming. Knowing what to look for will keep you from feeling bottled up.By Michelle Rockwell

Optimum Performance

45 Summer Sets

No matter where your athletes are living for the summer, you want them to be making strength gains. Here’s how to ensure they are following through on their programs. By Abigail Funk

Leadership

54 More Than an ATC

How can an athletic trainer get involved in student-athlete welfare outside of his or her usual duties? The opportunities are just a couple steps away.By R.J. Anderson

Sport Specific

105 Irish Intensity

At the University of Notre Dame, a finely tuned training program helped the volleyball team finish 30-4 last season, its best record in over a decade.By Michael Joseph

Q&A

6 Mark White

Southeast Guilford High School, N.C.

Student Corner

13 Personal Injury Protection

By Greg Frounfelter

Sideline

43 Planning for Heat Illness

65 NATA Show Planner

99 NSCA Convention Preview

120 Advertisers Directory

Product Pages

113 Product Launch

114 Chest & Upper Body

118 More Products

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124 For NATA and NSCA members

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You can lead athletes to water.You can even make ‘em drink.So why are they still dehydrated?The case for drinking Gatorade® during exercise.

When exercise robs their bodies of salt, electrolytes and carbohydrates, even the brightest

student-athletes can falter. Especially when they try to replenish these dwindling stores with only water.

Athletes who drink only water have reduced performance over time because of poor voluntary intake,

increased urine production, impaired fluid-to-electrolyte balance and inadequate carbohydrate supply.

Hydration from a physiological point of view:

Drinking only water during exercise causes a decrease in the concentration of sodium in

an athlete’s blood. This turns off thirst and triggers the kidneys to start dumping water.

As a result, they will drink less and lose more.

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So, whether your main concern is performance or safety, research consistently

shows that drinking a scientifically formulated sports drink, like Gatorade, before,

during and after physical exercise helps athletes stay better hydrated than water alone.

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Marjorie Albohm, MS, ATC/LDirector of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Research,Orthopaedics Indianapolis

Jon Almquist, ATCSpecialist, Fairfax County (Va.) Pub. Schools Athletic Training Program

Brian Awbrey, MDDept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,Massachusetts General Hospital,and Instructor in Orthopaedics,Harvard Medical School

Jim Berry, MEd, ATC, SCAT/EMT-BDirector of Sports Medicineand Head Athletic Trainer,Myrtle Beach (S.C.) High School

Leslie Bonci, MPH, RDDirector, Sports Medicine Nutrition Program, University of PittsburghMedical Ctr. Health System

Christine Bonci, MS, ATCAsst. A.D. for Sports Medicine,Women’s Athletics, University of Texas

Cynthia “Sam” Booth, ATC, PhDManager, Outpatient Therapyand Sportsmedicine,MeritCare Health System

Debra Brooks, CNMT, LMT, PhDCEO, Iowa NeuroMuscular Therapy Center

Cindy Chang, MDHead Team Physician,University of California-Berkeley

Dan Cipriani, PhD, PTAssistant Professor, Dept. of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State Univ.

Gray Cook, MSPT, OCS, CSCSClinic Director, Orthopedic & Sports Phys. Ther., Dunn, Cook, and Assoc.

Bernie DePalma, MEd, PT, ATCHead Athl. Trainer/Phys. Therapist,Cornell University

Lori Dewald, EdD, ATC, CHESAthletic Training Program Director and Associate Professor of Health Education, University of Minnesota-Duluth

Jeff Dilts, Director, Business Development & Marketing, National Academy of Sports Medicine

David Ellis, RD, LMNT, CSCSSports Alliance, Inc.

Boyd Epley, MEd, CSCSAsst. A.D. & Dir. of Athletic Perf.,University of Nebraska

Peter Friesen, ATC, NSCA-CPT, CSCS, CAT, Head Ath. Trainer/ Cond. Coach, Carolina Hurricanes

Lance Fujiwara, MEd, ATC, EMTDirector of Sports Medicine,Virginia Military Institute

Vern Gambetta, MA, President, Gambetta Sports Training Systems

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Christopher Ingersoll, PhD, ATC, FACSM Director, Graduate Programs in Sports Medicine/Athletic TrainingUniversity of Virginia

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Treating athletes is just one part of Mark White’s duties

at Southeast Guilford.

Southeast Guilford High School, N.C.Mark White

I bust my tail to get everything taken care of during the week but I rarely have to work Saturdays or Sundays.

How do you foster a good working relationship with the coaches at your high school? Being around as long as I have, they value my opinion. One of the keys to getting them behind me is having a history of correct injury assessments. If you continually make assess-ments that a doctor or MRI substantiate, coaches trust that you know what you’re talking about.

How do you describe your communication style with coaches?I’m laid-back and pretty quiet. I see myself as a coach’s ath-letic trainer. If a kid is able to play safely, we’ll let them. But if they’re not able to play without doing more damage, I’ll explain very clearly why they aren’t ready. We get kids back fairly quickly and I think coaches are more supportive and easier to work with when they see that you’re working hard to make that happen.

Why do you coach golf?It keeps me refreshed. Family time is increased with coach-ing golf, because when the sun goes down, you can’t play

For Mark White, MS, LAT, ATC, Head Athletic Trainer at Southeast Guilford High School in Greensboro, N.C., the phrase “all in a day’s work” barely covers everything he packs into 24 hours. As a teacher of health, physical edu-cation, and introduction to sports medicine, White starts his day with education and ends with athletics. For the fall and winter sport seasons, White’s primary after-school duties revolve around athletic training. In the spring, he is Head Coach of the boys’ golf team. And through all the seasons, White serves as the President of the North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association (NCATA), a position he was re-cently re-elected to for a second term.

A 20-year veteran of high school athletics, White gradu-ated from Appalachian State University in 1985 with a major in physical education and a minor in athletic training. He’s been employed by the same school system for 21 years, and at Southeast Guilford for 15 years.

As President of the NCATA, White is pushing a proposal that would mandate athletic training positions at every high school in the state. One of White’s proudest accomplish-ments is the creation of the soon-to-be-built NCATA Hall of Fame, and his fingerprints are also all over the association’s much-improved Web site and monthly newsletter.

Here, White talks about what it takes to juggle all of his responsibilities, including raising a family, and provides his take on the future of high school sports medicine in North Carolina. He also shares his experience of responding to an athlete who was under cardiac arrest.

T&C: What do you like about working in the high school setting?White: The kids we work with and their parents are usu-ally very appreciative of everything we do. And that makes for a really nice environment. I like that I work full-time at the school, which means I’m there all day and can better stay on top of things. If a kid is injured, I can see them the next morn-ing before classes begin to start treatment right away.

An advantage the high school level has over college is that high school athletic trainers go home every night and don’t work many weekends. It’s pretty much a five-day-a-week job.

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QA&&golf anymore and you get to go home earlier than you would as an athletic trainer who regularly covers night events.

How do you adjust your athletic training schedule when golf season starts?The last five years we’ve had phys. ed. student-teachers at our school who were also studying to be athletic trainers. Af-ter they graduated, we hired them as full-time teachers and so

they handle most of the sports medicine duties in the spring. I still do some Friday night coverage as an athletic trainer so I’m not completely out of it—I’m kind of the backup plan.

How has working with parents changed over the years?Parents today are more gung-ho about their kids playing ev-ery game and getting noticed by colleges, and sometimes those parents can make it difficult for the athletic trainer when

their kid gets injured. They’ll push hard for you to clear their kid to return to play, even if he or she is not ready. They might tell me, “My son has to play this game because there’s go-ing to be a college coach in the stands.” Well, it’s not going to benefit the athlete if the college coaches are watching him when he’s only playing at 75 percent. You want that kid to be seen when he’s 100 percent, not hurting. I always try to ex-plain that to parents by giving them the big-picture scenario.

In 2000 you were covering a home lacrosse game when a visiting player went into cardiac arrest. What went through your mind as you helped resuscitate him and ultimately save his life? Everything went right for that kid that night. Unbeknownst to me, the referee, whom I had never met before, was also an anesthesiologist. When we got to the kid, he looked at me and said, “We’re going to have to do CPR. Do you know how to do it?” I said, “Yeah, let’s do it.” So he started doing the respirations and I started doing chest compressions. I just concentrated on doing my part and keeping a good rhythm. We did CPR for about 15 minutes before EMS arrived with a defibrillator and he regained a pulse. What went through my mind was making sure I did the right things.

What did you learn from that experience?It reminded me of the importance of being prepared and also

“In that instance on the lacrosse field, there was never a thought in my mind that I

couldn’t do the procedures correctly. I felt comfortable that we were not going

to lose that kid that night.”

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the importance of being focused during the annual re-cer-tification process athletic trainers go through. Even though that training can seem kind of tedious, you need to practice it regularly so it all comes back when you need it. In that in-stance on the lacrosse field, there was never a thought in my mind that I couldn’t do the procedures correctly. I felt com-fortable that we were not going to lose that kid that night. Did that experience change your perspective on having defibrillators easily accessible?I didn’t have any at the time, and now I have two. Within nine months of the incident, we raised enough money to buy our first one. This past fall we got another one. One unit stays in our athletic training room and one stays in our school’s front office.

With the technology as inexpensive as it is now, it’s really not an option to not have one. It’s a piece of equipment you hope you never have to use, but it’s there when you need it. I tell people that the first time I will use it will probably be on an official, coach, parent, or someone in the stands—people who tend to be more at risk.

How do you prioritize your workload?At our school, academics comes first for everybody—student-athletes, coaches, and athletic trainers. My athletic training is pretty much secondary and I have to find time for it because in the big picture, I was hired to be a teacher and I receive a supplement to be the athletic trainer.

Time is what you make it. I do not set out and plan my day because I never know what awaits me when I hit the front door each day. I am very good at multi-tasking and prioritizing which issues are most pressing.

Six of your former students work as certified athletic trainers. How do you integrate students inter-ested in sports medicine into your day-to-day duties?

I don’t have those types of students very often, but when I do, I bring them along slowly. I teach a basic sports medicine class and if I have a student who’s really interested, I’ll let them shadow me on the field. They start by handling hydration and making sure ice is available on the field. As they prog-ress, they’ll also do some treatments in the athletic training room like apply heat pads and some minor taping.

What are you most proud of during your time as President of the North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association?In my first term, Appalachian State University was building a new basketball arena, and we secured space in it for our hall of fame. It was a long, drawn-out process, but we finally have an official hall of fame spot at ASU.

What’s the most pressing issue facing sports medicine in North Carolina? With athletic training education programs evolving to include even more of an emphasis on sports medicine, most college students don’t have time to pursue a teaching certificate. As a result, there are going to be fewer and fewer people like me who have dual credentials as a teacher and athletic trainer getting into the high school setting.

Mark WhiteHead Athletic Trainer, Head Golf CoachSoutheast Guilford High School, Greensboro, N.C.

President, North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Associationwww.ncathletictrainer.org

“Right now we’re working on legislation that would estab-lish a certified athletic trainer position at every high school in the state. A lot of people in the profession believe that as a teacher and athletic trainer you’re doing two jobs but only getting paid for one.”

“With athletic training education programs evolving to include even more of an emphasis on sports medicine, most college students don’t have time to pursue a teaching certificate. As a result, there are going to be fewer and fewer people like me who have dual credentials as a teacher and athletic trainer getting into the high school setting.”


QA&&We want to make athletic training a stand-alone profes-

sion at the high school level and put a licensed person in ev-ery high school. People aren’t going to want to work all day teaching, then spend all night covering games or in the ath-letic training room, which is what I was brought up doing.

Right now we’re in initial talks with the state’s Department of Public Instruction to get their feelings on things. One of

our goals is to make sure the position doesn’t count against a principal’s allotment of non-faculty positions.

What is your advice for recent grads on getting started in the field?You have to get your feet wet and explore every avenue and setting, then decide what suits you best and what your goals are. Look at the big picture. Where do you want to be in 15 or 20 years? Athletic training education has changed, and

so have the work settings. There are a lot of options once kids get out of college, like physician extenders and extreme sports. You have to find your niche.

I would also urge students to check out the high school setting and see what it’s all about. I just had an intern who didn’t think she would like the high school level, then after her time with me, she changed her mind. Although the time con-straints at this level are great, it can be pretty rewarding.

How do you integrate your family into all that you do?Family definitely needs to come first and you need to manage your time the best you can to make that happen. I’ve been married for 18 years and have a four-and-a-half-year-old daughter. My wife is a registered nurse so she’s pretty busy too. We have a great relationship and encourage each other to do our own thing.

When our daughter came along, it changed my work per-spective a little. I like to be home more—I don’t always like to stay the extra half-hour after practice that I used to. I like to get home so I can read my daughter a bedtime story before she goes to sleep.

It also helps that my daughter is old enough that she can come with me when I cover events. She rides around with me on the Gator and stands next to me on the sidelines. As she gets older I foresee her spending a whole lot more time with me while I’m working. ■

“You have to get your feet wet and explore every avenue and setting, then decide

what suits you best and what your goals are … Athletic training education

has changed, and so have the work settings. There are a lot of options.”

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When completing any task, the body can be used in ways that mini-mize or maximize the strain placed on it. As an athletic trainer, you would never encourage someone to bend at the waist to pick up a heavy load or stoop over a task for prolonged periods. We know these activities increase the load on a back and heighten the risk of injury. Likewise, repetitive bending can wreak havoc on the lower back.

Now consider the tasks athlet-ic trainers repeat every day. For ex-ample, think about the last time you helped tape a team before practice. Did you slouch forward, especial-ly on your fourth or fifth ankle? Did your back feel a little sore? And how were you positioned the last time you helped stretch a hamstring? It’s easy (sometimes painfully easy) to forget about proper body mechanics in the flurry of athletic training room activity.

Fortunately, ergonomics can re-duce repetitive strain on the body and decrease the risk of injury. Ergonom-ics provides us with safety zones we can use to reduce injury risk. Using these zones keeps joints at their mid-range, where they are strongest and can best handle loading.

In the spine, the safety zone is con-sidered the neutral position, which is the same position we take in prop-er upright posture. The cervical and lumbar spines should have lordotic curves, and the thoracic spine should have its typical kyphotic curve.

One motion we do all the time is getting something out of an athletic training kit. When you do so, do you squat down or bend at the waist? From our biomechanics courses we

know that we should strive to maintain the lordosis in our lumbar spine dur-ing functional activity (i.e., we should squat or kneel down to reach objects that are below our knees). The key is getting in the habit of doing so now, when you are starting your career.

A second part of maintaining a neu-tral spine is avoiding rotation. Most lumbar injuries occur during forward bending and rotation. It is simply best to avoid excessive use of these posi-tions whenever possible.

Another vulnerable area is the shoulder. We are able to reach quite far from our bodies with our arms, but overreaching forward or overhead can cause problems for the shoulder such as rotator cuff tendonitis or bursitis. It is recommended that you perform 80 to 90 percent of your reaching tasks within arm’s length of the body. By keeping the elbow close to the body, you can provide improved mechanics for the rotator cuff musculature and prevent microtrauma. Step stools and ladders can minimize extended over-head reaching, and heavy objects should never be carried overhead.

Making use of safety zones may re-quire changes to your working envi-ronment. For example, locate taping supplies where you do not need to bend or overreach to get them. And make step stools easily available for the times when you need to reach ob-jects on higher shelves.

B y now, you already know that athletic trainers spend long hours covering sporting

events, treating athletes, and per-forming administrative tasks. But what you may not know is that the job can come at the expense of your own well being.

A former classmate told me about her 22-year-old brother-in-law who recently graduated with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and was re-covering from spine surgery. He had injured his L5-S1 disc transferring an injured athlete off the field.

My first thought was that he was far too young to have such an injury. But when I thought about it further, I realized it’s quite easy for an athletic trainer of any age to incur an injury on the job.

The risks to athletic trainers are not limited to such acute injuries. In many cases, cumulative conditions such as shoulder or back pain result from years of overuse and poor body mechanics. Risk factors include sus-tained stressful postures, repetitive movements, overhead and extend-ed reaching, and faulty body pos-ture. For athletic trainers, the primary trouble spots are the lower back and shoulders.

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You may also want to consider the design of your com-puter workstation. While the hustle and bustle of an athlet-ic trainer’s day can tax the body in several ways, improper mechanics while typing can lead to wrist, neck, and eye problems, as well as muscle-tension headaches.

To avoid these types of injuries, be sure to set up your computer workstation properly. You should directly face the computer while sitting in an upright position. The top of the screen (minimum size of 15 inches) should be lev-el with your eyes and 18 to 24 inches from your face.

Your forearms should be parallel to the floor and el-bows bent at a 100- to 110-degree angle, and your key-board should have a wrist support. Your feet are best positioned flat on the floor or resting at a 10- to 20-de-gree slant. Your chair should have lumbar support and al-low your knees to rest at an angle between 100 and 110 degrees. And arrange your desk so the things you need the most—especially your computer mouse—are within a forearm and hand’s length from your torso.

Environmental changes will not eliminate all risks, however, especially since some tasks require you to stay in prolonged static positions. Two common examples are performing evaluations on the field and taping ath-letes. Even with the use of proper environmental modi-fications, in both cases we will tend to lean forward at the waist and spine. When you find yourself leaning for-ward a lot, try a reverse-body positioning stretch, such as bending backward into spinal extension and scapu-lar retraction. Do this every one to two hours or when-ever you find yourself slouching for any length of time. This simple strategy does a lot to unload the mechanical strain of forward bending.

In addition, bending your knees and widening your stance when standing will lower your center of gravity and help you get closer to your work without slouching. I find this very helpful when taping at a station.

While much of your education has focused on tak-ing care of student-athletes, it’s never too soon to start taking care of yourself. Repetitive stress injuries often go unnoticed for years while slowly doing damage that can last a lifetime. Some of these suggestions may seem awkward to incorporate, but they are worth the effort. Take care of yourself so you can optimally take care of those in your charge. ■

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From the cellular level on up, researchers are learning more about the ways concussions affect the brain, offering hope for better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat this dangerous injury.

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or most athletic injuries, the management and rehabilitation are hands-on. A sprain, for example, gets iced, braced, and

strengthened. Not so when the injury is a concussion. There is no icing, bracing, or strengthening for this type of injury. The best medicine is simply making sure the athlete recovers fully so that no more harm is done.

Researchers, however, are digging be-low the surface and looking deep inside the brain to better understand mild trau-matic brain injuries. They are trying to fill gaps in understanding what happens to a brain that’s been concussed. Their

work is helping to explain why concus-sions can go undetected at least tempo-rarily, and why athletes who’ve suffered a mild traumatic brain injury are more susceptible to a second and potentially more serious episode. This, in turn, of-fers hope for improved detection and

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treatment while driving home the impor-tance of properly managing concussions.

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To understand recent developments in concussion management, we must fol-low researchers into the brain—deep inside, to the cells. Building on earli-er work with animals and now armed with sophisticated imaging equipment, researchers have reached a general agreement on what happens during and after a concussion.


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As described by David Hovda, PhD, Program Director at the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center, a concussion happens when the brain is jarred se-verely enough that most of its neurons fire at once, flooding the space be-tween cells with chemical neurotrans-mitters. The neurons begin reuptake of the chemicals, but this leads to an im-balance, primarily from the excessive

calcium and potassium ions in the cas-cade of neurotransmitters. Cells seek to restore balance, but this requires a tremendous amount of energy, which the brain obtains by diverting it from normal functions such as short-term memory.

The neurochemical cascade happens in the first few seconds after the injury, often resulting in retrograde and antero-grade amnesia, a sign of vulnerability to further injury as cell-level energy is di-

verted into restoring the chemical bal-ance. How long the increased risk lasts, however, isn’t clear. “In concussed ani-mals, we know their brains are still vul-nerable to a second concussion after seven days,” Hovda says. “But we don’t know if they are any more vulnerable at day one than they are at day seven.”

As scientists develop the chemistry-based model of concussion, there is

hope that chemical tests and even drug treatment for concussion may emerge. “There are a couple of blood tests be-ing researched that may indicate wheth-er there is injury in the brain,” says Jeff Bazarian, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester.

Such blood tests work by detecting chemical evidence of brain trauma, such as damage to the axonal fibers connecting neurons to one another.

“This axonal injury releases some cell products—proteins—into the blood where they can be detected by a test,” Bazarian says. “I can even envision us-ing this on the sideline of an athletic event to help decide whether someone needs to go to the hospital or can re-turn to the field.”

Designing therapy based on these chemical reactions, however, is a more distant goal. Most therapy trials fo-cus on severe brain injury, says Hov-da, where the objective is preventing cell death, which seems to be rare in concussions. However, one avenue be-ing tested does hold the possibility of speeding recovery from mild traumatic brain injuries.

The hypothesis focuses on brain-de-rived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein that helps facilitate learning. Its synthesis in the brain can be stimu-lated by diet and exercise, but in brain-injured animals, exercise too soon after an injury diverts energy away from damage repair—a downside that negates the benefits of increased BDNF production. “We’re exploring the possi-bility of taking people or animals with

“There are a couple of blood tests being researched that may indicate whether there is injury in the brain … I can envision using them on the sideline of an athletic event.”

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mild traumatic brain injury and giving them an alternative fuel to burn during exercise,” Hovda says. “Then that exer-cise could increase BDNF and improve their recovery.”

NOT ALL CONCUSSIONS ARE EQUAL

In addition to deepening their under-standing of the cellular mechanisms of concussion, researchers are examining how different parts of the brain are af-fected by the injury. The emerging pic-ture is complex.

Mark Lovell, PhD, Director of the Sports Concussion Program at the Uni-versity of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), and colleagues have begun testing concussed high school athletes with functional MRI scanners. The im-ages can show which parts of the brain are working normally and which have depressed metabolism, an indication that they’ve slowed or shut down.

One part of Lovell’s research corre-lates these functional images with the results of neurocognitive testing. Re-searchers are beginning to see how de-pressed activity in one area of the brain may result in impairment on a certain type of test, while injuries in another area show up through other tests.

“There is a suggestion that the type of hit you take can affect the type of concussion you experience,” Lovell ex-plains. “If you have impact to the area of the brain that influences conscious-ness, then the characteristic pattern we see is people with slower reaction times. Meanwhile, a blow to the tempo-ral lobes on the side of the head can of-ten lead to difficulties with memory.”

Hovda points out how this knowl-edge could eventually affect concussion management. “Let’s say a region of the brain that is responsible for apprecia-tion of art was affected,” he says. “If

that athlete doesn’t use that part of the brain very often or you don’t ask about it, you won’t recognize any associated symptoms.”

The location of the injury could also affect the nature of any subsequent in-juries. “If you bang the front part of your head, then the temporal lobes on the side of the brain may not be vul-nerable,” says Hovda. “So if you bang your head again before you’ve fully recovered, the frontal lobes could be devastated while the sides remain un-injured.”

Researchers are finding complexi-ties in how concussion affects differ-ent populations of athletes. These, too, have implications for assessment and management of the injury.

“Children between the ages of 5 and 14 probably have a much different re-sponse to mild traumatic brain injury than do older people,” Hovda says. “And males respond differently to mild trau-matic brain injury than females, whose responses differ depending on where they are in their menstrual cycle, since estrogen can help protect the brain.”

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Lovell has seen drastic differences in recovery times between high school and professional football players. His ob-servations were confirmed in a study led by Elliott Pellman, MD, chairman of the NFL Mild Traumatic Brain In-jury committee, and published in the February issue of Neurosurgery. Con-cussed NFL and high school players were given neurocognitive exams and those scores were compared to their baseline records. The majority of the pro players returned to their pre-injury levels within two days of the concus-

sion, while high school players typically took a week, with some showing effects four weeks post-injury.

“I’ve been running the NFL and Na-tional Hockey League concussion re-search programs for more than 10 years, and it always amazes me how fast the professional players bounce back compared to high school kids,” says Lovell. “We see about 100 kids a week in our clinic, and there’s no ques-tion in my mind that high school kids take longer to recover.”

One possible reason that young ath-

letes’ brains are more susceptible to in-jury and take longer to recover is that their neural networks aren’t completely formed and are still fragile. “We know that the brain matures up until about age 25,” says Mickey Collins, PhD, As-sistant Director of the UPMC Sports Concussion Program. “There’s myeliza-tion occurring in the frontal lobes, and the brain is still maturing through the teenage years and into the young-adult years. Another hypothesis is that kids are more sensitive to changes in the neurotransmitter glutamate.”

For any age, the danger of multiple concussions is real. However, younger athletes again appear to be the most vulnerable. “Among high school ath-letes, we’ve found a threshold effect where if they have three or more con-cussions, they tend to show detriments in memory, concentration, and atten-tion span,” Lovell says. “We did a simi-lar study of NFL players and didn’t find that. We also know that second-impact syndrome has only happened in young-er brains, 18 years old and under.”

However, a study published in the October issue of Neurology found re-tired NFL players more likely to suffer dementia than other men their age. Re-tired players having experienced three or more concussions were five times more likely to be diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, and three times more likely to report significant memo-ry problems compared to players with-out a history of concussion, according to co-lead researcher Kevin Guskie-wicz, PhD, ATC, Director of the Sports Medicine Research Laboratory at the University of North Carolina.

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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Concussion Program had 1,000 high school players wear traditional hel-mets and 1,000 wear the new model, the Riddell Revolution. (Other similar helmets were not included in the study.) Among all the players, 6.2 percent suffered a concussion: those wearing the traditional helmet, 7.6 percent, and 5.4 percent of those wearing the newer design. That translates to a 31-percent reduction in risk.

But when the concussed players’ cognitive function was assessed against their baseline results, there was no difference in severity of impairment or time of recovery. And that, says Mickey Collins, PhD, Assistant Director of the Concussion Program, has significant implications for what happens after the injury.

“Up to 20 percent of the sample hadn’t recovered by three weeks,” says Collins. “We’re talking about a significant proportion of these kids who were taking a long time to recover from the injury. A very important lesson here is that if an athlete has a concussion and has not recovered and goes back to play, the risk levels are very high—and it doesn’t matter what helmet he’s wearing.”

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For two football seasons, Mike Go-forth, MS, ATC, Head Athletic Trainer at Virginia Tech, has distributed spe-cially outfitted helmets among the Vir-ginia Tech football team at practices and games. Goforth says it is not only the size of the force that determines a concussion’s severity, but also the loca-tion of the blow. Each helmet contains

small motion sensors that detect and measure impacts and each has telemetry devices that instantly relay the informa-tion to a sideline computer. The goal is to define the amount of force required to cause a concussion, and determine which areas of the brain are more sus-ceptible to cognitive impairment.

At Virginia Tech, not every play-er gets a high-tech helmet, but over a two-year period a lot of information has been gleaned about how many hits

players at each position take and where on their head the impact comes. Line-backers and running backs get hit in the face mask and front of the helmet, while wide receivers get more hits to the side of the helmet. Defensive linemen get the most hits, typically in a Mo-hawk-like pattern on top of the head, Goforth, says.

And players get hit hard—up to 150 times the force of gravity. “To hear that the human body can take a 50-G blow and not have any clinical signs or even a headache—to me that was pretty amaz-ing, and it shows us the sport is a lot safer than we thought,” Goforth says. “It shows the usefulness of our helmets and the toughness of the human body.”

The blows are recorded and can be correlated with game film footage. Each player’s case history, so to speak, is also

matched to his performance as judged by coaches. Researchers are looking to see if any trends emerge linking repeat-ed blows or possibly concussive blows with a change in performance—miss-ing a blocking assignment or botching a pass route, for instance.

The research has reinforced the knowledge that no two concussions are alike, and each one needs individual-ized management. “Take our defensive linemen,” Goforth says. “They’ll have 25 75-G blows a game and not show any critical signs. And then you might have a kid take one 4-G blow and have a concussion. It depends on their sus-ceptibility and the location of the hit.”

When a very hard blow is detected, a red flag is raised, and Goforth gives that player a close look on the sidelines. Someday, he says, it might be possi-ble to validate the number or severity of blows, or both, well enough for the HIT system to signal a concussion on its own. But the science isn’t there yet.

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It’s already looked at as a way to detect concussions on the sideline.

Engineers and neuroscientists at Georgia Tech and Emory University are working on a neurocognitive de-vice that might help athletic trainers and other medical professionals bet-ter detect concussions without remov-ing players from the stadium. During the 2005 season, Georgia Tech’s foot-ball team provided test subjects for DETECT (Display Enhanced Testing for Concussion and mTBI system). The device administers a seven-min-ute battery of cognitive tests through a headset designed to filter out noise and visual distractions. Like comput-er-based neurocognitive systems—Im-PACT and Concussion Sentinel are two widely used products—DETECT requires a pre-injury baseline from each athlete to compare against.

“We’re trying to pick up subtle chang-es in cognitive function that aren’t de-tectable through conventional means,” says Michelle La Placa, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter De-partment of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory. “And it’s in-

tended to pick up signs of a concussion earlier than the other platforms, which typically are used two to three days post-injury. It’s not diagnostic—if it in-dicates a problem, we recommend more testing on a larger and more compre-hensive system.”

La Placa notes that DETECT is de-signed for picking up mild concus-sions—the kind that might otherwise go unnoticed during a game but would nonetheless leave an athlete vulnerable to long-lasting problems if he or she were reinjured. “If a player can’t walk straight or they don’t know what day it is, they’re already going to be kept out of the game and sent for further evalua-tion,” she says. “We’re trying to pick up subtle concussions in players who show few outward symptoms.”

MANAGEMENT EVOLUTION

For now, though, the basic assessment and management message for people on the sports-medicine front lines re-mains the same: Be cautious when dealing with concussions. The most re-cent international consensus statement on sports concussion came out of a

November 2004 meeting in Prague, and the takeaway message was the same as at the 2001 meeting in Vienna: Con-cussed athletes need to sit out, should not compete again until symptoms have resolved, and older systems of grading concussion that rely on severity of im-mediate symptoms are outdated.

Regardless of the presence of high-tech systems, the decision to let some-one play or hold them out will still be made by people. And nothing in current research has led experts to deviate from the cautious approach. “I agree with the overall principles that came out of both the Vienna and Prague meetings,” Lovell says. “Don’t let somebody play who has symptoms—when in doubt, sit them out. If you believe the athlete is ly-ing to you or downplaying their symp-toms, hold them out. And we definitely believe in gradually returning athletes to play as they go through a systematic increase in their activity level.

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When many of today’s top coaches and athletic trainers were in college, deciding what athletes would

drink was easy—there really was no choice at all. Drinking anything during practice was often seen as a sign of weakness, and if any liquid was available during games, it was water.

Now, athletic trainers can choose from a dizzying array of sports drinks and recovery drinks in a seemingly endless variety of types and flavors. Athletes are bombarded with advertise-ments touting one drink over another and may be more influenced by flashy marketing than by hard science.

In this article we’ll look at what’s in sports drinks and recovery drinks and help you pick the best ones for your athletes. In most cases this means tak-ing a closer look at the back label than the front, since you’ll be searching for the right mix of ingredients in the right amounts to meet your athletes’ needs.

The primary reason for using a sports or recovery drink can usually be classi-fied into one or more of four categories: improving hydration, enhancing perfor-mance, optimizing recovery, and add-ing weight or lean mass. There can be a great deal of overlap between these goals—proper hydration improves per-formance, carbohydrates help improve performance and speed recovery, and

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protein can aid in recovery and weight gain. The key is having your goals drive the choice of beverage.

When weighing your options, keep in mind that even the most well-for-mulated drink has no value if athletes won’t drink it. Fortunately, the wide variety of flavors available means you should be able to find one to fit any athlete’s palate. However, taste prefer-ences often change with intense activ-ity, so it is critical that athletes train with the beverages they plan to use when competing.

Also, athletes respond to and toler-ate beverages in different ways. So be prepared to tailor your offerings to in-dividual needs.

INSIDE SPORTS DRINKS

Sports drinks are commonly used be-fore, during, and after practices and competitions to help athletes stay prop-erly hydrated. This can improve per-formance by reducing fatigue while protecting against dehydration and heat-related injury. The most basic source of hydration is water, but sports drinks offer additional ingredients that aid in hydration while also providing other benefits.

Each drink uses a different mix of ingredients, many of which are exam-ined below. First, decide what you want to get from a sport drink, then find the one with the ingredients that best fit your athletes’ goals.

Carbohydrates: One of the biggest ad-vantages sports drinks have over water is carbohydrates. Research has repeated-ly shown that carbohydrates consumed before and during exercise can improve performance in endurance activity last-ing more than an hour or in stop-and-go sports that have intermittent periods of high-intensity exercise.

Athletes involved in purely anaerobic sports, strength training, or low-inten-sity exercise for less than an hour can usually use plain water to hydrate, as long as they drink enough. Although sports drinks are not very high in cal-ories, they can add up in athletes who don’t burn them off through activity.

When exercising more than one hour, to ensure the right level of carbohy-drates, athletes are encouraged to con-sume about 30 grams of carbohydrates one to two hours prior to exercise, pref-erably in liquid form. This is about the amount found in a 16-ounce bottle of most sports drinks. Once they start their

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Many weight-conscious athletes complain that sports drinks have “too many calories” or “too much carbs” and are reluctant to use them. It’s up to athletic train-

ers to promote good hydration even when faced with these complaints. Tell athletes that carbohydrates consumed during exercise are used directly as fuel for performance. The analogy of gas fueling a car works well with some athletes.

Another recommendation for calorie-phobic athletes is to priori-tize sports drink calories, since they can impact performance and safety so significantly. These athletes could reduce calories con-sumed in a meal or snack outside of exercise to allow for sports drink calories while remaining within their total calorie goals.

For example, 16 ounces of a typical sports drink (the minimum amount recommended for one hour of exercise) contains 120 calories. This is about the same as 1/3 muffin, 1/3 cup of rice, mayo on a sandwich, or one can of soda. A standard recovery drink has about the same number of calories as one peanut butter and jelly sandwich, one slice of thick-crust pepperoni pizza, three homemade chocolate chip cookies, or one small Caesar salad.

Calorie-conscious athletes may also make the mistake of choosing low-calorie or no-calorie fitness beverages, which have fewer sugars—and thus fewer calories and carbs—than most sports drinks. While these beverages do help with overall hydration when consumed in adequate amounts, they are not an appropriate substitute for sports drinks because they lack suffi-cient carbohydrates and, in many cases, electrolytes.

Fitness beverages can play a role in athletes’ diets when they are used to supplement or replace water intake. Athletes who don’t like water may hydrate better with a flavored bever-age. Gymnasts, golfers, and baseball and softball players I have worked with enjoy drinking fitness beverages and notice benefits of improved hydration, since they drink more of these than they did water.

Calorie-conscious athletes should be warned against diluting their sports and recovery drinks. Diluting these drinks can lower the carbohydrate, electrolyte, and other nutrient content beneath the formulated levels designed to match sweat loss and optimize fluid and overall nutrient absorption.

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activity, athletes should consume 30 to 60 grams of carbohydrates per hour. Since sports drinks should be between six and eight percent carbohydrate—or about 15 grams of carbohydrate per eight-ounce serving—this will typically

equal 16 to 32 ounces of a sports drink. Sports drinks with more than eight

percent carbohydrate should be avoid-ed because the increased carbs can in-terfere with fluid absorption and cause gastric upset. Those with less than six

percent carbohydrate do not optimize energy delivery to muscle.

You also want to look for drinks that use a combination of different sugars, such as sucrose, fructose, and glucose. When used alone, fructose and other

single sugars can cause gastric distress, including bloating and diarrhea.

Specifically designed to promote rapid fluid and cabrohydrate absorp-tion, classic sports drinks have a high glycemic index, which means they pro-

vide immediate energy during exercise. Some manufacturers use non-tradi-tional carbohydrate sources, such as rice or maltodextrin, to create drinks with a lower glycemic index aimed at endurance athletes. These manufactur-ers claim that the slower rise in blood sugar provided by lower glycemic index sources better meets the demands of en-durance and ultra-endurance exercise.

Research with athletes in actual exer-cise situations has not confirmed these claims. Furthermore, there are not com-plete data about how well athletes tol-erate these more complex carbohydrate sources. As long as athletes begin exer-cise with ample carbohydrate stores and take in sports drinks at consistent inter-vals during exercise, energy will remain available throughout the activity.

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The topic of which beverages we should and shouldn’t be drinking received wide attention recently when a group of well-

known researchers established the Beverage Guidance System published in the American

Journal of Clinical Nutrition. America’s obesity epidemic was cited as the driving force behind the recommendations—it has been reported that up to 30 percent of our calories currently come from beverages. The researchers recommended getting only 10 to 14 percent of our calories from beverages, a decrease that would likely require a significant drop in consumption of sweetened beverages.

Specifically, they touted drinking more water. If someone desires a more varied beverage selec-tion, he or she should select from tea and coffee first, followed by skim and low fat milk, and non-caloric drinks (like diet soda or flavored waters). Fruit juices, even 100 percent fruit juices, should be limited to less than eight ounces per day, while sodas and sports drinks should be used “spar-ingly except by endurance athletes because these beverages provide calories.”

While these guidelines have merit and offer benefits for much of the general population, I have two major concerns for athletes who may read or hear these recommendations. First, any mes-sage that recommends cutting back on beverage consumption can confuse athletes who are con-stantly hounded by sports medicine professionals preaching good hydration habits, following them around with water bottles, and making them check the color of their urine. Research has shown that many athletes start training sessions in sub-opti-mal hydration status, rarely drink enough to match fluid loss during exercise, and follow poor recov-ery nutrition and hydration practices.

With athlete safety our priority and the conse-quences of dehydration and heat illness so severe, we need to continue promoting adequate fluid consumption, even if that means sometimes drink-ing drastically more than the 98 ounces of fluid recommended in the guidelines. And the recom-mendation to use beverages with added sugar calories sparingly could be misleading for ath-letes who are looking to enhance performance or improve their recovery from exercise.

Sports drinks with more than eight percent carbohydrate should be avoided because the

increased carbs can interfere with fluid absorption and cause gastric upset.

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Sodium: Sports drinks almost al-ways include electrolytes to help replace those lost through sweat, mainly so-dium. Most classic sports drinks have between 70 and 120 mg of sodium per eight-ounce serving, which matches typical sodium sweat loss. Sodium also promotes optimal hydration by: making

the body like a “sponge” to hold onto water; triggering the thirst mechanism that stimulates further drinking; and for some athletes, improving the taste, which encourages consumption.

Some sports drinks designed specifi-cally for endurance athletes contain higher levels of sodium, typically 200 to 300 mg per eight ounces, since sodium losses via sweat can be more extreme in endurance activities. These drinks are appropriate for athletes: exercising or competing for more than two hours; ex-

ercising in extreme heat; who have high sweat sodium rates (indicated by a salty film on their face or jersey after work-ing out); or who have muscle cramping known to be related to sodium im-balance. Athletes not in these catego-ries should stick with standard sports drinks since consuming more sodium

than is lost through sweat can cause de-hydration and muscle cramping.

Protein: Adding protein to sports drinks is an increasingly popular trend. The theory is that added protein will help stimulate insulin secretion, thereby enhancing carbohydrate uptake and uti-lization, which would theoretically slow fatigue in endurance exercise. Manu-facturers of sports drinks containing protein claim they can also minimize post-exercise muscle damage.

The research into using protein this

way is mixed. Several studies have not supported claims of decreased fatigue and muscle damage, and some that showed a performance benefit have been criticized for their design. Hope-fully, more data will be available in the near future, as this is certainly an area of interest to many athletic trainers.

Proponents of protein-containing sports drinks recommend a 4:1 ratio of carbohydrates to protein. This, for example, would mean 16 grams of car-bohydrates for every four grams of pro-tein. That works out to two grams of protein per eight-ounce serving.

Athletic trainers should consider three potential issues before using pro-tein-containing sports drinks. First, protein slows gastric emptying, which could mean bloating, gas, diarrhea, or similar discomfort during exercise. Second, it can also interfere with flu-id absorption, a main reason for using sports beverages. Third, adding protein to sports drinks alters the taste. Some athletes find the taste very chalky and unpalatable during exercise.

Since the jury is still out on whether sports drinks with protein may enhance

Adding protein to sports drinks is an increasingly popular trend. The theory is that added protein will help stimulate insulin secretion, thereby enhancing carbohydrate uptake

and utilization, which would theoretically slow fatigue.

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performance, athletes should avoid us-ing these drinks if gastric issues or taste interferes with beverage consumption. The risk of decreasing hydration far outweighs the potential performance-enhancing benefits. Plus, drinks with protein may run afoul of NCAA sup-plement-distribution rules depending on their exact make-up or protein level.

Amino acids: There is some research showing that branched-chain amino ac-ids and other individual amino acids (glutamine and leucine, for example) consumed on a daily basis, although not necessarily while exercising, can delay fatigue in endurance exercise. Athletes who hear about this potential link may want to use sports drinks with added amino acids for this reason. However, these drinks typically contain a much lower quantity of amino acids than the level used in research and are unlikely to have the same effect. Plus, the addi-tion of amino acids might make it im-permissible for schools to provide these beverages to their athletes under NCAA supplement-distribution rules.

Magnesium, Calcium, and Potassi-um: Found in many sports drinks, these

minerals are lost in sweat, but gener-ally in minimal amounts. Some sports medical professionals have linked de-ficiencies of these elements to muscle cramping, but the links have not been supported by research. While athletes can get small amounts of magnesium, calcium, and potassium from sports drinks, the primary source should be their regular diet—through fruits, juic-es, vegetables, nuts, milk or other dairy, and fortified foods such as cereals.

Other vitamins and minerals: More

and more sports drinks are adding B vitamins, which play a role in energy usage, and antioxidants (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and selenium), which may help combat muscle damage. Howev-er, there is no evidence to suggest that consuming these during exercise bene-fits performance or hydration. Rather than looking for these in a sports drink, ensure that athletes’ overall diets meet vitamin and mineral needs, or supple-ment with a basic multivitamin.

Caffeine: Although caffeine has re-cently been added to some sports

drinks, these should not be confused with “energy drinks,” which usual-ly contain herbs and other stimulants. Several studies have shown that 200-300 mg of caffeine (equivalent to two cups of coffee) consumed prior to ex-ercise may improve performance. Note that one serving of these caffeine-con-taining drinks commonly contains less than 50 mg of caffeine. Thus, athletes would have to drink a high volume of these fluids to experience any benefit.

Although recent research has refut-ed the belief that caffeine is a diuretic,

While athletes can get small amounts of magnesium, calcium, and potassium from sports drinks, the primary source should be their regular diet—through fruits, vegetables, nuts, milk or other dairy, and fortified foods such as cereals.

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we know it does contribute to increased urine output, and thus could impact hy-dration status. Any athlete who uses a sports drink with caffeine should enter training or competition especially well-hydrated and be sure to drink enough fluids throughout the activity. I would not recommend caffeine-containing sports drinks before, during, or after activity for any athlete exercising in ex-tremely hot conditions.

It’s also important to consider that individuals have different respons-es to caffeine. Side effects can include headache, jitters, nervousness, a rac-ing heartbeat, GI upset, and diarrhea. These side effects may be enhanced by adrenaline during competition times.

Note that caffeine at high concentra-tion levels is banned by the NCAA and other sports-governing bodies. It is un-likely for an athlete to reach banned lev-els through caffeine-containing sports drinks, but other beverages, dietary supplements, and medications contain caffeine and additional stimulants. The combination of these products and caf-feinated sports drinks could cause prob-lematic caffeine levels.

INSIDE RECOVERY DRINKS

In years past, recovery drinks were largely an ad hoc product, with each school using its own brew of ingredi-ents. An NFL strength and conditioning coach remembers his first graduate as-sistant position where one of his prima-ry responsibilities was making recovery

shakes for players to drink after weight-lifting sessions, using a specific protein powder prescribed by the head strength coach. He tried an endless variety of ingredients, but the shakes tasted ab-solutely awful and players would do anything to avoid drinking them: Some even brought an extra pair of shoes to dump their shakes into.

Now, recovery drinks are a main-stream product. Their taste and texture are designed to appeal to athletes, not turn them away. And their contents go

well beyond the protein mixes of days gone by. As a result, athletic trainers and strength coaches need to determine what they want from a recovery drink and find the one that best fits their needs.

Recovery drinks are generally de-signed for athletes to use after train-ing or competing at an intense level for

more than one hour. But they can also be used in other ways. Some use them when illness or injury precludes regu-lar meals, and athletes who can’t toler-ate solid food before a game use them as a pre-competition meal. Others take them between multiple events on the same day or as between-meal snacks to gain weight.

Be aware that NCAA rules limit the content of drinks that schools are al-lowed to supply to their athletes. Car-bohydrate/electrolyte drinks may be

Recovery drinks are generally designed for athletes to use after training or competing at an intense level for more than one hour. But they can also be used in other ways.

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provided, but the addition of protein, amino acids, or other substances may make it impermissible for a school to provide a drink, or in some cases, for an athlete to consume it.

Protein: The main ingredient in many recovery drinks is protein, which supports muscle growth, repair, and strength development. The protein can come from a wide variety of sources,

including milk (casein and whey), soy, and eggs. Drinks containing milk prod-ucts can cause gastric problems, espe-cially for lactose-intolerant athletes. Look for drinks containing at least 10 grams of protein—from a source the athlete can tolerate—especially when the product is for use following anaer-obic or strength exercise. Some drinks

also include individual amino acids (e.g., glutamine or leucine) which are marketed as further enhancing recovery and muscle growth, but these effects have not been confirmed by research.

Carbohydrates: A mainstay of sports drinks, carbohydrates also have a role in recovery since they help replenish energy stores depleted during exercise. Carbohydrates should come from both

high-glycemic and low-glycemic sourc-es. The high-glycemic sources promote glycogen resynthesis, which can begin immediately when the right sugars are available, while lower-glycemic carbs can help restore energy over time. These drinks should have at least 40 grams of carbohydrates, and as much as 60 to 80 grams for endurance athletes.

Beverages vary in sugar content, but keep in mind that products made with milk contain milk sugar (lactose), which is a natural sugar and not an added sug-ar. Other products are sweetened with glucose, sucrose, fructose, and even high fructose corn syrup.

Vitamins and Minerals: Most recov-ery drinks contain substantial amounts of vitamins and minerals, with calcium and iron usually leading the way. An-tioxidants such as Vitamins C and E are often used because of their poten-tial role in limiting muscle soreness and supporting recovery. B-vitamins, zinc, and Vitamin A are included because they are critical components of energy utilization and muscle-building.

Drinks containing vitamins and min-erals can boost overall daily intake in key areas where athletes are common-ly deficient, such as calcium, iron, zinc, and antioxidants. However, there is no additional benefit from consuming these right after exercise.

Muscle-building ingredients: Some manufacturers include supplements such as creatine, DHEA, tribulus, car-nitine, and vanadium, to market their

Chocolate milk has recently been touted as a good recovery beverage for athletes. It is similar in calories, macronutrients, and micronutrients to many recovery

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product’s ability to promote muscle growth. Most recovery drinks con-tain minimal amounts of these ingredi-ents, if any, and thus are likely below any effective dose level. Athletes should be reminded that products containing dietary supplements or herbs are not closely regulated and carry the risk of impurity and contamination.

Milk: Chocolate milk has recently been touted as a good recovery bever-age for athletes. It is similar in calories, macronutrients, and micronutrients to many recovery beverages—eight ounc-es of reduced fat chocolate milk has 130 calories, eight grams of protein, 24 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fat, and 300 milligrams of calcium. Chocolate milk is preferred over white milk since the high-glycemic sugar in the chocolate helps with immediate gly-cogen resynthesis. Of course, chocolate milk does contain lactose, which some athletes will be unable to tolerate, par-ticularly if their GI system grows more sensitive with exercise.

Limited research is available on the effectiveness of chocolate milk in sup-porting muscle recovery. One study at

Indiana University found that chocolate milk was similar to a sports drink in supporting athletes’ recovery between two exercise bouts. Further research on the usefulness of chocolate milk for ex-ercise recovery will be beneficial.

Chocolate milk does have the advan-tage of being fairly inexpensive, familiar to athletes, and easy to purchase. Some athletes who are not comfortable using dietary supplements would be comfort-able using a whole food like milk. And, like all traditional recovery beverages, it is useful for athletes whose appetite is suppressed following activity.

On the other hand, unlike sports and recovery drinks that can be stored at room temperature, milk is highly per-ishable and must remain refrigerated. I will never forget the look on an athletic trainer’s face when a swim coach and I decided we’d like to begin using choco-late milk as a recovery beverage for some members of the swim team. My thought, of course, was about the nutrition. Her thought was where to store and refrig-erate enough containers of milk for 40 people to use for twice-daily work-outs—more than 450 containers per

week. What would she do if they weren’t all used up at the end of the week? How would she chill them on the pool deck?

We ultimately used a dining hall re-frigerator in a storage closet under the pool to store individual-sized milk con-tainers, which we re-ordered every five days. The containers were transferred poolside in coolers with lots of ice and restocked each hour.

In summary, sports drinks and re-covery beverages can play an important role in athletes’ training, performance, and overall health. Take advantage of the opportunity to educate and guide athletes you work with toward their winning drink combination. ■

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www.gssiweb.orgEmergency P lann ing for Heat I l l ness

In eight of the past ten summers, at least one high school footballplayer lost his life because of heat stroke.1 It’s a tragic occurrencethat can devastate a family, a team and an entire community. Withplayers reporting for practice at one of the hottest times of the year,there are many factors that need to be considered to properly safe-guard athletes from the heat.

Proper emergency preparedness protects athletes from the dangersthat come along with warm weather and is a critical step thatsports professionals, such as athletic trainers, coaches and athleticdirectors, must address on an annual basis.

The most important concept is acclimation. Simply put, acclimationis the body’s ability to adapt to the heat so it can cool itself effi-ciently. The process of acclimation can take anywhere from 10-14days depending on the athlete’s level of conditioning at the start ofpractice. There may be exceptions, but many athletes are not physi-ologically prepared to deal with the environmental stress preseasonpractice puts on their bodies. There must be a period of acclimationbuilt into the first two weeks of practice to address this risk.2

Athletes and parents must be educated about the importance ofacclimation.

A PLAN FOR PREVENTING HEATILLNESS� Hold meetings with prospective players and their parents to dis-

cuss preparation for preseason practices.� Distribute pre-season conditioning programs. � Recommend that athletes start with 15-20 minutes of continuous

exercise outside, and add 5-10 minutes each day in the weeksimmediately before practice.3

� Integrate the uniform in stages – over the course of a week, movefrom helmets-only to helmets and shoulder pads and finally tothe full uniform.2 (Football uniforms can amplify heat stress andcreate dangerous environments for heat illness.)

� Create a practice schedule that minimizes the risk of heat illnessby avoiding the mid-day heat. Practices should increase slowly inintensity and duration.

RISK FACTORS: UNIFORMS, POORHYDRATION HABITSHeat illness often occurs when an athlete produces body heat fasterthan it can be lost. The goal of sports professionals is to take stepsthat minimize the risk of heat illness. This can be done by creatingopportunities to shield athletes from excessive heat. Uniformsshould be introduced slowly to the acclimation period. A study con-ducted by Penn State and Kansas State Universities showed thatpractice uniforms doubled insulation and a full-regulation gameuniform tripled insulation, cutting sweat evaporation (the majoravenue of heat loss for athletes) by two-thirds.3

According to a research study conducted on a high school footballteam, as many as 70 percent of the team’s players arrived at prac-tice already significantly dehydrated.4 Dehydrated players are moresusceptible to a rapid rise in body temperature, muscle cramps,and physical fatigue. Coaches and athletic trainers should requireathletes to weigh-in and weigh-out of practice to record the amountof fluid loss as a way to help athletes modify their hydration prac-tices during exercise. The cumulative effects of fluid loss can bedangerous to athletes, so sports professionals should make everyeffort to minimize that effect, ensure that fluid breaks are incorpo-rated into the practice schedule at frequent intervals. Ideally, whenathletes are sweating, they should replace fluid and electrolytelosses every 15-20 minutes. Sports drinks are preferred in theseconditions for a number of reasons:� The flavor and electrolytes in sports drinks maintain thirst and

encourage drinking, helping athletes stay better hydrated.5

� Sodium and other electrolytes stimulate hydration and decreasethe onset of muscles cramps.6

� The carbohydrates in sports drinks fuel working muscles,enabling athletes to go longer and harder.7

EMERGENCY PLANNINGEven with all of the education and preparation, athletes can still besusceptible to heat illnesses, such as exertional heat stroke. In theevent of a heat emergency, it is important to understand the risksinvolved and have a plan of action in place. Before the start of theseason, it is crucial to develop a plan to initiate immediate coolingand reduce the chances of permanent disability.8

During preseason meetings, athletic programs should develop anemergency plan that specifically delegates roles to each member ofthe team. The staff should designate individuals who will call EMS,who will direct EMS to the location of the emergency, who will actas first responders, and who will control the scene.

It is essential that sports professionals be vigilant in monitoringathletes, design an acclimation and practice plan, and develop anemergency action plan to ensure that each staff member under-stands his role. By practicing proper hydration and acclimationstrategies, sports professionals can help athletes maximize theirtrue athletic potential in a safe and winning environment.

Jon Almquist, ATC Athletic Training Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools

For more information on supplements, please visit the SportsScience Center at www.gssiweb.org.

REFERENCES1Mueller, FO and RC Cantu. Twentieth Annual Report: Fall 1982-Spring 2002: national Center for CatastrophicSport injury Research, 2003.2Bergeron, M.F. et. al. Youth Football: Heat Stress and Injury Risk. Med Sci Sports Exer. 37(9): 1421-1430, 2005.3Kulka, J and Kenny, WL. Heat balance Limits in Football Uniforms: How different uniform ensembles alter theequation. Phys Sportsmed. 30(7): 29-39, 2005. 4Stover EA et al. Drinking strategy for improving indicators of hydration status in high school football players.Med Sci Sport Exerc. 36: 549, 2004.5Hubbard, RW et al. Voluntary dehydration and alliesthesia for water. J. App. Physiol. 57: 868-873, 1984.6Meyer, et al. Med Sci Sports Exerc 24:776-781, 1992.7Below, PR et al. Fluid and carbohydrate ingestion independently improve performance during 1 hour of intensecycling. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 34: S230, 2002.8Armstrong, LE et. al. whole-body cooling of hyperthermic runners: Comparison of two field therapies. Am. J.Emerg. Med. 14: 355-358, 1996.

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Abigail Funk is an Assistant Editor at

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Each spring heralds the close of another school year. If you’re fortunate, your athletes have been giving 100-percent effort in practices, strength-train-

ing sessions, and competitions. Alas, all good things must come to an end.

Unless you’re on a campus where teams stick around to work out to-gether, with the last final exam of the spring, these athletes will head off for summer break. And you’ll be left with a quiet weightroom and lots of ques-tions. What kind of shape will they be in when they come back? Will they keep

up with their lifting and conditioning programs? And can you expect them to successfully do so on their own, with-out your guidance?

The most comforting answers would be yes, yes, and yes. But college athletes living off campus for the summer like-ly have their own priorities, and your strength and conditioning program may not top their lists. “I find summer to be a double-edged sword,” says Bill Klika, CSCS, SSC, USAW, Fitness and Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Col-lege at Florham. “In theory, the athletes

have more time to train, but they’re not supervised, they have summer jobs, and there are a lot of distractions. For many athletes, it’s harder to train during the summer than during the school year.”

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thought-out plan, making sure they have a place to work out, and following up from time to time, you can tilt the odds toward successful summer training.

FALL INTO SUMMER

The best way to build a successful sum-mer program is to start on the very first day a team walks into the weightroom in the fall. If you wait until April to get your athletes ready for summer, it’s probably going to be too late. But if you lay an early foundation of motivation and education, they’ll be ready to im-prove on their own come June.

“The key is to set up the base for a summer program throughout the school year,” says Ray Lauenstein, author of The Making of a Student Athlete and Director of AthletesAdvisor.com.

“There’s often the assumption that col-lege athletes are fairly self-motivated. And that’s true for most of them, but not for all. Motivation from coaches during the year will carry over during their individual summer workouts.”

Also important is educating athletes about the importance of strength train-ing throughout the year. “Explain to the athletes that strength is a tool for improving their sport performance,” says Drew Peterson, MA, CSCS, USAW, Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Humboldt State University. “Teach them that strength is the base of every-thing they do—running, conditioning, speed, and resistance to injury.”

“Every time we work together, I tell them why what we’re doing is im-portant and how the exercise is going

to help them in their sport,” says Sar-ah Testo, CSCS, Strength and Condi-tioning Coach at Keene State College. “I hope that later on they say to them-selves, ‘Okay, I need to lift because it’s going to help me not get pushed off the ball.’ ‘This is going to help keep my knee healthy.’”

SUMMER PROGRAMS

Once you give your athletes the knowl-edge and training they need to work out properly on their own, you can confi-dently develop a summer strength and conditioning program they can easily follow. Testo starts by meeting with the sport coaches to understand what they want each specific player to improve on over the summer. “I basically work for the coaches,” she explains. “I ask them what they want out of their kids, and design programs based on that infor-mation.”

Some sport coaches simply want all of their athletes to be active over the long break, so you can send home one set of exercises for an entire team. Oth-er coaches are much more specific and will tell you what they’d like the pro-gram centered around, so as to meet team and individual goals. And others won’t give you any guidance at all, in which case you can develop programs based on your own knowledge of the individual athlete and the demands of their sport.

Most strength coaches agree that no matter what type of program you’re de-signing, the more specific, the better. “The detail of the program should en-compass everything from what to do for a warmup to recommended post-work-out stretches,” says Scott Burgess, ATC, CSCS, President of CompleteAthlete, a sports performance and rehabilitation clinic in Derry, N.H. “I am very de-tailed in communicating the number of sets and reps that are expected and how quickly each lift should be completed.”

Lauenstein agrees, saying that most athletes respond well to having a firm structure to follow. “Any time you give someone options they’re more inclined to do whatever seems like more fun,” he says. “They’re not trained in the sci-ence of conditioning so you want to tell them exactly what to do.”

Testo, though, has experimented with giving some teams a menu of op-tions. “I’ve done a little of both,” she says. “Some teams prefer the freedom of getting a list of all the different exer-

GIVE ’EM A BREAKGIVE ’EM A BREAK

When designing summer workouts, don’t forget that this time of year is a break time for athletes. While it’s important that they work hard, they also need to take

time to regenerate both physically and emotionally.“If your athletes don’t show up fresh because they were pushed

too hard all summer, they’re in a bad position to start the sea-son,” says Ray Lauenstein, author of The Making of a Student

Athlete and Director of AthletesAdvisor.com. “If it could have been prevented by taking a couple of mental health days during the sum-mer, what’s the harm? Rest days or days where they do something different like biking or swimming are important.”

When Sarah Testo, CSCS, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Keene State College, checks in with her athletes during the summer and hears they have a family vacation coming up, she tells them to take the whole week off. “Or if it’s halfway through the summer and they haven’t taken a break, I tell them to take a week off,” she says. “An unloading week with light activity is important.”

Bill Klika, CSCS, SSC, USAW, Fitness and Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham, takes advantage of the calendar by plotting workouts so the week of July 4 is used for active rest and recovery. “I want to be realistic,” he says. “I don’t want to set up a program to fail. That’s why there are days of more and less intensity and vol-ume built into the program.”

After all, it is summer. “Everyone needs a couple of days to do nothing, eat what they want, and hang out with friends,” Lauenstein says. “The health benefit of a day away from the grind is far more beneficial than any gains from one extra day of lifting.”

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cises, then picking from each area—an Olympic lift, a chest exercise, a ham-string, etc. Some teams would rather that I just write out their exact workout day-by-day. I do whichever each team prefers.”

After developing programs for each team, Testo meets with athletes to make individual modifications. “I like to physically go over their programs with them,” she says. “It’s especially impor-tant when an athlete is recovering from an injury. If I know they have a weak-ness in a certain area of the body, I can

give them specific exercises to help im-prove that weakness. They should re-ally concentrate on improving their individual needs over the summer so when they come together as a team in the fall, they are ready to work on the team goals.”

Klika makes an effort to keep his summer workouts consistent with what the athletes do during the year. “During the school year their workouts are ex-tremely detailed,” he says. “Therefore, so is what I send home. Workouts are also updated weekly during the school

year, so I do the same with their sum-mer routines.”

Sometimes, it may be necessary to simplify the summer program since you won’t be able to provide direct su-pervision. “I include less-complex ex-ercises in the summer to increase the likelihood that the athlete performs them safely and correctly,” says Allen Hedrick, MA, CSCS, Coach Practi-tioner and Head Strength and Condi-tioning Coach at the United States Air Force Academy. “For example, I’ll have an athlete perform a push press rather than a jerk.”

Testo also tries to keep her programs simple. “To make it easier, I include pictures for every exercise,” she says. “I want each athlete to understand how to do them without me being there to tell them.”

A SUMMER HOME

Even if you don’t have a palatial weight-room at your school, you are at least familiar with the facility and can de-velop your programs around it. Come summertime, though, you may be deal-ing with as many facilities as you have athletes.

Before sending them out on their own, Klika meets with each of his ath-letes to learn where they will be work-ing out. “At least half of them say they’re going back to their high school gym, which is great,” he says. “Another 25 percent tell me they’re going to join their local gym.

“Then the other 25 percent say, ‘Coach, I live in the middle of nowhere. My high school gym stinks. What can I do?’” Klika continues. “For those kids, I get on the phone and start using my networking skills. Nine out of 10 col-lege strength coaches let athletes from other schools work out at their facility, and we do it, too.”

Peterson also taps into his network to find places for his athletes to work out. “I’ll call a kid’s high school, a junior college, or another college in the area to see if there’s any way we can get them working out in those facilities,” he says. “We don’t ask each other to make up programs for our athletes, just allow them access to a weightroom.”

Peterson’s programs typically incor-porate a fair amount of Olympic lifts and some gyms don’t accommodate that type of training. “So we decided to mod-ify a lot of the Olympic lifts into dumb-bell lifts,” he says. “Dumbbells are the

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one standard in everybody’s weightroom. And I tell athletes it’s better to do what they can rather than nothing at all.”

But what should you do when an athlete has exhausted all options and still has no access to weight equipment?

You may have to modify the program you send home with them. “We perform manual resistance training or partner-resisted exercises at certain points during the school year,” Hedrick says. “Athletes have those exercises to fall back on when they don’t have access to a weightroom.” (See “Ac-cess Denied,” below.)

Klika makes an effort to keep his summer workouts consistent with what the athletes do during the year. “During the school year their workouts are extremely detailed,” he says.

“Therefore, so is what I send home.”

ACCESS DENIEDACCESS DENIED

What should you do about athletes who will simply have no access to a weightroom during the sum-mer? Sarah Testo, CSCS, Strength and Conditioning Coach at Keene State College, hands them these bodyweight workouts:

Workout OnePushups: 3x12Bodyweight Squats: 3x20Iso-Abs: 2x20 sec. to the front 2x20 sec. to each side 2x20 sec. to the backSplit Squats: 3x15 each sideDiamond Pushups: 3x10Pull-Ups: 3x8Flat-Footed Crunches: 2x15Half-Moon Pushups: 3x10

Workout TwoStaggered Pushups: 3x8 each sideLateral Squats: 3x15 each sideAbs Circuit: Elevated Crunches 3x15 Leg Lowers 3x15 Hip Crossovers 3x10 each sideFeet-Elevated Pushups: 3x10Three-Way Lunge: 3x each sideInverted Row with Partner: 3x8Pushups with Rotation: 2x8 each side

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STAYING IN THE LOOP

Even though you won’t see most of your athletes during the summer, out of sight doesn’t have to mean out of mind. Give athletes your contact information and encourage them to call or e-mail if they have questions. “We don’t want them to be unsure of any portion of their program,” Hedrick says. “Confusion

or uncertainty can lead to injury or de-creased training results.”

And don’t forget that communica-tion is a two-way street. “Under NCAA rules, strength coaches are allowed to contact athletes over the summer,” Lauenstein says. “Checking in can only help. For one, it shows the athletes that we as coaches really want to know how they’re doing. Two, it keeps the athletes honest. And three, it helps ward off any

problems. An athlete has the opportu-nity to tell you, ‘The knee I injured last year hurts on the outside when I do this exercise.’ And you can help by saying, ‘Okay, let’s try a different exercise’ or ‘let’s talk about your form.’”

You can also require your athletes to be proactive by sending you their re-sults. Hedrick and Klika have their ath-

letes chart their own progress, while Peterson and Burgess ask them to e-mail results back to campus. “A goal-response sheet gets turned in every two weeks,” Burgess says. “A strength coach can catalog that material, and although you can’t report it back to the coach during the summer, when the season starts, you can review with the coach what the athlete needs to work on.”

Air Force Academy athletes are test-

ed prior to leaving for the summer and again when they return. Hedrick says knowing a test is looming is enough to keep them on track. Burgess does the same with his athletes. “If there is no improvement by the time they get back to campus, there are two reasons for it,” he says. “One, they were ill, or two, they just didn’t do the work.”

So other than the threat of a test, how can you keep the less-driven athletes mo-tivated? Lauenstein suggests telling them to find a workout partner. “I see a lot of kids working out in groups, whether it’s with old teammates or high school rivals,” he says. “It’s so much easier to keep an appointment when someone’s counting on you. People generally work better and harder in a group environ-ment because they push each other.”

And in the Darwinian world of ath-letics, those who don’t want to work will usually weed themselves out. “It’s not really an option for most college athletes to not do an off-season strength program,” Lauenstein says. “They ei-ther do it and play, or they don’t do it and they don’t play because someone outperforms them come preseason.” ■

Burgess asks athletes to e-mail results back to campus. “A goal-response sheet gets turned in every two weeks and we can catalog that material, even though we can’t

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What is ground-based training and how does it work?

Put very simply, ground-based is a type of training that doesn’t involve the isolation of individual muscle groups. The athlete is working with his feet planted right on the ground, instead of on a seat or bench. It’s a category of training that involves a lot of different exercises and dif-ferent apparatus. Ground-based training acknowledges the importance of keeping the entire body balanced during the course of development. A majority of sports are based around closed-chain movement, and that’s the basic con-cept involved. It makes sense to use the ground as your base during training, because it’s typically your base when you’re competing in a sport.

What are the main benefi ts of ground-based training?

One big advantage is that it’s a much more effi cient way to train, because you’re working several muscle groups at the same time. That’s especially important if your strength program involves a large number of athletes, since it is vir-tually impossible to schedule time for working individual muscle groups.

Core strength is extremely important in most sports, and it’s something that most athletes need to work on. Ground-based training works the core but also goes a step further to develop an athlete’s strength transfer. More muscle recruit-ment is the key, so it’s important to train in a setting where you’re not on a seat with your core completely relaxed. The core is engaged at all times during ground-based training.

Why is the concept of strength transfer important?

If you’ve got an athlete who can lay fl at on his back on a bench press and press a huge amount of weight, that’s great—but in reality, what matters most is whether he can take that strength and transfer it, or apply it to what he’s doing in his sport. Ground-based serves as a bridge between exercises like the bench press and squat, which have a singular, frontal plane of motion, and moves them into the transverse and sagittal planes. In some ground-based exercises you can actually move your feet and take steps, but most often your feet are planted on the ground. Strength transfer also means that the exercises are more challenging all around, because they’re not focused only on specifi c muscles.

Is there a particular class of athletes who benefi t most from ground-based training?

All athletes who draw their power from the ground can benefi t from ground-based training, since it can help them identify and correct any weak links in the movement chain. Even a golfer, for instance, is performing closed-chain movement basically 100 percent of the time—golfers draw their power from the ground just like football players.

Are there any drawbacks to ground-based training

There really isn’t a downside. The only thing to remember is that you need to be especially careful that the athletes don’t put their bodies into unsafe positions on ground-based machines. You defi nitely need a sound core so that you can maintain proper alignment and use the machines properly, so it requires some level of instruction. But it’s no different from how you have to coach the power clean and other types of lifts. You have to coach people on how to use the machines properly, but that’s common sense when it comes to strength equipment.

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More Than an ATCMore Than

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Elizabeth Codjoe, Head Athletic Trainer at Marymount University, serves as faculty advisor to her athletic

department’s SAAC. Here, she works with student-athletes to clean up

a nearby community park.


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BY R.J. ANDERSON

Most athletic trainers enter the profession for three reasons: They love sports, they are interested in health-

care, and they want to help others. For some, that last reason is what it’s re-ally all about. They not only want to aid athletes through their sports-medicine services, but are also motivated to help students mature and become leaders.

For example, Stephanie Baker-Wat-son, MS, ATC, Head Athletic Trainer at Aurora University, coordinates her school’s CHAMPS/Life Skills program, works with the Student-Athlete Advi-sory Committee (SAAC), and serves as Senior Woman Administrator. At Washington College, Head Athletic Trainer Thad Moore, MA, MS, ATC, is a faculty advisor to the Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) group and works with athletes on character development.

“The biggest reason I took on the ad-ditional roles is that I feel part of athlet-ic training is educating and counseling athletes, and this is a way to do that on a different level,” says Moore, who is also President of the Maryland Athletic Trainers’ Association. “Because the stu-dent-athletes see me involved in differ-ent things, they know I really care about them as people, not just as athletes, and it makes them more comfortable around me—they know they can come to me about pretty much any issue. That al-lows me to do my job better.”

In this article, Baker-Watson, Moore, and other athletic trainers who have tak-en extra steps to promote student-athlete welfare describe their projects and how they’ve made those projects successful. They also explain why they put in the extra hours for their students.

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At Marymount University in Arlington, Va., Head Athletic Trainer Elizabeth Codjoe, MS, ATC, serves as a facul-ty advisor to her school’s 25-member SAAC, which represents 185 student-athletes. The purpose of the SAAC is to encourage student-athlete leadership and provide athletes with a voice in both campus and NCAA legislation.

As a faculty advisor, Codjoe acts as a sounding board and as liaison between student-athletes and senior-level admin-istrators. She is there to hear student-athlete project ideas and offer feedback on what she feels will and will not work in a particular situation.

Codjoe estimates that she spends about 20 hours a month working with the SAAC. She meets with the group one Sunday a month for an hour and a half, and more often when a project deadline or community service effort is looming. The rest of that time is devot-ed to informal counseling of commit-tee members, making sure projects are on schedule, and talking about SAAC ideas with senior-level administrators.

“Right now they’re doing a communi-ty service project where they’re cleaning up a park in the Arlington neighbor-hood,” Codjoe says. “They also sent out a letter asking the parents of every Marymount student to purchase care packages put together by the SAAC that are distributed during exam week. This project doubles as a fundraiser to sup-port other SAAC endeavors.”

Another SAAC-sponsored project is running the student-athlete awards ban-quet. “Last year they decided to have a fun event instead of a formal banquet,” Codjoe says. “So we had a field-day cer-emony where teams competed against

each other in events like five-legged rac-es, tug-of-war, dodge ball, and a donut eating contest.”

One of Codjoe’s biggest challenges in advising the SAAC is trying not to be over-controlling. She’s learned that it’s important for the faculty advisors to allow the student-athletes to actually lead the group. Sometimes that means watching them do things differently than she would.

“It’s so easy for us as adults to want to take over and run the projects and do things our way,” says Codjoe. “But you have to let them make mistakes. It’s their voice that needs to be heard, not the persons advising them. You have to take a backseat and let them develop the projects—you are there only to give tips and advice.”

One way Codjoe and her co-advi-sor, Women’s Lacrosse Coach Darcy Littlefield, stepped back was by reduc-ing their presence at the group’s meet-ings—instead of attending every weekly meeting, they join the group once a month. “It forced the athletes to get things going on their own,” says Cod-joe. “The president took a larger lead-ership role, and as she did, things began to run more smoothly because the rest of the group saw her as the go-to per-son instead of myself or Darcy. Now we’re just overseers, making sure they have the proper tools and resources to complete their projects.”

What makes an athletic trainer a good candidate for mentoring student-athlete leaders? For Codjoe, it’s a nat-ural fit with her athletic training skill

How can an athletic trainer get involved in student-athlete welfare outside of his or her usual duties? The opportunities are just a couple rakes away.

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ing events that make up the school’s CHAMPS/Life Skills program. Head Athletic Trainer Jeff Webster, MS, ATC, and Assistant Athletic Trainer Angela Meserole, ATC, the program’s Head Coordinator, work to bring in presenters for a variety of subjects.

Webster believes the key to making these programs work is giving the stu-dent-athletes ownership of them. “We poll our kids and ask, ‘What are the things you as a student-athlete have problems with or need help with,’” he says. “We also go to the SAAC and they tell us what they want and then they do a great job of promoting it to ath-letes throughout the department. We’re constantly talking about our programs in the athletic training room and ask-ing coaches what they want to see. It’s a three-pronged approach: the athletic trainers, the SAAC, and the coaches.”

One particular topic student-athletes at Penn State Behrend indicated they wanted more information on was nu-trition. To satisfy that need, Webster and Meserole brought in a nutritionist who works with the Pittsburgh Steelers. “She spoke about general nutrition dur-

ing her presentation and the kids asked more specific questions afterward,” says Webster. “She also gave out her e-mail address for those who had more ques-tions. She was really down-to-earth and the kids found her very helpful.”

Webster says it’s important to keep the CHAMPS program fresh by offer-ing a variety of topics. For instance, this year he brought in a footwear special-ist who gave a presentation about foot biomechanics and proper fit of athletic shoes. The footwear specialist offered one-on-one time in addition to his for-mal presentation, which Webster finds especially effective. “He spent an extra 45 minutes after the presentation look-ing at individual kids’ shoes and their foot type,” says Webster. “An athlete would say they were having medial shin pain, and he’d say, ‘This is what kind of shoe you need and this is what you should stay away from.’”

Some of the more successful programs simply bring student services available campus-wide directly to the student-ath-letes. “The Continuing Distance Educa-tion Department does a resume-building presentation at the end of every year,”

set. “As athletic trainers we do a lot of counseling by default,” Codjoe says. “Because we’re accessible and neutral on most issues, we are an ideal sound-ing board for student-athletes.”

Marymount’s athletes aren’t the only ones benefiting from the SAAC. Codjoe feels that working with student-athletes in a different setting has improved her athletic training skills. “I’m a better lis-tener now,” says Codjoe. “I don’t just see an injury as a ‘knee’ but rather I look at the whole person and all of the factors that go into the injury—because there are also social and mental factors that need to be taken into consideration.”

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says Webster. “The counselors also take a look at each individual’s resume and give pointers for improving it. It’s a ser-vice available to every student on cam-pus, but we use CHAMPS to make it more accessible to student-athletes, who tend to be more time-crunched.”

Webster says that because of their open, grassroots relationships with student-athletes, he and Meserole are the ideal people to run the school’s CHAMPS/Life Skills program. “It’s easier for us because in the athletic training room we hear a lot of uncen-

sored conversation and we know what the hot-button issues are for our stu-dent-athletes,” he says. “We hear things that the coaches might not and we counsel kids informally on a daily ba-sis. It really is a perfect fit.”

GOING FOR GRANTS

At Aurora University, an hour outside Chicago, Baker-Watson is involved in just about every area of student-ath-lete services, including both the school’s CHAMPS/Life Skills program and SAAC. Most recently, she decided to

step up her efforts by securing grants for new student-athlete welfare programs.

Working closely with a professional grant writer from the school, Baker-Watson’s first success was a $10,000 grant from the NCAA to fund a pro-gram called “Stepping It Up and Bring-ing It Down,” which ran during the 2004-05 school year. A collaborative effort between the athletic department and the university’s Office of Residence Life, the project taught students to use leadership skills to avoid the negative consequences of alcohol consumption.

The program began with a survey ad-ministered to Aurora students asking them to list their perceptions related to alcohol use. With that data, Baker-Wat-son helped develop a marketing strategy designed to correct misperceptions and encourage positive behaviors related to drinking. The second phase of the grant funded a leadership academy that in-cluded athletic team leaders and mem-bers of campus organizations who were charged with carrying out the mar-keting strategy to curb alcohol abuse. Those 32 student leaders, of which 18 were student-athletes, acted as “change agents,” planning and hosting events.

Though alcohol awareness was the initial area addressed by the group, it also hosted a variety of events that spoke to other campus issues, including diversity education and conflict reso-lution. The project and the year were punctuated with the leadership acad-emy’s development and execution of final projects that addressed quality-of-life concerns on campus.

“For their final projects, the leadership academy identified an area on campus that they felt needed change, and using the skills that we taught them and their connections with senior level admin-istration, attempted to effect change,” says Baker-Watson. “Then student lead-ers presented those projects to the uni-versity president and senior staffers.”

The leadership academy also taught student-athletes how to point their teammates in the right direction. “They found out that they are in a leadership capacity for a reason: People see some-thing in them,” says Baker-Watson. “And they learned to use that to their advantage and communicate to their teammates about right and wrong.

“We weren’t encouraging those stu-dent-athletes to get up on a soap box and preach,” she adds. “But we didn’t want them to shy away from conflict.”

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How do the athletic trainers in this article find the time to work on student-athlete welfare issues? Stephanie Baker-Watson,

MS, ATC, Head Athletic Trainer at Aurora University, collaborates with others so the work is divided up and not overwhelming.

“It’s about asking for help and getting other people in the athletic department involved, especially those who have the same sort of passion you do,” says Baker-Watson. “Maybe they’re good at selecting speakers, but don’t want to host the event, so you find ways to work together and share the load.

“Also, my athletic director is extremely support-ive and helped me obtain an ethnic minority and women’s internship grant this past year,” Baker-Watson adds. “And one of the duties we created

for the position, in addition to coaching, was to have that person work with our CHAMPS/Life Skills program.”

It also helps to focus on the activity at hand and not get too caught up with multi-tasking. “I’m a to-do list kind of person—everything goes in my to-do list book,” says Baker-Watson. “When I schedule an hour to write a grant, that’s what I’m doing: just writing the grant. I schedule specific times for those kinds of things so they don’t interfere with my athletic training responsibilities.

“I bring that same sort of commitment to my athletic training duties,” she adds. “If I need to plan and make phone calls, I don’t try to do that when I’m working in the athletic training room. And I don’t multi-task during practice because my focus is solely on my student-athletes and coaches.”

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This year, Aurora is using NCAA funding for a project called “Strength-ening Our Community,” which exam-ines and promotes diversity, inclusion, and participation between the Aurora campus and the surrounding commu-nity. Presenters included a drum circle facilitator and an expert on embracing cultural differences and finding com-mon ground. One facet of the project involves a cross-promotional effort to bring together the school’s SAAC and the campus Latin American Student Organization (LASO) to foster greater understanding of each organization’s goals and objectives. These efforts in-clude the LASO and SAAC working together to increase participation at each organization’s sponsored events—LASO’s Pinata Day and the SAAC’s spring Fan Appreciation Days.

This time around, Baker-Watson au-thored the $9,400 grant application on her own, without the aid of a profes-sional. For those interested in securing grants, Baker-Watson says the devil is in the details. “The goal is to make sure anyone reviewing the grant will come away with very few questions because

you have explained things so thorough-ly,” she says.

And grant writing is not as time-con-suming as one might think. After five sessions of brainstorming and con-ceptualizing, Baker-Watson wrote the grant application in three one-hour sit-tings. “You can complete a grant ap-plication easily in two months if you’re working on it a little bit once a week,” says Baker-Watson.

When people ask Baker-Watson why she puts so much effort into improving student-athlete welfare, her answer is simple. “I believe that my role is to give student-athletes the greatest experience they can possibly have,” she says. “I look at all the other areas of their lives off the field and say, ‘How can we im-prove them?’

“It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it,” Baker-Watson adds. “In athletic train-ing, the people who come to you are usually hurt, so you see them at their lowest point. Watching kids go through leadership training and apply those skills within the context of their team shows them at their peak. Seeing that is a great high for me.”

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At Washington College, Moore is one of three faculty supervisors for the 50-person Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) group, which has goals of building leaders in the locker room and project-ing positive student-athlete behavior on campus and in the community. Moore guides the SAMs through a variety of projects, including selecting and hosting educational speakers for the student-athletes in areas like drug and alcohol awareness, sexual harassment, and nu-trition. Moore serves as a conduit be-tween the student-athletes and the senior-level administrators at Washing-ton, and also writes the $500 NCAA-sponsored speaker compensation grants that help fund presentations.

One of the group’s ongoing projects is a national program called “Character Counts,” in which student-athlete men-tors divide into small groups and visit lo-cal elementary and middle schools. “The SAMs work with the teachers to go over the six pillars of character: trustworthi-ness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship,” says Moore. “Each week during the school year, the

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SAMs take one of those pillars and con-duct a 15- or 20-minute educational program. The kids love it and it’s a great form of community involvement.”

A constant theme the SAMs promote is “athletes supporting athletes.” It’s a message pushed within the group, and within each of their teams. “We’re a small school, so it really means some-thing if 40 men’s lacrosse players at-tend a volleyball game,” says Moore. “We also try to reinforce the message by hosting an athlete appreciation day where the SAMs grill hamburgers and hot dogs for the student-athletes and anyone else who stops by.”

Between helping plan events and at-tending about one meeting a month, Moore says working with the SAM group occupies about four hours a month. “It’s pretty easy because our SAMs are really proactive and self-suf-ficient,” he says. “It also helps that I’m one of three advisors, so we can divvy up the workload.”

Moore also points to the SAM Coun-cil—a five-person leadership corps within the group—as carrying a lot of organizational weight. “We emphasize

that it’s their program and that we’re just there to help them help themselves,” he says. “We meet with the council be-fore the montly SAM meetings, then at the meetings the council takes charge, leads us through the agenda, and opens it up for questions and ideas.”

Another project Moore recently undertook is the establishment of a monthly captains’ meeting with repre-sentatives from each team. After hearing about a similar idea at a conference last year, Moore pitched the concept to his athletic director and got the go-ahead. One idea that the captains are working on is establishing a “safe ride” program to curb drunk driving by Washington students. Still in the planning stages, it would call for team captains to oper-ate a taxi service from 11 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on the weekends, driving students home from local bars and parties.

“We’re trying to tap into as much leadership in the athletic department as we can,” says Moore, who is the sole advisor for the captains’ meetings. “It’s another voice coming from the athlet-ic department that we hope will enact positive change.”

Though certified athletic trainers are not routinely called on to advise stu-dent-athlete leadership groups, Moore says it is the very nature of his sports medicine position that makes him an ideal advisor. “I already have a good re-lationship with those athletes and they know I’m a neutral party,” he says. “An athlete might have some reservations about going to a coach or athletic di-rector with some types of questions, but they tend to be pretty candid when talking to me.

“I’m also in-tune enough with the in-ternal workings of the athletic depart-ment,” he continues, “that if they ask questions, I can usually give them an answer.”

Like Baker-Watson, Moore finds that getting involved with student-ath-letes outside the athletic training room gives him a fresh perspective and an enhanced appreciation for the athletes he treats. “I love working with student-athletes, and this is another avenue to do that,” he says. “Now, I not only see them when they’re hurt, I get to see them out doing some good in the com-munity, which I really enjoy.” ■

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Active Ankle Systems, Inc.Booth No. 1800

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Aircast LLCBooth No. 1101

The next degree in Aircast’s Ankle Support™ is the A60, a sleek stabilizer that can be placed on either side of the ankle to help guard against sprains and prevent roll-over. Manufactured from breathable material, the A60 ensures that the wearer stays comfortably cool and dry. Its lightweight, anatomic design easily fits in footwear without creating bulk, while the single strap securely

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AirArmor’s durability and lightweight (18 ounces) carbon-composite construction stays comfortably in place for any ath-lete—not just football offensive linemen. AirArmor has been shown to reduce knee injuries by 95 percent in NCAA football games. This brace is backed by a four-year unconditional warranty on the carbon-composite assembly.

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Bio Skin/Cropper MedicalBooth No. 924

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Brace International, Inc.Booth No. TBD

Brace International offers the MAX™, a major advancement in the design of shoulder girdle supports. The snug-fit-ting, lightweight material allows for comfort with movement while protecting the glenohumeral joint from subluxations and dislocations. Its strap design sys-tem offers many options for maximal stability where needed, allowing athletes to reach their required range of motion.

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DM Systems, Inc.Booth No. 818

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Cadlow Shoulder Stabilizer®, a multi-sport, dynamic shoulder-stabilizing brace, from DM Systems significantly reduces subluxations and dislocations, according to a recent survey. Ninety-three percent of the respondents con-firmed that when worn during athletic activity, Cadlow reduced the number of shoulder injuries. Cadlow’s unique patented pull system strengthens the shoulder to allow athletes to fully func-tion at their sport without the fear of shoulder pain or re-injury while maintain-ing a full range of motion. An improved design makes fitting Cadlow even easier, requiring less than 15 minutes to fit the patient, and its reduced cost makes Cadlow an affordable solution.

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The Elite Seat by Kneebourne Therapeutic is a portable knee-extension device designed for non-operative treatments of degenerative knee conditions. By evenly distributing force across the leg, the Elite Seat provides an effective way of achieving full-knee hyperextension and reducing pain in bent knees caused by any of the following conditions: acute ACL injury, inadequate post-operative rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction, total-knee arthoplasty, arthrofibrosis, deconditioned knee with a flexion con-tracture, or arthritis.

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McDavidBooth No. 2100

The 189 Ankle X from McDavid features multi-patented, hinged-cuff technology, that restricts excessive rotation (twist-ing) and inversion (turning) forces—the primary causes of both high- and low-ankle sprains. This brace’s ultrathane shell hugs the contour of the ankle for maximum fit and comfort. The shell is durable, yet flexible enough to not inhibit an athlete’s comfort and performance. The 189 Ankle X features an easy-fit strap, making it fast and convenient to secure the ankle.

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Medical Specialties, Inc.Booth No. 624

Med Spec’s ASO® ankle stabilizing orthosis is a patented ankle support that can be worn either preventively or during the treatment of an acute ankle sprain. The patented features include figure-eight stabilizing straps and an elastic cuff design that provides superior functionality and support. The ASO also features a felted seam, creating excel-lent durability and comfort. Finger pulls allow for quick adjustments and con-tinual support.

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Mueller Sports MedicineBooth No. 1132

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The new and redesigned MuellerHinge™ 2100 now fits either leg—right out of the package. Secondary compression wraps help hold the upper and lower cuffs in place, while an improved hinge adhesion of the cuffs adds durability. Designed to protect the knee from lateral blows in all positions, the MuellerHinge™ helps protect the medial collateral ligament and helps reduce the possibility of hyperextension injuries. The patented Triaxial Hinge literally tracks the knee motion and allows maximum mobility. One size fits either knee and it is avail-able in black.

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PRO Orthopedic’s PRO Universal Protective Elbow Wrap features a half-inch foam inner pad combined with a hard outer shell to provide maximum impact protection for the elbow. A small pocket on the inside of the wrap pro-vides correct positioning to keep it from migrating. An outer neoprene cover meets the safety requirements of most ruling organizations, eliminating the need for additional padding. The wraparound design also allows users to achieve a custom-fit by conforming to their elbows while discouraging migration. This wrap is ideal for hockey and football.

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Booth No. 1103

Mueller Sports MedicineBooth No. 1132

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Pro-Tec AthleticsBooth No. 800

Unparalleled in comfort and effective-ness, the Shin Splints Compression Wrap by Pro-Tec Athletics alleviates symptoms of medial and anterior shin splints. It includes a compression strip to provide targeted compression and help prevent tearing of the soft tissue away from the tibia. In addition, the Shin Splints Compression Wrap absorbs stress to the tibia and helps to stabilize the area. Its contoured design keeps pressure off the calf area in cases of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome.

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Swede-O, Inc.Booth No. 1600

Swede-O’s new Thermoskin Hinged Elbow helps prevent hyperextension of the elbow. Its criss-cross locking straps restrict the elbow’s range of motion as the medial and lateral hinges provide a hyperextension stop at 0 degrees. Thermoskin’s patented Trioxon lining is clinically proven to increase subcu-taneous skin temperature two to three degrees, creating the ideal level of heat therapy. Thermoskin also increases blood flow to damaged tissue to help accelerate the healing process and pro-vides a light compression to counteract tissue swelling.

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The new Swede-O X8 Ankle Brace is designed with two dual-purpose straps instead of the common four-strap design. The pre-positioned straps serve as both figure-eight straps and top-locking straps. The brace’s exclu-sive strap design allows easier appli-cation, ensures proper strap place-ment, and provides greater leverage for a more secure fit.

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Townsend DesignBooth No. 1533

Townsend Design’s RebelPro functional knee brace provides exceptional protec-tion and stabilization for injured athletes. Patented hinge and anti-migration tech-nology optimizes functional control and promotes user compliance. This tech-nology ensures that the brace will main-tain total contact with the leg through-out range of motion with guaranteed suspension. Lightweight, very durable,

and with a low profile, the RebelPro can be ordered custom, “customized,” or in prefabricated sizes. For ordering infor-mation, call toll-free or visit Townsend Design’s Web site.

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Townsend Design’s custom carbon-graphite Premier Ankle Brace provides one of the best protective devices for athletes (and patients) who have severe or chronic ankle instabilities. The low-profile design fits into nearly any athletic shoe, where joints can be set to allow limited side-to-side movement. Your players will perform at the top of their game with unyielding support and total confidence. For ordering information, call toll-free or visit Townsend Design’s Web site.

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Electrotherapy

Accelerated Care PlusBooth No. 827

The Omnisound 3000E is the next gen-eration of ACP’s Omnisound system. An important feature of the new Omnisound 3000E is its fast front-panel access to the patented Delta T mode. Delta T allows a therapist to select the desired temperature increase for the targeted tissue. The 3000E’s timer automatically adjusts to achieve the correct tempera-ture increase—it’s that simple. There are now over 35 publications supporting the Omnisound 3000 and its Delta T tech-nology.

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The Omnistim FX2 from Accelerated Care Plus uses PENS (Patterned Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation) to induce contractions in agonist/antago-nist muscles, which simulate the “live-firing” pattern of muscles during normal activity. Identified by electromyographic studies, PENS refers to the pattern of electrical firing in muscles and has been incorporated into the FX2’s protocols. Muscle contractions in the agonist/antagonist muscle groups provide affer-ent inputs that assist in retraining the CNS and spinal motor loops to promote normal muscle function.

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Townsend DesignBooth No. 1533

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BioMedical Life Systems, Inc.Booth No. 524

The QuadStar® II is a portable four-channel digital NMS, INF, and TENS device with three programmable bipha-sic waveforms (symmetric, sinusoidal, and asymmetrical) to deliver customized therapies. Nine pre-programmed fixed sequences are also offered, enabling the user to program 20 minutes each of INF, NMS, and TENS therapy. A graphic representation of the timing parameters assists the user to program the on/off ramps and on/off times. Additionally, a patient-lock system prevents the patient from changing any parameters. When the lock is turned off, a patient compli-ance meter is displayed.

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BioMedical Life Systems introduces its new generation of electrotherapy devic-es: the four-channel QuadStar® Elite, which features up to eight electrodes and offers TENS and NMS therapy and high-volt and interferential stimulation. This unit includes nine pre-programmed protocols and four waveforms (symmet-rical and asymmetrical biphasic-square waves, sine wave, and monophasic high-volt, twin peak) from which users can select, or they can sequence two or more modalities for a complete treat-ment. The device comes ready to use, with a patient-lock compliance system, timer, and all accessories. It runs by a rechargeable battery pack (included) or a wall adapter.

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Education

Lippincott Williams & WilkinsBooth No. 1812

A subsidiary of Wolters Kluwer NV, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins is a lead-ing international publisher of profes-sional health information. LWW pro-vides essential information for athletic trainers, health and fitness profes-sionals, and students in printed and electronic formats, including textbooks, journals, CD-ROMs, and via Intranets and the Internet. Visit LWW at the NATA Convention at booth 1812 or go online www.lww.com to see the company’s athletic training, sports medicine, and health and fitness products.

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NSCABooth No. 919

Speed, agility, and quickness are essential components in athletic competition. NSCA’s Speed, Agility & Quickness video is designed for strength and conditioning coaches, performance coaches, and athletes looking for a training edge on the competition. This video shows how to increase velocity, change direction with efficiency, and react in a split-second. The video contains information on the correct starting technique for the 40-yard dash, plyometric techniques, over-speed drills, ladder drills, reactive drills, and more.

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Football demands explosive strength, power, and quickness. NSCA’s Training For Football video presents a detailed sequence of exercises and drills for teaching the Clean, Jerk, and Snatch exercises. The video features step-wise progressions that offer coaches the capacity to train athletes of vari-ous abilities. Key points for ensuring the proper execution of exercises are demonstrated, allowing coaches to confidently incorporate these explosive exercises into their training programs.

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NSCA Certification CommissionBooth No. 919

Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning, Second Edition textbook is a must for any professional library and is an invaluable resource for those need-ing additional preparation in exercise science-related content and concepts. This edition includes 658 pages within 26 chapters and more than 300 full-color photographs, designed to provide a clear, visual depiction of proper testing protocols, flexibility, and plyometric- and resistance-training exercise techniques. Each chapter is accompanied by a glos-sary of terms, questions, and references. ($63 for NSCA members; $70 for non-members.)

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Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning Multimedia Symposium CDs provide a unique opportunity for strength and conditioning profession-als to experience live lectures and to prepare for the CSCS® exam from the convenience of their desktop. Each of

NSCA Certification CommissionBooth No. 919

NSCABooth No. 919

Lippincott Williams & WilkinsBooth No. 1812

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the 17 CDs includes an interactive video and slide presentation, a printable pre-sentation outline that includes tables, figures, and photos, and an interactive set of self-assessment questions writ-ten in the same style as actual exam questions. ($134.95 for NSCA members; $199.95 for non-members.)

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OPTPBooth No. 920

OPTP offers the IAOM Diagnosis-Specific Management DVD Series, which emphasizes accurate, evidence-based clinical diagnoses as the basis of effective treatment. Each DVD in the 12-title series focuses on a specific joint system and contains detailed information and techniques associated with surface anatomy, basic functional examination, soft-tissue treatments, and manual therapy interventions. The DVD menu organization allows for easy navigation in the clinic, academic set-ting, or home.

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Heat Stress

AvaCore TechnologiesBooth No. 1940

AvaCore Technologies offers the core-cooling device CoreControl™. As heat stress causes an athete’s core body temperature to rise, strength, endur-ance, and cognitive functions deteriorate rapidly. CoreControl is a non-invasive, painless method for accelerating the body’s natural-cooling capacity (200-percent faster than skin-cooling meth-ods). Use of the device cools the core of the body significantly during exercise, and speeds up cool-down and recovery after workouts. CoreControl reduces the risk of heat-related injuries.

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HQ, Inc.Booth No. 740

Early intervention to rapidly and accu-rately assess core body temperature on the field is necessary in the proper prevention, evaluation, treatment, and management of exertional heat stroke. Research indicates that external meth-ods of monitoring core temperature have not been proven valid under conditions of intense exercise. The CorTemp™ sys-

tem—featuring the CorTemp ingestible temperature pill and data monitor—pro-vides an easy, affordable approach in assessing elevated core temperature on the field and the effectiveness of cooling methods on the sidelines. CorTemp is FDA-cleared and used by professional and collegiate teams nationwide.

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Sports medical professionals can now wirelessly monitor core body tem-peratures live from the sidelines during practices or games. The CorTemp™ PDA radio frequency-monitoring system from HQ, Inc. receives data transmit-ted via RF from multiple CorTemp data recorders worn by an athlete or hand-held by medical staff on the field. The CorTrack™ PDA software features built-in high-temperature alarms, trending, and data for each athlete, allowing medi-cal staff to focus on the critical decision-making process of assessing elevated core temperature on the field and the effectiveness of cooling methods on the sidelines. This system is used by profes-sional and collegiate teams.

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Morning PrideBooth No. 2015

Morning Pride’s unique Kore Kooler Rehab Chair is an efficient solution to heat-stress issues. The Kore Kooler allows athletic trainers to affordably, por-tably, and effectively address the health and safety of their athletes. Designed to allow athletes to immerse their hands and forearms in ambient water—through the use of limb-immersion technology—Kore Kooler is scientifically proven to be one of the most effective rehab proto-cols to lower core body temperature.

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WissTech EnterprisesBooth No. 2135

WissTech Enterprises is the manufac-turer of the patented Hydration Station brand of portable drinking fountains. WissTech offers a complete line of drinking fountains to meet the needs of athletics professionals nationwide. WissTech was founded in 1998 by a practicing certified athletic trainer who understood the challenges involved in keeping athletes hydrated. Visit the company’s Web site for pictures and descriptions of the complete Hydration Station line of products.

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WissTech EnterprisesBooth No. 2135

Morning PrideBooth No. 2015

AvaCore TechnologiesBooth No. 1940

OPTPBooth No.

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HQ, Inc.Booth No. 740


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Hot & Cold

Therapy

Cramer Products, Inc.Booth No. 1506

Cold therapy is one of the best ways to combat pain and swelling due to over-exertion and heavy stress on muscles and joints. The Cramer Cold Shoulder Wrap provides complete cold therapy coverage to the shoulder, rotator cuff, upper arm, and elbow for athletes who place a heavy workload on those areas. The Cold Shoulder Wrap is designed to be portable with one size fitting most athletes. It serves as a proven right- and left-sided solution to icing athletes in an easy-to-use package. The sealed ice cells prevent leaking and the anti-micro-bial finish helps to prevent odors.

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Game ReadyBooth No. 1725

Want to help your athletes come back faster from soft tissue injuries and ortho-pedic surgeries? The portable Game Ready Accelerated Recovery System features active intermittent compression, controllable cryotherapy, and revolutionary dual-action wraps that are ergonomically engineered for almost every body part—all designed to accelerate the body’s natural healing processes. “I’ve seen a two-fold increase in recovery rates. Guys are back in half the time.”—Stan Conte, PT, ATC, San Francisco Giants

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Chosen by world-champion professional teams and top universities and high schools, the Game Ready Accelerated Recovery System simultaneously pro-vides intermittent compression and con-trollable cryotherapy to help accelerate healing after acute or chronic injuries or following orthopedic surgery. Leading athletic trainers recommend Game Ready: “I’ve used Game Ready consis-tently with fabulous results. Every ath-letic trainer should have it in their train-ing room.” Jasen Powell, Head Athletic Trainer, Los Angeles Clippers

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Experience the benefits of a direct, active ice massage with Pro-Tec Athletics’ Ice-Up portable ice massager. Ice-Up provides quick deep-tissue relief

for ligament, tendon, and muscular inju-ries. It stays frozen up to 10 hours within its portable leak-proof carrying cooler, allowing for immediate post-activity ice massages anywhere. Treatments take only five to seven minutes—as opposed to 15 to 20 minutes with passive ice packs—for a speedy recovery.

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Whitehall Mfg., Inc.Booth No. 901

Whitehall Manufacturing offers a com-plete line of moist heat-therapy treat-ment products that are convenient and easy to use. Each heating unit is fabri-cated from heavy-gauge stainless steel and polished to a satin finish. Standard features include a snap-off thermal pro-tector that prevents overheating and a rounded bottom that minimizes bacteria build-up. The heating units are available in various sizes and colors.

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The ThermaSplint™ from Whitehall Manufacturing features dual voltage, an illuminated on/off switch, and quick heat-up time. The unit operates on a solar-powered digital thermometer that allows the temperature to be adjusted with digital readouts for dif-ferent splinting thermoplastics. The ThermaSplint is constructed from heavy-gauge stainless steel.

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Injury Treatment

Anodyne TherapyBooth No. 505

The Anodyne Therapy System is an infrared photo-energy therapy that rapidly increases local microcirculation up to 3,200 percent in just 30 minutes, facilitating faster recoveries by increas-ing a patient’s range of motion and reducing swelling and complication rates after surgery (such as scarring, adhesions, and infections). Eleven studies published in peer-reviewed journals have discussed the positive effects of Anodyne. Additionally, more than 10,000 physicians have prescribed Anodyne, and over 4,500 clinical sites and more than 20 professional and university teams—and even the U.S. Navy—currently use the Anodyne Therapy System.

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Anodyne TherapyBooth No. 505

Whitehall Mfg., Inc.Booth No. 901


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Ari-Med PharmaceuticalsBooth No. 900

Depend on Flexall 454® topi-cal pain relieving gels from Ari-Med Pharmaceuticals for clinical and athletic training room settings. Flexall gels are used by leading athletic trainers to treat the world’s top athletes. Enhance ultra-sound, cryotherapy, TENS, and massage therapy. Flexall gels feature unique vita-min E-enriched aloe vera gel formulas with menthol as the active ingredient. They absorb quickly and are greaseless, non-staining, and gentle on the skin. Professional sizes are available.

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Since 1980, Bushwalker Bags have been handcrafted in America to exact-ing standards for quality and durability. Discover the company’s line of medical bags, belt packs, crutch bags, field kits, equipment bags, luggage, and specialty bags that are the best in the industry. They come with a lifetime warranty on workmanship. The bags are available in six standard colors, and custom embroi-dery is also available. Bushwalker Bags set the standard.

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Biofreeze®/Performance HealthBooth No. 808

The Biofreeze® family of pain-reliev-ing products includes a soothing gel, a convenient roll-on, and the new natural Cryospray™. Biofreeze® effec-tively relieves pain from athletic inju-ries, strains, sprains, and stiff joints. Biofreeze® gel is available in 16-oz., 32-oz., and one-gallon professional pump bottles; 16-oz. spray bottles; and grav-ity dispenser boxes with 100 five-gram doses. The 4-oz. gel tubes, 4-oz. spray bottles, and 3-oz. roll-ons are designed for patient self-care at home. Biofreeze® is endorsed by U.S.A. Judo.

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BSN-Jobst, Inc.Booth No. 1733

Lightplast Pro by BSN-Jobst is a light-weight stretch tape that’s ideal for all-purpose taping and strapping of ankles, wrists, and fingers. It is easy to tear and unwinds consistently for smoother, faster wrapping. It even holds securely in the presence of moisture. This tape is available in black or white.

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Leukotape P by BSN-Jobst is a high-tensile strength, rigid tape that’s specifi-cally designed for patellofemoral taping to correct patellar position. It is also excellent for managing chronic shoulder problems, realigning shoulder-related structures, and taping and retraining muscles. Its aggressive zinc oxide adhe-sive gives it a secure, reliable hold.

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Cramer Co-Stretch Non-Adhesive Stretch Tape is an innovative choice that beats traditional stretching and self-adhering tapes. It has excellent tensile strength, tears clean, and features a “no-slip” grip, making it clearly superior to other tapes. It’s excellent for use as an anchor for tape applications or com-pression bandages. It contours easily to the body, allowing you to effortlessly wrap any appendage.

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DynatronicsBooth No. 1720

Capable of delivering three independent light therapy treatments simultaneously (one light probe and two pads), the new Dynatron X3™ is one of the most powerful light therapy devices avail-able. Users can choose between four light probes that provide combinations of infrared, laser, and blue light while the device delivers two unattended treatments with the powerful 8” x 10” Dynatron XP™ Light Pad. With 16,000 mW of power, the Dynatron X3 provides up to three individual treatments at the same time.

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The Dynatron XP™ Light Pad is big, fast, flexible, and unattended. Covering an 8” x 10” area, the Dynatron XP is 100 times larger than competitive light probes, making the treating of large areas of the body fast and easy. With 7,500 mW of power, the entire lower back can be treated in less than 10 minutes. The XP is compatible with all six Solaris devices as well as the new DX2™ Combination Light Therapy/Traction System.

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Biofreeze®/Performance Health

Booth No. 808

Ari-Med PharmaceuticalsBooth No. 900

DynatronicsBooth No. 1720

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Hartwell MedicalBooth No. 1932

Hartwell Medical is a well-known manu-facturer of a complete family of innova-tive emergency medical response prod-ucts, such as the No.1 selling vacuum splint, the EVAC-U-SPLINT®. Fast, effective, and easy to clean, the EVAC-U-SPLINT system is a complete multi-purpose, multi-use vacuum immobiliza-tion kit that provides secure immobiliza-tion without circumferential pressure, which eliminates the potential for tissue, vessel, and nerve damage. Even dif-ficult fractures and dislocations can be stabilized easily and quickly with a level of comfort that is unmatched by any other splinting technology. Durable and versatile, the EVAC-U-SPLINT system provides state-of-the-art immobilization to meet all your needs.

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IOMED, Inc.Booth No. 1620

The Companion 80 is IOMED’s ionto-phoresis electrode with a self-contained battery. The Companion 80 delivers an 80 mA-per-minute treatment over 24 hours, compensating for patients with higher skin resistance. Its reserve bat-tery capacity and cut-off switch ensures that patients will receive their treatment before it turns off. Companion 80’s high-tech design conforms well to treatment areas, fits comfortably beneath clothing and its hypoallergenic adhesive adheres well even in the shower.

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TransQFLEX is IOMED’s iontophoresis electrode, specifically designed to treat highly contoured areas of the body, such as hands and ankles. Because the TransQFLEX has a unique clover leaf-shape and features an ultra-thin conductive material, this electrode conforms extremely well to those highly contoured areas, making it optimal for drug delivery.

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Kelly KineticsBooth No. 701

Kelly Kinetics offers the Pivot Plate, which uses the patented Variable Offset Pivot System. To increase or decrease neuromuscular demand, the fulcrum can

be placed at varying arm lengths. To tar-get select musculature for strengthening, the fulcrum can be selectively placed in the best biomechanical position. Unlike traditional balance boards, Pivot Plate users are affixed to the platform, allow-ing them to vary their center of gravity for a range of resistance levels.

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Medical OutfittersBooth No. 1721

With over 18 years of experience in the physical therapy and rehabilitation mar-kets, Medical Outfitters is also known as being a full-line sports medicine supply and equipment provider. While being both a distributor and manufacturer, the company can take care of your needs, from concept to finished product. Add in its exceptional customer service and Medical Outfitters offers some of the best deals in the industry.

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Medi-DyneBooth No. 1934

Medi-Dyne’s Skin-On-Skin® now mea-sures 1-1/2” x 2” and combines water and vitamin E to provide superior cush-ioning and friction reduction. This unique combination soothes and protects blisters and minor dermal abrasions while hydrating and softening your skin for optimal pain reduction and healing. Skin-On-Skin’s new measurement pro-vides users with an additional size to accommodate when injuries need more than a one-inch square but less than a three-inch circle.

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NExTT Solutions, LLCBooth No. 525

NExTT Injury Management© has been servicing athletic training rooms for more than 24 years, incorporating meth-ods and styles from a variety of staffs. This first-hand working knowledge is the foundation of the program and what sets NExTT Solutions apart from the competition. With quick filter views, a single-page treatment log and an inter-active episode history calendar, this software operates just like a real day in the training room.

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Medical Outfitters

Booth No. 1721

Kelly Kinetics

Booth No. 701

IOMED, Inc.Booth No. 1620

Hartwell Medical

Booth No. 1932

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OakworksBooth No. 1024

Oakworks® introduces the PowerLine™ Treatment Table–the power of strength at a very competitive price. Lacquered, 100-percent solid hardwood construc-tion eliminates swelling and flaking in humid and wet environments, and does not utilize the delaminating of press-board, which is used by other manufac-turers. Simple assembly is guaranteed because legs can be detached—perfect for the training room. This treatment table is weight-rated for 500 pounds and its options include a high-capac-ity shelf, QuickLock™ Face Rest, and paper towel-holder.

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The P3 Patient Positioning Platform by Oakworks® offers superior comfort as you properly position patients of any size. Oakworks’ advanced lower-pro-file design reduces excessive cervical extension/flexion while the resilient platform provides the optimal sup-port needed for both prone and supine positioning. Large vent areas allow the patient to breathe easily in the prone position, and the removable pads are easy to clean and less costly to replace. Visit Oakworks’ Web site for more information.

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OPTPBooth No. 920

The new UE Ranger from OPTP is a custom-designed rehabilitation instru-ment specifically for patients recovering from neuromotor or musculoskeletal injuries with involvement of the upper extremities (i.e., shoulder girdle, elbow, and wrist). The UE Ranger offers the capacity to begin the re-establishment of healthy movement at a passive level, and progress incrementally within a patient’s own capabilities. For more information, call OPTP toll-free or visit the company online.

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Presagia Corp.Booth No. 1822

Presagia Sports™, formerly InjuryZone™, is the industry’s premier athlete health-management solution to incorporate a comprehensive athlete

EMR, administrative functions, and advanced data mining for trends-analy-sis. With real-time Web-based online and offline access, all medical personnel and performance staff involved in the care of an athlete can easily enter, man-age, analyze, and share important health and fitness data across their organiza-tions to ensure the competitive status of all their athletes.

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Prossage Heat™/Performance Health

Booth No. 808Prossage™ Heat is a uniquely-blended, area-specific, non-slip, controllable-glide warming ointment that’s 100-percent natural. It’s formulated specifically for deep-tissue work, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy. Prossage Heat makes it easier to “hook” the deep fascia, allowing you to work faster and more efficiently, with less pain for the athlete. Heating the tissues with Prossage Heat reduces spasms in muscles, ligaments, and joint capsules. Prossage Heat is available in three-, eight-, and 16-ounce bottles.

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PROTEAM by HausmannBooth No. 1911

PROTEAM by Hausmann is pleased to announce its new model, the A9098 Back Saver Crank Hydraulic Hi-Lo Taping Table. The taping table has a durable crank hydraulic system that allows for easy adjustment of table height from 32 to 42 inches high. Your back will thank you. Comprised of durable construction in natural oak lami-nate with a choice of 12 PROTEAM vinyl colors, this table also features spacious storage for supplies and a heavy-duty, 500-pound weight capacity. PROTEAM also offers a wide selection of modular taping stations, treatment tables, cabi-nets, and lockers.

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OPTPBooth No.

920

OakworksBooth No. 1024

Prossage Heat™/Performance

HealthBooth No. 808

PROTEAM by Hausmann

Booth No. 1911

Presagia Corp.

Booth No. 1822


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PROTEAM by Hausmann offers a variety of taping and treatment tables designed to enhance the functional capacity and appearance of training rooms, including the new 4718 Electric Hi-Lo Split Leg Treatment Table. Each padded leg rest adjusts up to 45 degrees, with positive locking positions for added safety. This durable, heavy-duty, 500-pound weight capacity table also features a sliding door, spacious storage, and an optional air-spring activated backrest (#69 as shown). It is available in natural oak laminate and a choice of 12 PROTEAM vinyl colors.

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SAM Medical ProductsBooth No. 819

SAM® Splint, among the most univer-sal splints on the planet, is now avail-able as the SAM Splint XL, designed to offer greater support for regular-sized limbs and to be more comfortable for larger individuals. This new version of the SAM Splint is now 5-1/2 inches wide. From a minor thumb or ankle sprain, to a compound femoral fracture, there is a SAM Splint for any and all of your splinting needs.

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Treat hot spots and blisters with the advanced gliding action of Blist-O-Ban® with BursaTek® Patented Technology from SAM Medical. Relief from problems associated with shear and friction is criti-cal in any sport, and the gliding principle is the answer. Give your athletes an edge using technology based on the bursa, the body’s natural defense against friction. Blist-O-Ban is ultra-thin and can be used for treatment or prevention.

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SwimExBooth No. 1025

SwimEx, the manufacturer of choice for over 100 professional and colle-giate sports teams nationwide, makes the only pool on the market today that combines a patented paddlewheel water-propulsion system, molded fiber-glass composite construction, multiple water depths, and built-in workstations

to provide both a superior functional aquatic therapy session and reliable performance over time. Visit the com-pany’s Web site to learn more about all of its products, including its new motorized integrated treadmill—the industry’s most challenging water con-ditioning workout.

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Thought TechnologyBooth No. 708

For more than 30 years, Thought Technology has been a world leader in manufacturing biofeedback equipment that is highly-sensitive and portable to better meet physical therapists’ needs. The new MyoTrac Infiniti and MyoTrac Infiniti Clinical integrate both surface electromyography biofeedback and electrical stimulation with easy-to-use display settings that give rapid control over treatment parameters. The office-friendly MyoTrac Infiniti Clinical system also offers a USB connection, BioGraph Infiniti software, and a specialized Rehabilitation Suite that allows record-ing and replaying of patient sessions on a PC and the ability to download saved data from a compact flash.

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Williams Technology International

Booth No. 2001Williams Technology International is an Atlanta-based biotechnology company that is committed to the development of innovative products that dramati-cally improve patients’ lives while fill-ing unmet needs in the marketplace. Zoraflexx is the first product borne out of this new approach—proven results in the following areas: Grade 1 and 2 ankle, knee, and elbow injuries; all ten-donitis cases (especially patella tendon-itis); and bursitis. Visit the company’s NATA booth to learn more about how Zoraflexx can help you maximize results by decreasing recovery time.

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Williams Technology InternationalBooth No. 2001

Thought TechnologyBooth No. 708

SwimExBooth No. 1025

SAM Medical Products

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Nutrition

The Gatorade Co.Booth No. 1307

After years of extensive research, sci-entists at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute have developed Gatorade Endurance Formula for athletes’ longer, more intense workouts and competitions. Gatorade Endurance Formula is a specialized sports drink with a five-electrolyte blend contain-ing nearly twice the sodium (200mg) and three times the potassium (90mg) of Gatorade Thirst Quencher to more fully replace what athletes lose in sweat when fluid and electrolyte losses become substantial.

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Gatorade Nutrition Shake is a balanced nutritional supplement that’s ideal for use as a high-energy meal replacement, or a pre-event or between-meal snack. Gatorade Nutrition Shake contains vita-min C, calcium, and iron, so it’s great for athletes who want to perform at their best and need to supplement their diet with a convenient, balanced, and nutritious product. Gatorade Nutrition Shake is available in two flavors: choc-olate and vanilla.

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Protective Apparel


The BodyGuard compression shorts by Antibody prevent and accommodate lower-body injuries to the groin, ham-string, quadriceps, hip flexors, and hip pointers. Because of their inner surface and custom design, they attach to the wearer and transfer their stored elastic energy to the muscles, creating torque and assisting with muscle flexion and extension. The shorts also provide con-stant compression, strain distribution, impact absorption, heat circulation, and absorption of fatigue-inducing muscle vibrations caused by repetitive use.

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McDavid’s patented HexPad™ Protective Wear provides another layer of protection for today’s ath-letes. HexPads are small, hexagonal-shaped pads that are permanently bonded to compression wear—such as shirts, shorts, and other protective equipment. These pads are designed to conform, flex, and stretch with the contours of the body, providing maximum coverage and protection. They are breathable and extremely lightweight, allowing for maximum comfort and performance. All HexPad Protective Wear features McDavid’s HdC™ moisture-management system, which is also permanently bonded to the fabric’s molecular structure.

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Stromgren SupportsBooth No. 721

Stromgren’s Basketball Girdle is a compression short with FlexPad™ protective pads for the hip, tailbone, and thigh areas. FlexPad protective pads are lightweight, closed-cell, EVA impact-absorbing foam pads that are laundered into the fabric, provid-ing a unique combination of protec-tion and performance. Also known as the “Bangin’ Machine”, this girdle is designed to help reduce injuries from aggressive play by absorbing impact, while also providing maximum com-pression and moisture management.

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Stromgren’s Protective Football Compression Short features a football girdle that provides maximum compres-sion and moisture management, com-bined with the revolutionary FlexPad™. FlexPad protective pads are lightweight, closed-cell, EVA impact-absorbing foam pads that are laundered into the fab-ric, providing a unique combination of protection and performance. The mois-ture-wicking compression of this fabric enables greater muscle stability, allowing an athlete to compete at the maximum level for a longer period of time.

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Strength & Fitness

Ball Dynamics International, LLCBooth No. 2020

Ball Dynamics International offers the FitBALL Pressure Points Program, a self-administered accupressure routine that uses Pressure Points Balls to acti-vate 20 of the most important points of accupressure and increase blood flow to the surrounding muscle groups to enhance flexibility and lessen the chance of injury. This program warms up muscles more safely and more effi-ciently than many conventional warm-up routines. The FitBALL Pressure Points package includes two Pressure Points balls, an instructional DVD, and a reference poster.

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Fitter International, Inc.Booth No. 1632

Fitterfirst’s Xco Trainer is a new prod-uct that builds and tones muscles while strengthening surrounding con-nective tissue and stabilizing joints. The Xco Trainer’s innovative design allows for 3-D freedom of movement, so that users can train anywhere in an unlimited variety of positions. Delayed impact at the end of each motion—caused by a granulate mass shifting inside the tube—produces muscle overload for maximum results. The Xco Trainer is available in 1-, 1.3-, 2-, and 2.6-pound sizes, and discounts are available on team sets.

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Hammer StrengthBooth No. 1736

One of Hammer Strength’s most popu-lar pieces of equipment, the Jammer, is part of the innovative Ground Base product line. The highly-versatile machine is ideal for athletes to train explosive movements. To maximize ath-letic performance, users train with their feet on the ground, to promote total-body stabilization and better balance that will transfer to movements on the playing field. In the standing position, the athlete’s body is able to respond naturally to the exercise exertion and gravity, spurring strengthening of cor-responding muscle groups and enhanc-ing coordination.

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Impulse Training SystemsBooth No. 1532

Impulse Training Systems believes the key to increasing performance is neuro-logical. This training methodology can be seen in high-performance athlet-ics and rehabilitation, and everything in between. Inertial exercise trainers focus on this critical aspect of training motion. The training is gravity-free and accommodates any level of ability (from stroke patients to Olympic-level ath-letes). Impulse Training Systems offers a wide variety of exercises and programs, building improvement in training disci-plines used by champion athletes.

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Keiser Corp.Booth No. 1715

Keiser’s Power Rack 3110 allows for a wide spectrum of training exercises that enhance an athlete’s power and stability. Athletes who have trained on the Power Rack 3110 have seen overall strength gains, better speed, more control, and explosive power. The Power Rack works by incorporating pneumatic strength columns, which can be attached to the bar—with Keiser’s patented air technol-ogy—either by itself or in combination with free weights.

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Used by countless physical therapists, the Functional Trainer from Keiser Corporation has been a trusted addition to rehabilitation facilities worldwide. This multi-functional machine incorpo-rates two adjustable arms to accommo-date high/low training positions, includ-ing hundreds of different rehab appli-cations. The Functional Trainer is one of the most basic and versatile cable machines ever to hit the market, giving you the ability to train at any speed and without any impact.

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Kelly Kinetics’ SoloMax Self-Massage Tool provides the user with three dif-ferent options for easily massaging those hard-to-reach spots on his or her body. The user can choose from three snap-in attachments: the rolling wheel attachment, the traditional deep-tissue accupressure knob, or the three-finger scratcher attachment. The SoloMax is


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designed with a quick-release tab so the unit can break down easily for con-venient transport.

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Magister Corp.Booth No. 1740

Virtually identical to latex bands, REP Bands® resistive exercise bands from Magister Corp. offer greater elastic response, higher resiliency, and faster recovery. The patented REP Bands are the only resistive exercise bands manufactured exclusively in the United States.

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The new Airex® Piloga Mat from Magister is developed specifically for the Pilates market with input from sev-eral Pilates professionals. The Piloga mat is longer—75 inches—than most mats and is made from a denser foam than other Airex mats. The increased density of the Piloga Mat prevents the hyperextension of the wrist while provid-ing cushioning to the small bones of the hands and feet.

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Medi-Dyne’s new CoreStretch is designed to elongate the back, stretch-ing the muscles, tendons, and liga-ments—not only those in the back but also those in your legs (including ham-strings and shins) that work in conjunc-tion with the lumbar region. Traditional and conventional back-stretching meth-ods are either too difficult to use or force the back to curve instead of elongate. CoreStretch is light and collapsible, making it easy to transport.

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Perform BetterBooth No. 909

The Perform Better Sled of Champions is the only resistance sled that allows for both pushing and pulling exercises from multiple positions. The unique sled handles allow the user to go high or low, vertical or horizontal, and angle inside or outside. The flexible hand positioning allows for a wide variety of training variations. The unit is designed so all you have to add is your Olympic Plates to achieve desired resistance. The Sled of Champions in the 2006

Perform Better catalog. Call Perform Better toll-free for your copy or check its Web site.

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When it comes to Plyoboxes, how safe is safe? Perform Better answers the question by offering the SPS Plyo-Safe Plyobox Set. The padded exterior of the three-box set eliminates fear of injury from missed jumps. Add to this the steel reinforced oak wood construction details for extraordinary stability. The set includes 10-, 16-, and 22-inch boxes, (one each), which can fit together to produce heights of 12, 18, 24, 28, 34, 40, and 50 inches for training variety. See the SPS Plyo-Safe Plyobox Set in the 2006 Perform Better catalog.

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Power Systems, Inc.Booth No. 1709

For more than 20 years, Power Systems has been setting a standard by being a one-stop resource for innovative and effective sports-performance and reha-bilitation products and creative educa-tional programs. Its catalogs and Web site offer quality products for agility, core strength, strength training, plyo-metrics, and balance. Its experienced staff are professionals from the sports, fitness, and rehabilitation fields. Their backgrounds include Master’s degrees in exercise physiology, exercise sci-ence, recreation, kinesiology, and sports medicine, as well as Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists and certi-fied personal trainers. Power Systems is recognized for its complete selection, competitive pricing, and 100-percent customer satisfaction.

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PrePak ProductsBooth No. 1033

PrePak’s Web-Slide Exercise Rail System is for those who use exercise equipment such as tubing, bands and pulleys—devices that provide resis-tance, stretching, and range-of-motion. The rail system includes everything needed to quickly and effectively train and monitor those in need of rehab and fitness programs: fixtures, exercise devices, and instructional materials. The Deluxe Assortment offers three addition-al posters, an ExerBand Fitness Bar and EzChange Handles on all tubes.

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Booth No. 909


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SPRIBooth No. 2123

SPRI’s Flexor™ is designed to enhance balance and work the core and lower body, while providing multi-directional variable resistance. As two separate units, they help the user function in a true-to-life environment by allowing the hips and knees to function in their natural patterns. Change the distance between units for a variation of functional move-ments. The Flexor is sold in pairs.

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The 28-inch Contour-Weights® by SPRI are soft, flexible, weighted, neoprene-covered barbell-style tubes that wrap comfortably around the body. Secure them around the waist, arms, and legs or drape them around the neck to per-form any muscle-conditioning exercise desired. These weights are available in 6, 9, 12, 15, 20, 25, and 30 pounds. The six-inch Mini Contour-Weights® are a smaller version of the original that con-form to your hands with an elastic strap

that helps secure the weight comfortably and prevent hand fatigue. Available in one to five pounds.

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efi Sports Medicine/Total GymBooth No. 1832

efi Sports Medicine’s electric PowerTower™ no longer requires a cli-ent to get on and off the unit as it deliv-ers level changes at the touch of a but-ton. The PowerTower features a ground-breaking dynamic pulley system that adjusts to girth and height, allowing for optimum force angles specific to each exercise. Other features include a wide base, a telescoping squat stand with three adjustable heights, built-in pull-up bars, and a fold-away foot-holder for hamstring and abdominal work. This unit accepts all of efi’s Total Gym Pilates accessories and comes with an exercise manual categorized by muscle group and the Pilates repertoire.

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Company Booth Company Booth Company Booth3-Point Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7031100 Butterworth Court, Stevensville, MD 21666410-604-6393 • www.3pointproducts.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Trainer’s Room

AB O Lean, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523

Accelerated Care Plus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 827The company offers electrotherapy equipment.9855 Double R Blvd., #100, Reno, NV 89511800-350-1100 • www.acplus.comCategories: ElectrotherapySee ad on page 80 Find product info on page 69

Active Ankle Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1800Foot/ankle protective/preventative products.233 Quartermaster Ct., Jeffersonville, IN 47310800-800-2896 • www.activeankle.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 38 Find product info on page 66

Adams USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1936PO Box 489, Cookeville, TN 38502800-251-6857 • www.adamsusa.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

ADDA Tech Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20343542 de la Concorde Blvd. Est., Ste. 106, Laval, PQ Canada H7E 4W1888-661-2860 • www.clinicmaster.caCategories: Software

ADVANCE Newsmagazines . . . . . . . . . . . . 21142900 Horizon Dr., King of Prussia, PA 19406610-278-1400 • www.advanceweb.comCategories: Educational Materials

Aegis Sciences Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . 1333345 Hill Ave., Nashville, TN 37210615-255-2400 • www.aegislabs.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Aircast LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1101Manufacturer of ankle and wrist braces and cryo-compression devices.92 River Rd., Summit, NJ 07901800-526-8785 • www.aircast.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Trainer’s RoomSee ads on pgs. 22,27 Find product info on page 66

Al Rice & Associates, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17163307 Industrial Pkwy., Jeffersonville, IN 47130800-456-1142 • www.alrice.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Alert Services, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1032PO Box 1088, San Marcos, TX 78667830-372-3333 • www.alertservices.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

AlignMed, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20352909 Tech Center Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92705800-916-ALIGN • www.alignmed.comCategories: Braces & Supports

Ambra LeRoy Medical Products . . . . . . . . 14264335 - C Taggart Creek Rd., Charlotte, NC 28208866-203-4760 • www.ambraleroy.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Trainer’s Room

American Optometric Association Sports Vision Assn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1938243 N. Lindbergh Blvd., 1st Fl.St. Louis, MO 63141800-365-2219 • www.aoa.orgCategories: Educational Materials

American Red Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21038111 Gatehouse Rd., Falls Church, VA 22042800-667-2968 • www.redcross.orgCategories: Educational Materials

Amerisport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9182695 N. Larkin, Fresno, CA 93727800-766-7878 • www.amerisport.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

Amrex Electrotherapy Equipment . . . . . . . 1622641 E. Walnut St., Carson, CA 90746800-221-9069 • www.amrex-zetron.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Rehab Equipment

Andover Coated Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . 17009 Fanaras Dr., Salisbury, MA 01952800-432-6686 • www.andovercoated.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Trainer’s Room

Anodyne Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505A trusted name in light therapy.9737 High Dr., Leawood, KS 66206877-832-8527 • www.anodynetherapy.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Rehab EquipmentSee ad on page 61 Find product info on page 72

Antibody, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1824Customized compression shorts and shoulder braces.P.O. Box 369, Cheltenham, MD 20623301-782-3700 • www.antibody.comCategories: Braces & SupportsSee ad on page 110 Find product info on pages 66,77

Aquatic Fitness Products / Burdenko Water Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 715P.O. Box 1246, Fargo, ND 58107877-757-2802 • www.burdenkoww.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Aquatics by Sprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905P.O. Box 3840, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3840800-235-2156 • www.sprintaquatics.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Educational Materials, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Ari-Med /Diversa Products Group . . . . . . . 900Ari-Med offers the Flexall brand of pain-relieving gels.1615 University Dr., Ste. 135, Tempe, AZ 85281800-527-4923 • www.ari-med.com; www.bush-walkerbags.comCategories: Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 94 Find product info on page 73

Armor Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 934Armor Sports manufactures the AirArmor Knee and Leg Protection System and lateral knee braces for injury prevention.2030 N. Forbes Blvd, # 106 , Tucson, AZ 85745520-623-9800 • www.armorsports.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Braces & Supports, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 86 Find product info on page 66

Arrowhead Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1018220 Andover St., P.O. Box 4264Andover, MA 01810800-225-1516 • Fax: 978-475-8603Categories: Trainer’s Room

ArthroCare ENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614680 Vaqueros Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94085800-348-929 • www.arthrocare.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Asics America Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . 183916275 Laguna Canyon Rd., Irvine, CA 92618949-453-8888 • www.asics.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

AvaCore Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1940AvaCore provides cooling equipment for preven-tion and recovery from heat stress.333 Parkland Plaza Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103800-AVACORE • www.avacore.comCategories: Hot & Cold TreatmentSee ad on page 36 Find product info on page 71

Back on Track USA, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517P.O. Box 6159, Freehold, NJ 07728954-647-4003 • www.backontrack.nu/usa/Categories: Braces & Supports

Bailey Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1001118 Lee St., Lodi, OH 44254800-321-8372 • www.baileymfg.comCategories: Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Balanced Body Pilates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17398220 Ferguson Ave, Sacramento, CA 95828-0931800-745-2837 • www.pilates.comCategories: Educational Materials, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Ball Dynamics International, Inc./FitBALL USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2020Distributor of professional-quality training and rehab accessories, including the FitBALL® brand.14215 Mead St., Longmont, CO 80504800-752-2255 • www.fitball.comCategories: Educational Materials, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 87 Find product info on page 78

Bauerfeind USA, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102155 Chastain Rd., Ste. 112, Kennesaw, GA 30144800-423-3405 • www.bauerfeindusa.comCategories: Braces & Supports

Bellaire Industry & Trading Company. . . . 1835Sing-Hong Yeung, Middle Island, NY 11953631-924-2751 • www.ultrabeautydevice.comCategories: Rehab Equipment

Bike Athletic Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16353330 Cumberland Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30339678-742-8000 • www.bikeathletic.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Magnetic Therapy

Bio Compression Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . 2014120 W. Commercial Ave., Moonachie, NJ 07074201-939-0716 • www.biocompression.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room


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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothBio Ex Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 923PO Box 926, Smithville, TX 78957800-750-2756 • www.bioexsystems.comCategories: Nutrition, Rehab Equipment, Software

Bio Skin/Cropper Medical, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 924Bio Skin braces protect the ankles with its TriLok brace and treat anterior knee pain with its Q-Lok brace.240 E. Hersey St., Ste. 2, Ashland, OR 97520541-488-0600 • www.bioskin.comCategories: Braces & SupportsSee ad on page 35 Find product info on page 67

Biodex Medical Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92520 Ramsay Rd., Shirley, NY 11967-0702631-924-9000 • www.biodex.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Biofreeze® / Performance Health, Inc. . . . 808Biofreeze is a versatile pain reliever that enhanc-es modalities and relieves pain. Prossage Heat is a 100-percent all-natural area-specific warming ointment.1017 Boyd Rd., Export, PA 15632

800-BIOFREEZE; 866-4- PROSSAGE •www.biofreeze.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Trainer’s RoomSee ads on pgs. 12,83 Find product info on pages 73,75

BioMechanics Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2036600 Harrison St., San Francisco, CA 94107415-947-6000 • www.biomech.comCategories: Educational Materials

BioMedical Life Systems, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . 524Manufacturer of portable electromedical devices and accessories.P.O. Box 1360, Vista, CA 92083800-726-8367 • www.bmls.comCategories: ElectrotherapySee ad inside back cover Find product info on page 70

Bledsoe Brace Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16172601 Pinewood Dr., Grand Prairie, TX 75051972-647-0884 • www.bledsoebrace.comCategories: Braces & Supports

Board of Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8204223 S. 143rd Cir., Omaha, NE 68137402-559-0091 • www.bocatc.orgCategories: Educational Materials

Body Support Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 17121040 Benson Way, Ashland, OR 97520800-448-2400 • www.bodysupport.comCategories: Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Bodyblade / Hymanson, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 1826PO Box 5100, Playa Del Rey, CA 90296800-772-5233 • www.bodyblade.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Borden Perlman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17322850 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648609-896-3434 • www.bordenperlman.comCategories: Insurance

Brace International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBDBrace International offers the MAX™, a major advancement in the design of shoulder girdle supports.P.O. Box 19752, Atlanta, GA 30325800-545-1161 • www.braceint.comCategories: Braces & SupportsSee ad on page 42 Find product info on page 67

Bradford Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22212101 Magnolia Ave. S., Ste. 518Birmingham, AL 35205800-217-2849 • www.bradfordhealth.comCategories: Educational Materials

Brecon Knitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840PO Box 478, Talladega, AL 35161800-841-2821 • www.breconknittingmill.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Trainer’s Room

BREG, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19082611 Commerce Way, Vista, CA 92083800-321-0607 • www.breg.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment

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Company BoothBSN-Jobst, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1733Manufacturer of sports medicine, wound, vascular and skin care products.5825 Carnegie Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28209-4633800-221-7573 • www.jobst-usa.comCategories: Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 62 Find product info on page 73

BTE Technologies, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16167455 L New Ridge Rd., Hanover, MD 21076800-331-8845 • www.btetech.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Cardiac Science Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21213303 Monte Villa Pkwy., Bothell, WA 98021800-426-0337 • www.cardiacscience.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Chattanooga Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10084717 Adams Road, Hixson, TN 37343800-592-7329 • www.chattgroup.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Cleenfreek Sports Hygiene Performance Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21201248 Ticonderoga, St. Louis, MO 63017800-591-3585 • www.cleenfreek.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Coca-Cola North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732One Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30313800-438-2653 • www.powerade.comCategories: Nutrition

Collegiate Pacific/Sports Cool . . . . . . . . . 114113950 Senlac Dr., Ste. 100 , Dallas, TX 75234512-731-9100 • www.cpacsports.comCategories: Heat Stress

Collins Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1809370 Paramount Dr., Raynham, MA 02767508-580-2825 • www.collinssportsmedicine.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Computer Sports Medicine, Inc. (CSMI) . . 1121101 Tosca Dr., Stoughton, MA 02072800-359-6851 • www.csmisolutions.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Coretection Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013877-853-CORE • www.coretection.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

Corganics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212225 Highland Park Village, # 100-764, Dallas, TX 75052-2789866-939-9541 • www.corganics.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Cramer Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1506Athletic training room and sports medicine supplies153 W. Warren; P.O. Box 1001, Gardner, KS 66030800-345-2231 • www.cramersportsmed.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Educational Materials, Hot & Cold Treatment, Trainer’s RoomSee ad inside front coverFind product info on page 72,73

Creative Custom Products, LLC . . . . . . . . . 933PO Box 414, Cedarburg, WI 53012800-368-8182www.creativecustomproducts.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothCrossover Symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2108Categories: Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Cutters Gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7004902 E. McDowell Rd., Ste. 103Phoenix, AZ 85008800-821-0231 • www.cuttersgloves.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

Cybex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200210 Trotter Dr., Medway, MA 02053508-533-4300 • www.cybexinternational.comCategories: Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Dartfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7091301 Hightower Trail, Ste. 111, Atlanta, GA 30350888-655-3850 • www.dartfish.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Software

Deep Muscle Stimulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18152711 East Coast Hwy., Ste. 206Corona del Mar, CA 92625877-368-7523 • www.d-m-s-.comCategories: Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip., Trainer’s Room

dj Orthopedics, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9082985 Scott St., Vista, CA 92083760-727-1280 • www.djortho.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment

DM Systems, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 818Resistive-exercise products and shoulder braces for training and rehabilitation.1316 Sherman Ave. , Evanston, IL 60201800-254-5438 • www.dmsystems.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Rehab EquipmentSee ad on page 25 Find product info on page 67

Dynatronics Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17207030 Park Centre Dr., Salt Lake City, UT 84121800-874-6251 • www.dynatronics.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab EquipmentSee ad on page 5 Find product info on page 73

EBI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811100 Interpace Parkway, Parsippany, NJ 07054800-526-2579 • www.ebimedical.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment

Econoline Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14361800 Industrial Center Circle, Charlotte, NC 28213800-367-8319 • www.econoline.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

efi Sports Medicine/Total Gym . . . . . . . . . 1832Total Gym is the leading manufacturer of gravity-based training, conditioning, and rehabilitational equipment.7755 Arjons Dr., San Diego, CA 92126

800-541-4900 • www.totalgym.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 46 Find product info on page 80

Elrey Enterprises, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737220 Hurst Ln., Corydon, IN 47112877-964-4537 • www.thewoggler.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

ERMI,Inc. (End Range of Motion Improvement, Inc.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512203 Rio Circle, Decatur, GA 30030877-503-0505 • www.ermiproducts.comCategories: Rehab Equipment

F.A. Davis Company/Publishers . . . . . . . . 15231915 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103800-323-3555 • www.fadavis.comCategories: Educational Materials

Fabrifoam Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1816900 Springdale Dr., Exton, PA 19341800-577-1077 • www.fabrifoam.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothFastech Labs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8091100 Owendale Dr., Ste. J, Troy, MI 48033800-351-3668 • www.fastechlabs.comCategories: Rehab Equipment

Ferno Performance Pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143270 Weil Way, WIlmington, OH 45177-9371888-206-7802 • www.ferno.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Ferris Mfg. Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60916W300 83rd St., Burr Ridge, IL 60521800-633-2399 • Fax: 630-887-1008Categories: Trainer’s Room

FieldTex Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20403055 Brighton-Henrietta TL Rd.Rochester, NY 14623800-353-7763 • www.fieldtex.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

FieldTurf Tarkett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18218088 Montview, Montreal, PQ H4P 2L7800-724-2969 • www.fieldturf.comCategories: Sports surfaces

Fitness Anywhere, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71858 W. Portal Ave., #108, San Francisco, CA 94127888-878-5348 • www.fitnessanywhere.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Fitter International, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1632The company provides functional, core stability, balance, and strength-training products for sports & rehab.3050 - 2600 Portland St. S.E., Calgary, AB, Canada T2G 4M6800-FITTER-1 • www.fitter1.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip., Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 61 Find product info on page 78

FlanTech Computer Services . . . . . . . . . . . 638329 E. Court, Iowa City, IA 52240 319-351-5666 • www.flantech.netCategories: Software

Fluoroscan Imaging Systems . . . . . . . . . . . 51035 Crosby Dr., Bedford, MA 01730781-999-7300 • www.fluoroscan.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Foot Management, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10007201 Friendship Rd. , Pittsville, MD 21850410-835-3668 • www.footmanagement.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Footcare Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19252980 Aventura Blvd., Aventura, FL 33180877-657-3338 • www.footcarexpress.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

‘Fraid Nots/Tom Drum, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 625P.O. Box 10412, Pompano Beach, FL 33062888-565-9559 • www.tomdrum.comCategories: Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Freedom-of-Teach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1640Alameda, CA 94105510-769-1828 • www.freedom-of-teach.comCategories: Educational Materials

Game Ready. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1725Game Ready combines active compression and cryotherapy into one system.2201 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704888-426-3732 • www.gameready.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 17 Find product info on page 72

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Company BoothGatorade Co., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1307With more than 35 years of scientific research and testing on athletes to help keep them hydrat-ed, Gatorade re-hydrates, replenishes, and refuels better than water. 555 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60661312-821-1000 • www.gatorade.comCategories: NutritionSee ad on pages 2-3 Find product info on page 77

GE Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008384 Wright Brothers DriveSalt Lake City, UT 84116801-517-6435 • Fax: 801-328-4300Categories: Electrotherapy

Gear 2000/Z-Cool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71913 Fern Ct., Hilton Head Island, SC 29928843-671-3434 • www.gear2000.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

General Physiotherapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153713222 Lakefront Dr., St. Louis, MO 63045800-237-1832 • www.g5.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Golden Beverages, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1041555 S. Town East Blvd., Mesquite, TX 75149972-755-0289 • www.goldenpicklejuice.comCategories: Nutrition

Graston Technique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7053833 N. Meridian St., Ste. 307Indianapolis, IN 46208888-926-2727 • www.grastontechnique.comCategories: Educational Materials, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Grimm Scientific Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . . 710P.O. Box 2143, Marietta , OH 45750800-223-5395 • Fax: 740-374-5745Categories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment

Hapad, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18145301 Enterprise Blvd., Bethel Park, PA 15102800-544-2723 • www.hapad.comCategories: Braces & Supports

Hartmann-Conco, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724481 Lakeshore Pkwy., Rock Hill, SC 29730803-985-1130 • www.hartmann-conco.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Hartwell Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1932Hartwell Medical manufactures the CombiCarrier® scoop backboard; the EVAC-U-SPLINT® durable immobilization product line; FASPLINT™ semi-disposable immobilization products; and innovative field-responder products.6352 Corte del Adeto, Ste. J, Carlsbad, CA 92011800-633-5900 • www.hartwellmedical.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 92 Find product info on page 74

Healthcare Providers Service Organization 932159 E. County Line Rd., Hatboro, PA 19040800-982-9491 • www.hpso.comCategories: Insurance

HealthTech Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2115404-788-5095 • www.healthtechdirect.com

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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothHeartSine Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813940 Calle Amanecer, Ste. ESan Clemente, CA 92673866-478-7463 • www.heartsine.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Henry Schein/MBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1522135 Duryea Rd., Melville, NY 11747800-972-2611 • www.henryschein.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Educational Materials, Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip., Trainer’s Room

HQ, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740Heat illness monitoring system.210 9th St. Dr., W. Palmetto, FL 34221941-721-7588 • www.hqinc.netCategories: Heat StressSee ad on page 112 Find product info on page 71

Human Kinetics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2022P.O. Box 5076, Champaign, IL 61825-5076800-747-4457 • www.humankinetics.com Categories: Educational Materials

Hydration Solutions, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8216504 Lampe Ct., Hermitage, TN 37076615-884-7601 • www.hydrationsolutions.comCategories: Heat Stress

HydroWorx International, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 19201961 Fulling Mill Rd, Middleton, PA 17057800-753-9633 • www.hydroworx.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Hygenic Corporation / Thera-Band. . . . . . 16361245 Home Ave., Akron, OH 44310800-321-2135 • www.thera-band.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Rehab Equipment

Impact Concussion ManagementSoftware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1615PO Box 23288, Hilton Head, SC 29925877-646-7991 • www.impacttest.comCategories: Software

Impact Innovative Products, Inc. . . . . . . . 1339P.O. Box 11, 8075 Pennsylvania Ave.Irwin, PA 15692724-864-8440 • www.zoombang.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Braces & Supports, Trainer’s Room

Impulse Training Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1532Impulse Training Systems offers a training pro-gram that develops an athlete’s coordination, power, strength, and endurance.P.O. Box 2312, Newnan, GA 30264800-964-2362 • www.impulsepower.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip., Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 50 Find product info on page 78

Innovation Sports, Inc., an Ossur Co. . . . . 122319762 Pauling, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610800-222-4284 • www.ossur.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment

Innovative Sports Training, Inc. . . . . . . . . 20093711 N. Ravenswood Ste. 150, Chicago, IL 60613773-244-6470 • www.innsport.comCategories: Rehab Equipment

International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine-USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1927P.O. Box 86177, Tucson, AZ 85754877-426-6932 • www.iaom-us.comCategories: Professional organization

IOMED, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1620IOMED, first in iontophoresis, provides the broad-est range of products.2441 S. 3850 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84120800-621-3347 • www.iomed.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold TreatmentSee ad on page 95 Find product info on page 74

Jaybird & Mais, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1708360 Merrimack St., Lawrence, MA 01843-1740800-76-JBIRD • www.jaybird.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Johnson & Johnson Sports Medicine. . . . 1106U.S. Rt. 1 @Aaron Rd.North Brunswick, NJ 08902732-422-6003 • www.jnj.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Trainer’s Room

Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Inc. . . . . . . . . 812409 Tall Pine Dr., Sudbury, MA 01776800-832-0034 • www.jbpub.comCategories: Educational Materials

K&K Insurance Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15141712 Magnavox Way, Ft. Wayne, IN 46804800-441-3994 • www.kandkinsurance.comCategories: Insurance

Keiser Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1715Keiser provides pneumatic-resistance equipment that allows users to train at any resistance, speed, and angle without shock-loading their joints.2470 S. Cherry Ave., Fresno, CA 93706800-888-7009 • www.keiser.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 11 Find product info on page 78

Kelly Kinetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701Innovative rehabilitative and massage therapy products.1413 41st St. S., Great Falls, MT 59405888-645-3559 • www.kellykinetics.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Rehab EquipmentSee ad on pg. 40 Find product info on pages 74,78

Key Functional Assessments, Inc. . . . . . . . 6362905 Lagerway Cove, Austin, TX 78748800-333-3KEY • www.keymethod.com/home.htmCategories: Software

Kinesio USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9153939 San Pedro Dr. N.E., Bldg. C, Ste. 6, Albuquerque, NM 87110888-320-8273 • www.kinesiotaping.comCategories: Educational Materials, Trainer’s Room

Kinetic Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733PO Box 19066, Omaha, NE 68119712-347-5152 • www.kineticinnovations.comCategories: Braces & Supports

Kneebourne Therapeutic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TBDThe Elite Seat by Kneebourne Therapeutic isa portable knee-extension device designedfor non-operative treatments of degenerative knee conditions.15299 Stoney Creek Way, Noblesville, IN 46060866-756-3706 • www.eliteseat.comCategories: Injury TreatmentSee ad on page 91 Find product info on page 67

KorFlex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2112

Life Fitness/Hammer Strength . . . . . . . . . 1736Life Fitness is the global leader in designing and manufacturing a full line of cardiovascular & strength-training equipment.10601 W. Belmont Ave., Franklin Park, IL 60131800-634-8637 • www.lifefitness.comCategories: Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 53 Find product info on page 78

LifeWave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6274131 N. Stratford Rd., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30342800-630-6575 • www.energyrich.comCategories: Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. . . . . . . . . . 1812Publishers of books, journals, and electronic media for athletic trainers.530 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106800-638-3030 • www.lww.comCategories: Educational Materials, Massage Products, NutritionSee ad on page 20 Find product info on page 70

Lohmann & Rauscher, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8146001 S.W. Sixth Ave., Ste. 101, Topeka, KS 66615800-279-3863 • www.lohmann-rauscher.comCategories: Braces & Supports

M.S. Plastics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81510 Park Pl., Butler, NJ 07405800-593-1802 • www.msplastics.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Trainer’s Room

Magister Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1740Non-latex resistive-exercise products for rehabili-tation and fitness markets.P.O. Box 4323, Chattanooga, TN 37405800-396-3130 • www.magistercorp.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 58 Find product info on page 79

Magnatherm - International MedicineElectronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 913P.O. Box 45030, Kansas City, MO 64171800-432-8003 • www.magnatherm.comCategories: Electrotherapy

Mannix Testing and Measurement . . . . . . . 503600 Broadway, Lynbrook, NY 11563516-887-7979 • www.mannix-inst.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Marsh Affinity Group Services . . . . . . . . . 21271440 Renaissance Dr., Park Ridge, IL 60068-1400800-503-9230 • www.seaburychicago.comCategories: Insurance


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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothMcDavid Sports Medical Products . . . . . 2100McDavid is an industry leader in sports medi-cal products, protective padding, and protective athletic wear.10305 Argonne Dr., Woodridge, IL 60517800-237-8254 • www.mcdavidusa.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Braces & Supports, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on pg. 19 Find product info on pages 68,77

McGraw-Hill Higher Education . . . . . . . . . 10391285 Fern Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 200St. Louis, MO 63141314-439-6738 • www.mhhe.comCategories: Educational Materials

McKenzie Institute, The. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1534126 N. Salina St., Syracuse, NY 13202800-635-8380 • www.mckenziemdt.orgCategories: Educational Materials

McNeil Consumer & SpecialtyPharmaceuticals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11067050 Camp Hill Rd., Ft. Washington, PA 215-273-7908 • Fax: 215-273-4116Categories: Trainer’s Room

Med Spec (ASO). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624Med Spec® offers innovative sports medicine products.4600-K Lebanon Rd., Charlotte, NC 28227

800-582-4040 • www.medspec.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Rehab EquipmentSee ad on page 10 Find product info on page 68

Medco Sports Medicine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1321500 Fillmore Ave., Tonawanda, NY 14150800-556-3326 • www.medco-athletics.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip., Trainer’s Room

Medi-Dyne Healthcare Products. . . . . . . . 1934Manufacturer and distributor of foot supports and stretching products.P.O. Box 1649, Colleyville, TX 76034-1649800-810-1740 • www.medi-dyne.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on pgs. 42,87 Find product info on pgs. 74,79

Medical Fitness Association . . . . . . . . . . . 2217P.O. Box 73103, Richmond, CA 23235804-327-0330 • www.medicalfitness.orgCategories: Educational Materials

Medical Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1721Medical Outfitters is a full-line distributor of sports medicine equipment and supplies.11529 W. 79th St., Leneka, KS 66214800-628-5282 • www.medicaloutfitters.netCategories: Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment,

Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 96 Find product info on page 74

Medical Quant USA, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182027100 Richmond Rd., Ste. 9, Solon, OH 44139440-542-0761 • www.medicalquant.comCategories: Rehab Equipment

Medical Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841115 Princeton Rd., Athens, GA 30606866-763-3786 • medicalsummary.com

MedTreo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2041877-777-8736 • www.medtreo.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Medtronic Physio Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121411811 Willows Rd, NE, Redmond, WA 98073800-442-1142 • www.physio-control.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

MedZone Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2101PO Box 2068, Sun City, AZ 85372866-MEDZONE • www.medzonecorp.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Trainer’s Room

Metron Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 • www.metron.com.auCategories: Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

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Company Booth Company BoothMettler Electronics Corp.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10201333 S. Claudina St., Anaheim, CA 92805800-854-9305 • www.mettlerelectronics.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment

Mission Pharmacal Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904PO Box 786099, San Antonio, TX 78278-6099800-531-3333 • www.missionpharmacal.comCategories: Nutrition, Trainer’s Room

Morning Pride/Total Fire Group . . . . . . . . 2015Morning Pride developed the unique Kore Kooler Rehab Chair, an efficient solution to heat-stress issues.1 Innovation Ct., Dayton, OH 45413-0616800-688-6148 • www.korekoolerrehabchair.comCategories: Heat StressSee ad on page 18 Find product info on page 71

Mueller Sports Medicine, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 1132Complete sports medicine supplies, tapes, braces and supports.One Quench Dr., P.O. Box 99Prairie du Sac, WI 53578800-356-9522 • www.muellersportsmed.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 7 Find product info on page 68

National Center for Drug Free Sports,Inc., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1624810 Baltimore, Kansas City, MO 64105816-474-8655 • www.drugfreesport.com

National Institute of Arthritis andMusculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. . . . . . 7131 AMS Cir., Bethesda, MD 20198877-226-4267 • www.niams.nih.govCategories: Educational Materials

National Medical Alliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82312415 N. Old Meridian, Carmel, IN 46032800-662-7283 • www.nmadirect.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

National Strength & ConditioningAssociation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 919The national association for strength and condition-ing coaches, specialists, and sports professionals.1885 Bob Johnson Dr.,Colorado Springs, CO 80906800-815-6826 • www.nsca-lift.orgCategories: Educational Materials, Insurance, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 109 Find product info on page 70

Neuro Resource Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5261100 Jupiter Rd., Ste. 190, Plano, TX 75074877-314-6500 • www.nrg-unlimited.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Rehab Equipment

New Option Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6186718 Oakbrook Blvd., Dallas, TX 75235800-872-5488 • www.newoptions-sports.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Trainer’s Room

NExTT Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525218 West Washington Ave., Ste. 830South Bend, IN 46601

574-233-3960 • www.nexttsolutions.comCategories: Software

Nova Southeastern University . . . . . . . . . 17143301 College Ave.Ft. Lauderdale-Davie, Fl 33314-7796800-541-6682 • www.nova.eduCategories: Educational Materials

NSCA Certification Commission . . . . . . . . . 919NSCA Certification Commission provides Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer certifications.3333 Landmark Cir., Lincoln, NE 68504888-746-2378 • www.nsca-cc.orgCategories: Educational Materials, InsuranceSee ad on page 59 Find product info on page 70

O-Pro Mouth Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1218888-836-9751 • www.opro.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

Oakworks, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1024Oakworks® manufactures world-class portable and stationary treatment tables for all sports.923 E. Wellspring Rd., New Freedom, PA 17349800-916-4603 • www.oakworkspt.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on back cover Find product info on page 75

Octogen Pharmacal Co., Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . 10052750 Cambridge Hills Rd., Cumming, GA 30041770-888-8881 • www.octogen.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Optimal Nutrition Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 2202P.O. Box 2555, Rock Hill, SC 29732800-817-9808 • www.onsperformance.comCategories: Nutrition

OPTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920OPTP provides products and resources for foam rollers, core stability, proprioception, and stretching. P.O. Box 47009, Minneapolis, MN 55447800-367-7393 • www.optp.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Educational Materials, Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip., Trainer’s RoomSee ad on pg. 93 Find product info on pages 71,75

Orthometrix, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18402700 Research Dr., Ste. 400, Plano, TX 75074972-309-8906 • www.orthometrix.netCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

OrthoRX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19162700 Research Drive, Ste. 400, Plano, TX 75074636-405-3038 • www.orthorx.netCategories: Injury Treatment

Pacific Health Laboratories. . . . . . . . . . . . . 804100 Matawan Rd., Ste. 420, Matawan, NJ 07747732-739-2900 • www.pacifichealthlabs.comCategories: Nutrition

Parker Laboratories, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1119286 Eldridge Rd., Fairfield, NJ 07004973-276-9500 • www.parkerlabs.comCategories: Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Trainer’s Room

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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothPCC, Inc. Air Purification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1823P.O. Box 22294, Little Rock, AR 72201 501-221-0361 • www.ecoquestintl.comCategories: Nutrition, Trainer’s Room

Perform Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909A complete catalog of functional training and rehabilitation equipment.P.O. Box 8090, 11 Amflex Dr.Cranston, RI 02920-0090800-556-7464 • www.performbetter.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 21 Find product info on page 79

Perry Dynamics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18252810 N. Jasper St., Decatur, IL 62526800-315-8185 • www.perrydynamics.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Philips Medical Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6113000 Minuteman Rd., Andover, MA 01810800-453-6860 • www.medical.philips.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Physiomed North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613401 Lakeview Dr., Farmerville, LA 71241318-368-7266 • www.physiomed.comCategories: Rehab Equipment

Pneumex, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16333115 N. Boyer Ave., Sandpoint, ID 83864208-265-4105 • www.pneumex.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Power Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1709Power Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of sport-training, health, and fitness products. P.O. Box 31709, Knoxville, TN 37930800-321-6975 • www.power-systems.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Strength Training & Cardio Equip. Find product info on page 79

Pre-Paid Legal Services/Lasky &Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18178800 Thunderbird Dr., Pensacola, FL 32514850-501-8889 • www.prepaidlegal.com/info/nataassocCategories: Legal Services

Premier Software, Inc. (Simtrak Mobility) . 805P.O. Box 203, Winfield,, IL 60190630-906-6630 • www.simtrak.comCategories: Software, Trainer’s Room

PrePak Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1033Maufacturer of the Web Slide Exercise Rail, Home Ranger Shoulder Pulley, and Free-Up Massage Cream.

4055 Oceanside Blvd., Ste. LOceanside, CA 92056-5821800-544-7257 • www.prepakproducts.comCategories: Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 63 Find product info on page 79

Presagia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1822Presagia provides Web-based athlete health-management solutions.147 St. Paul St., Ste. 300Montreal, PQ, Canada H2Y 1Z5866-696-7198 • www.presagia.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Rehab Equipment, Software, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 96 Find product info on page 75

Preventec International, LLC . . . . . . . . . . 18371820 The Exchange, Ste. 150, Atlanta, GA 30339904-206-2113 Categories: Educational Materials

PRO Orthopedic Devices, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 1103PRO Orthopedic specializes in neoprene supports, braces, and sleeves—off the shelf or custom-made.2884 E. Ganley Rd., Tucson, AZ 85706800-523-5611 • www.proorthopedic.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Magnetic Therapy, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 89 Find product info on page 68

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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothPro-Tec Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800Manufacturer of sports medicine supports, braces, and cryotherapy products.2735 152nd Ave. N.E. , Redmond , WA 98052800-779-3372 • www.injurybegone.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on pg. 15 Find product info on pages 69,72

Professional Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 200554 Hugh Adams Rd., DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435850-892-5731 • www.ezywrap.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment

Prognotions, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602Categories: Braces & Supports, Trainer’s Room

PROTEAM by Hausmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1911PROTEAM provides customized taping stations and treatment furniture for athletic trainers, including modular taping tables, split-leg tables, and whirlpool tables.130 Union St., Northvale, NJ 07647888-428-7626 • www.proteamtables.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on pg. 57 Find product info on pages 75,76

PureFit, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19042 Avellino, Irvine, CA 92620866-PURE-FIT • www.purefit.comCategories: Nutrition

PureWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16144120 S. 500 West, Ste. 1, Salt Lake City, UT 84123801-262-PURE • www.protectedbypureworks.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Quadex Pharmaceuticals, LLC . . . . . . . . . 20382469 Ft. Union Blvd., Salt Lake City, UT 84121801-453-9614 • www.viroxyn.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Quantum Devices, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 714112 E. Orbison St., Barneveld, WI 53507877-927-7432 • www.warp-heals.comCategories: Electrotherapy

Regent Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14333585 Engineering Drive, Ste. 250Norcross, GA 30092-2820800-805-0585 • us.regentweb.netCategories: Trainer’s Room

Remington Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7393145 McCart, Ft. Worth, TX 76110888-333-4526 • www.drinkables.comCategories: Nutrition

Renfrew Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824111 Great Pond Dr., Windsor, CT 06095860-688-8000 • www.renfrewathletics.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Trainer’s Room

Rich-Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142215499 E. 590th Rd., Inola, OK 74036800-762-4665 • www.richmarweb.comCategories: Educational Materials, Electrotherapy

Riddell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1416669 Sugar Lane, Elyria, OH 44035800-275-5338 • www.riddell.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

Rocky Mountain University of HealthProfessionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7041662 W. 820 North, Provo, UT 84601866-780-4107 • www.rmuohp.eduCategories: Educational Materials

RUN Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173722702 Via Santa Maria, Mission Viejo, CA 92691949-348-1234 • www.runtech.comCategories: Software

Safe4Hours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017129 E College Ave., Ste. 200, Westerville, OH 43081888-368-7477 • www.safe4hours.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

SAM Medical Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8194909 W. Coast Hwy., Ste. 245, Newport, OR 97365800-818-4726 • www.sammedical.comCategories: Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 26 Find product info on page 76

Saunders Group, Inc., The . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18084250 Norex Dr., Chaska, MN 55318800-966-3140 • www.thesaundersgroup.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Braces & Supports, Educational Materials, Hot & Cold Treatment, Magnetic Therapy, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment

Saunders/Mosby/Churchill . . . . . . . . . . . . 2116P.O. Box 945, New York, NY 10159-0945888-437-4636 • www.intl.elsevierhealth.comCategories: Educational Materials

Schering-Plough Healthcare Products . . 12163 Connell Dr., Berkeley Hts., NJ 07922908-679-1640 • www.drscholls.com, tinactin.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Schutt Sports Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9221200 East Union, Litchfield, IL 62056-0426www.schutt-sports.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

Seneca Medical, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190085 Shaffer Park Dr., Tiffin, OH 44883800-447-0225 • www.senecamedical.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Sharps Compliance, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501P.O. Box 94, Clear Lake, IA 50428800-207-0976 • www.sharpsinc.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Shuttle Systems by Contemporary Design 1536Rehabilitation and fitness equipment.PO Box 5089, 10005 Mt. Baker Hwy.Glacier, WA 98244-5089800-334-5633 • www.shuttlesystems.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 24

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Confidence inspires performance- on the field of play, AND inthe training room. Hartwell Medical is proud of its long history of providing the splinting and immobilization technology trusted bythe greatest athletes – and Athletic Trainers – in the world.Whether it’s the convenience of our FASPLINT ™ semi-disposable

vacuum splints, the quality and construction of our EVAC-U-SPLINT ®

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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothSimone Super Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1827123 Franklin Corner Rd., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648609-896-2646 • www.simonesuperenergy.comCategories: Nutrition

Slack, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10356900 Grove Rd., Thorofare, NJ 08086856-848-1000 • www.slackbooks.comCategories: Educational Materials

Solaris, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7226737 W. Washington St., West Allis, WI 53214414-918-9180 • www.solaris-tribute.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Spenco Medical Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634PO Box 2501 6301 Imperial Dr., Waco, TX 76712800-877-3626 • www.spenco.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Braces & Supports, Magnetic Therapy, Trainer’s Room

Sport Tapes, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61035 Crosby Rd., Dover, NH 03820800-752-4944 • www.tape-o.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

SportPharm Pharmacueticals . . . . . . . . . . . 801381 Van Ness Aven., Ste. 1507Torrance, CA 90501800)-272-4767 • www.sportpharm.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Sports Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500865 Muirfield Dr., Hanover Park, IL 60133800-323-1305 • www.esportshealth.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Electrotherapy, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Sports Medicine Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518PO Box 173, Geneseo, NY 14454585-455-3753 •www.sportsmedicineconcepts.comCategories: Educational Materials

Sports-O-Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1813P.O. Box 502, Goshen, IN 46527574-903-8895 • www.sportsozone.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

SportsMedic, Inc. (Med Pac) . . . . . . . . . . . . 802P.O. Box 373, Buffalo, MN 55313800-414-9031 • www.medicalbags.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

SportsTemp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1923Self-adhesive temperature monitoring strips.7767 S. Valentia St., Englewood, CO 80112303-796-8234 • www.sportstemp.comCategories: Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 56

SPRI Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2123SPRI Products is a leading manufacturer and distributor of rubberized-resistance exercise prod-ucts for health and fitness professionals.1600 N. Wind Blvd., Libertyville, IL 60048800-222-7774 • www.spriproducts.comCategories: Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 82 Find product info on page 80

StarTrac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1539225 S. Tropical Trail #516, Irvine, CA 92606714-669-1660 • www.startrac.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Steens Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5091620 North I-35 E., Ste. 304, Carrollton, TX 75006866-264-8444 • web www.steensna.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

STL International, Inc./Hang Ups . . . . . . . 10379902 162nd St. Court East, Puyallup, WA 98375800-847-0143 • www.stlintl.comCategories: Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Stromgren Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721Designer of compression shorts/tops and protec-tion-performance apparel.

PO Box 1230, 713 Main St. Ste. 201, Hays, KS 67601785-625-4674 • www.stromgren.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Braces & Supports, Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 85 Find product info on page 77

Summit America Insurance Services, LC . . 10197400 College Blvd., Ste. 100, Overland Park, KS 66210;2180 S. 1300 E., Ste. 520, Salt Lake City, UT 84106800-955-1991 • www.summitamerica-ins.comCategories: Insurance

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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothSuperSpine™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94113260 Glen Circle Rd., Poway, CA 92064 858-487-3700Categories: Rehab EquipmentSwede-O, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1600Swede-O offers the new X8 ankle brace and Thermoskin Thermal Supports.6459 Ash St., North Branch, MN 55056800-525-9339 • www.swedeo.comCategories: Braces & Supports, Electrotherapy, Hot & Cold TreatmentSee ad on page 60 Find product info on page 69

SwimEx , Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1025SwimEx offers a wide range of aquatic therapy and conditioning pools. 846 Airport Rd., Fall River, MA 02720800-877-7946 • www.swimex.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.See ad on page 56 Find product info on page 76

Synergy Therapeutic Systems . . . . . . . . . 1917P.O. Box 952548 , Lake Mary, FL 32795-2548800-639-3539 • www.synergytherapeutic.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip.Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, Inc.. . 6041670 94th Ln. N.E., Blaine, MN 55449866-795-0057 • www.goengo.comCategories: Braces & Supports

Tanita Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5082625 S. Clearbrook Dr.Arlington Heights, IL 60005800-826-4828 • www.tanita.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Tec Laboratories, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22047100 Tec Labs Way S. W., Albany, OR 97321800-ITCHING • www.teclabsinc.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

The Stick/RPI of Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1527120 Interstate North Pky. East, Ste. 424Atlanta, GA 30339-2158423-562-2702 • www.thestick.comCategories: Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Strength Training & Cardio Equip., Trainer’s Room

Theracraft, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2033

Therapy Innovations, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 735Categories: Rehab Equipment

Theraquip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19212000 N. Church St., Greensboro, NC 27405800-632-1312 • www.theraquip.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel, Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Thermionics Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9383501 S. 6th St. , Springfield, IL 62703800-800-5728 • www.thermipaq.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment

Thermo-Electric Co., Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1438455 Route 30, Imperial, PA 15126800-633-8080 • Fax: 724-95-1892Categories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equipment

Thomson Delmar Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . 17345 Maxwell Dr., Clifton Park, NY 12065-2919800-347-7707 • www.delmarhealthcare.comCategories: Educational Materials

Thought Technology Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708Biofeedback devices2180 Belgrave Ave., Montreal , PQ,Canada H4A 2L8514-489-8251 • www.thoughttechnology.comCategories: Rehab EquipmentSee ad on page 123 Find product info on page 76

Townsend Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1533Pre-sized and genuine custom functional knee braces; custom elbow brace4615 Shepard St., Bakersfield, CA 93313-2339800-432-3466 • www.townsenddesign.comCategories: Braces & SupportsSee ad on page 64 Find product info on page 69

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Company Booth Company Booth Company BoothTraining & Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1909The only trade magazine serving athletic trainers and professionals who work on the treatment/prevention of injuries and the conditioning of competing athletes.31 Dutch Mill Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850607-257-6970 • www.athleticsearch.comCategories: Educational Materials

Travanti Pharma, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20112520 Pilot Knob Rd., Ste. 100Mendota Heights, MN 55120866-467-2824 • www.travantipharma.comCategories: Rehab Equipment, Trainer’s Room

Tren, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000P.O. Box 4222, Huntington Beach, CA 92605-4222888-600-TREN • www.tren.netCategories: Nutrition

Tyco Healthcare/Kendall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151615 Hampshire St., Mansfield, MA 02048800-962-9888 • www.tycohealthcare.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Ultra Athlete, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19148470 Allisow Pointe Blvd, Ste. 100Indianapolis, IN 46250317-713-2910 • www.ultraankle.comCategories: Braces & Supports

Unique Sports Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608840 McFarland Rd., Alpharetta, GA 30004770-442-1977 • www.uniquesports.usCategories: Athletic Equipment/Apparel

VariSport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2037P.O. Box 5288, Evanston, IL 60204-5288800-259-5356 • www.ultraslide.comCategories: Strength Training & Cardio Equip.

Wendell-Allan Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5111768 E. 25th St., Cleveland, OH 44114216-881-8299 • www.torexhealth.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

Whitehall Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 901Manufacturers of hydrotherapy and healthcare equipment.P.O. Box 3527, City of Industry, CA 91744800-488-8999 • www.whitehallmfg.comCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Massage Products, Rehab EquipmentSee ad on page 49 Find product info on page 72

Williams Technology International, LLC . . 2001Zoraflexx is an innovative analgesic paste for Grade-1 and -2 sports injuries and tendonitis. 5641 Stillwater Ct., Stone Mountain, GA 30087678-427-1680 • www.zoraflexx.comnCategories: Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 33 Find product info on page 76

WissTech Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2135WissTech Enterprises manufactures the Hydration Station, one of the most affordable portable no-drip drinking fountains.P.O. Box 1002, Sugar Land, TX 77487800-809-8184 • www.wisstechenterprises.comCategories: Trainer’s RoomSee ad on page 111 Find product info on page 71Xanamed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1833www.xanamed.co.zaCategories: Hot & Cold Treatment, Rehab Equip.Xtreme Research Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6322683 Via de la Valle #409, Del Mar, CA 92014www.xgun.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/ApparelYortho.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519100 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 142: PMB 200Southlake, TX 76092877-294-7667 • www.yortho.com Categories: Braces & SupportsZensah™ Performance Apparel . . . . . . . 1040545 W. 18th St., Hialeah, FL 33010305-984-6436 • www.zensah.comCategories: Athletic Equipment/ApparelZoll Medical Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600269 Mill Rd., Chelmsford, MA 01824978-421-9655 • www.zoll.comCategories: Trainer’s Room

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BioMedical Life Systems has been manufacturing portable electrotherapy devices and accessories since 1983.

For professionals in the athletic training field, the company developed the QuadStar® line of portable, multi-modality electrotherapy devices. This line is designed specifically so that athletic trainers no longer

have to choose between carrying multiple electrotherapy devices and leaving devices back in the training facility to treat their athletes. The two newest units—the four channel QuadStar® Elite and QuadStar® II—ensure that athletic trainers are fully-pre-pared to treat athletic injuries—right on the sidelines.

The QuadStar Elite includes TENS, NMS, High-Volt, and Interferential Stimulators, allowing trainers the ability to sequence two or more modalities for complete treatments. Similarly, the QuadStar II is a portable four-channel digital NMS, INF, and TENS device with three programmable biphasic waveforms (symmetric, sinusoidal, and asymmetrical) that deliver customized thera-pies. Each unit includes simple-to-use instruction guides and nine pre-programmed protocols.

For more information on how these and other BioMedical Life Systems’ electrotherapy units can assist athletic trainers, visit the company online at: www.bmls.com.

Over the past 87 years, athletic training and Cramer Products have progressed side by side. A clear vision and a sensible approach to the needs of the physically active are common qualities shared by the men and women of Cramer Products and the thousands of dedicated professionals who serve as athletic trainers and sports medicine clinicians.

The Cramer approach of hard work and a tireless allegiance to athletic training has led to the introduction of numerous product innovations, from state-of-the-art braces and supports to the first electrolyte replacement

sports drink and the recently introduced Cramer Stay Cool Towel® and ProShox® mouth guard.

Cramer’s approach is straightforward and simple: a commitment to support athletically-active individuals with proven treat-ments. Perhaps that’s why Cramer remains the most trusted name in training rooms the world over.

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REFUEL—Unlike water, Gatorade has the right amount of carbohydrates (14 grams per eight ounces) to give your athletes’ working muscles more energy, help them fight fatigue, and let them keep their mental edge.

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Oakworks® is committed to keeping athletes in peak condition before, during, and after the game. The training room suite includes everything athletic trainers need to prevent and treat injuries: the Portable Taping Table (with carrying case and field feet), PowerLine™ Treatment Table, and P3 (Patient Positioning Platform)—all bariatric weight-rated to 500 pounds. The Boss™ Portable Treatment Table is one of the strongest and most durable tables on the market. It is bariatric weight-rated to 600 pounds and sports a full array of accessory options for on-the-spot sideline support. Oakworks portable equipment is lightweight

for easy transportation and storage—yet strong enough to support your largest athlete undergoing strenuous treatment. It is engineered with the best possible ergonomics for the athletic trainer—no more strained backs and aching joints while working in constrained spaces. Oakworks tables offer the best work surface for both home and away events. See all Oakworks has to offer at www.oakworkspt.com

The Biofreeze® family of pain relieving products includes a soothing gel, convenient roll-on, and a new no-touch natural Cryospray™. Biofreeze® contains Ilex®, an herbal extract for fast-acting, penetrat-ing, and long-lasting pain relief. Applied generously, patients/clients will experience relief immediately. Biofreeze® provides relief of minor aches and pains of muscles and joints associated with simple

backaches, arthritis, strains, bruises, and sprains. Use Biofreeze® to relieve pain prior to massage therapy, soft-tissue trigger-point therapy, rehabilitation exercises and stretching, or to provide pain relief between office visits.

Biofreeze® can be used up to four times a day and is available in a 16-oz. Cryospray™ bottle, and 16-oz., 32-oz., and gal-lon-size gel pump bottles. A gravity dispenser box filled with 100 five-gram single-use application packets is also available for clinical use. The 4-oz. gel tubes, 4-oz. Cryospray™ bottles, and 3-oz. roll-ons are perfect for use at home between visits.

Biofreeze® is endorsed by U.S.A. Judo. Visit www.biofreeze.com and www.prossage.us for more information on Performace Health’s products.


Exhibitor SnapshotsExhibitor SnapshotsWhat You Need to Know About the Companies Attending This Year’s Convention


Aircast LLC . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 1101What’s New: New products include the A60 Ankle Brace and the A2 Wrist Brace.

Anodyne Therapy . . . . . . . Booth 505Known for: Anodyne Therapy has been a trusted name in light therapy since 1994.

Ari-Med/Diversa ProductsGroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 900Known for: The company markets Flexall® gels and manufactures Bushwalker Bags.At The NATA Show: Flexall samples and ultrasound studies will be available at Ari-Med’s booth, as well as new bag models for attendees to preview.

Armor Sports . . . . . . . . . . Booth 934Known for: AirArmor is a knee brace your athletes will enjoy wearing.At The NATA Show: Attendees can enter the company’s daily drawings for a free pair of AirArmor.What’s New: AirArmor has been reduced in weight to 18 ounces.

AvaCore Technologies . . Booth 1940Known for: AvaCore manufactures a unique, non-invasive core-body cooling product.At The NATA Show: The company will have new models on display, as well as pricing information.

Ball Dynamics International, Inc./Fitball USA . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 2020Known for: The company has one of the largest stability ball inventories in the U.S.At The NATA Show: Over 20 new FitBALL products will be on display.What’s New: Ball Dynamics has expanded its FitBALL product line.

Biofreeze® / PerformanceHealth, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 808Known for: The Biofreeze family of pain-relieving products includes a soothing gel, convenient roll-on, and new no-touch natural spray.At The NATA Show: The company will be offering attendees complimentary sam-ples of Biofreeze and Prossage Heat.

BioMedical Life Systems,Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 524Known for: BioMedical Life Systems (BMLS) has been manufacturing portable electromedical devices since 1983.At The NATA Show: BMLS will have a free drawing for the QuadStar II Combination Device. This portable device has three

different waveforms, each of which can be used sequentially.At The NATA Show: BMLS will be showing two new digital EMS and TENS devices. The company will also be demonstrating the portable QuadStar Elite.

Cramer Products, Inc. . . Booth 1506Known for: Cramer Products started sports medicine in 1918.At The NATA Show: The company will display its new products and offer a free giveaway.What’s New: Cramer Products has intro-duced the Cramer Cold Shoulder Brace.

DM Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . Booth 818Known for: DM Systems offers three unique products that can help ath-letic trainers rehab their athletes: the CadlowTM shoulder stabilizer, the AnkleTough® ankle rehab system, and the Adjusticizer® exercise sytem.At The NATA Show: DM Systems is offer-ing lower pricing on both Cadlow and AnkleTough.What’s New: Cadlow has been improved so that fitting the devices takes less than 15 minutes.

Fitter International, Inc.. . Booth 1632Known for: For over 20 years, Fitter International has been a provider of func-tional training equipment and a leader in balance training.At The NATA Show: Fitter has released several new products attendees will be interested in seeing.What’s New: New products include Cobblestone Mats, Xvest, Area Mats, Vew-Do Flow, and MFT Balance Trainer/Tester.

Game Ready . . . . . . . . . . Booth 1725Known for: Game Ready can help athletes come back from injuries and surgery faster.At The NATA Show: Visitors can register to win a free Game Ready system at the company’s booth.What’s New: Attendees can learn about Game Ready’s athlete rehab program, dual-connector hose, and hip/groin wrap.

The Gatorade Co. . . . . . . Booth 1307Known for: Gatorade is dedicated to edu-cating athletes and sports-health profes-sionals on the prevention of dehydration and heat illness.At The NATA Show: Attendees can get a first-hand look at the company’s product innovations, including the Gatorade In-Car Drinking System.

What’s New: Gatorade has introduced new flavors and has started new research into the evolution of the Gatorade Performance Series.

Hartwell Medical. . . . . . . Booth 1932At The NATA Show: All products will be available for demonstration on-site, with some products also available for pur-chase. Hartwell Medical will be conduct-ing a drawing for a prize (Evac-U-Splint Extremity Kit).

IOMED, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 1620Known for: Products involving iontopho-resis—an important modality for treating inflammation.At The NATA Show: Attendees will find new free educational materials and have a chance to enter an iPod contest.

Keiser Corporation. . . . . Booth 1715Known for: Keiser offers equipment that pro-vides constant force, regardless of speed.At The NATA Show: Attendees can learn more about how Keiser adds the power dimension to their rehab programs.

Magister Corp. . . . . . . . . Booth 1740Known for: Magister is a leading supplier of non-latex resistive-exercise prod-ucts for the rehabilitation industry (REP Band® exercise products).At The NATA Show: Attendees can see all Magister products, including REP Band®, Eggsercizer® Hand Exerciser; AIREX Exerciser and balance products, and Cambion Orthotic products.What’s New: Magister can now custom-imprint the Eggsercizer® Hand Exerciser.

McDavid Sports MedicalProducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 2100Known for: The company is a recognized leader in sports medical products, pro-tective padding, and protective athletic wear.At The NATA Show: Attendees will be able to view a variety of new products.What’s New: New from last year is the HexPad Protective Wear line, the 189 Ankle X, and the Multi-Action Knee Strap.

Med Spec (ASO) . . . . . . . . Booth 624At The NATA Show: Med Spec will demon-strate several new and improved prod-ucts.What’s New: The company that offers the ASO ankle brace introduces the new ASO Flex Hinge brace.


Exhibitor SnapshotsExhibitor SnapshotsWhat You Need to Know About the Companies Attending This Year’s Convention


Medi-Dyne HealthcareProducts . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 1934Known for: The comany manufactures Tuli’s brand, foot care, stretching, and blister-prevention products.At The NATA Show: Its new Skin-on-Skin Blister Prevention and CoreStretch back-stretching device will be on display.

Medical Outfitters. . . . . . Booth 1721Known for: The company offers over 200,000 products, along with knowledge-able and friendly customer service staff.What’s New: Medical Outfitters is a new distributor in the sports medicine mar-ket. Medical Outfitters has merged with another company, opening the door to new products and better pricing.

Mueller Sports Medicine,Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 1132At The NATA Show: New products will be shown and demonstrated at the compa-ny’s booth.What’s New: Mueller Sports Medicine has introduced several innovative products to the market.

NSCA CertificationCommission . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 919Known for: NSCA Certification Commission’s CSCS® enhances an athletic trainer’s marketability and career opportunities.At The NATA Show: The commission will be demonstrating its new exam preparation tool: Multimedia Symposium CDs.What’s New: Multimedia Symposium CDs help athletic trainers experience a live symposium from their desktop.

Oakworks, Inc. . . . . . . . . Booth 1024Known for: Oakworks’ athletic training tables are among the best and most durable in the industry.At The NATA Show: Attendees can see the company’s complete suite of training room equipment.What’s New: The P3 (Patient Positioning Platform) and the PowerLine™ Treatment Table are new for 2006.

OPTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 920Known for: OPTP’s products are among the best in terms of quality, and the com-pany offers the lastest in education.At The NATA Show: Attendees can see the lastest products OPTP offers on display.What’s New: The company recently updat-ed its Web site.

Power Systems, Inc. . . . Booth 1709Known for: Power Systems carries an extensive line of balance, strength, and agility products and programs.At The NATA Show: The company will have up to 25 percent of all products on dis-play and can give attendees a 30-day price quote guarantee.What’s New: Power Systems has intro-duced Resist-A-Balls, Power Med-Balls, Rocker Boards, balance pads, and more.

PrePak Products. . . . . . . Booth 1033Known for: PrePak Products offers quality rehab/exercise products at low prices.At The NATA Show: The company’s new catalog and updated products will be on display.What’s New: PrePak Products has intro-duced its ExerBand Portable Home Gym.

Presagia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 1822Known for: Presagia develops advanced health-management solutions that enhance the level of care for athletes.At The NATA Show: Attendees will find that the latest release of Presagia Sports (formerly InjuryZone) has excit-ing new features.What’s New: Presagia became the new name of the company previously named eSysMedicals.

PRO Orthopedic Devices,Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 1103Known for: The company was founded by an athletic trainer and NATA Hall-of-Fame member.At The NATA Show: New custom fabrication forms will be available at the company’s booth.What’s New: PRO Orthopedic has intro-duced its new compression badge material in convenient dispenser boxes.

Pro-Tec Athletics . . . . . . . Booth 800Known for: The company offers unique sup-ports, braces, and cryotherapy products.At The NATA Show: Attendees can enter a raffle for free samples and view new products.What’s New: Pro-Tec has introduced its new Hinged Knee Brace and Hot/Cold Therapy Wraps, and has enhanced its customer service.

PROTEAM by Hausmann. . Booth 1911Known for: PROTEAM is a leading provid-er of athletic training room function and design solutions.At The NATA Show: Attendees can enter a raffle for two iPods.What’s New: The company has introduced its Hi-Lo Split-Leg Table Model 4718 and the Convertible Two-Person Hi-Lo Taping/Treatment Table Model A9062.

Swede-O, Inc. . . . . . . . . . Booth 1600Known for: Swede-O and Thermoskin continue to develop new and innovative products for athletic trainers.At The NATA Show: Attendees can see the new X8 ankle brace and register for prizes.What’s New: The company has introduced numerous new products over the past year.

SwimEx, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . Booth 1025Known for: The company offers a wide range of rehab options for hot and cold pools, aquatic therapy, and conditioning.At The NATA Show: Attendees can learn about SwimEx’s new pool sizes and motorized treadmill.What’s New: The company now offers its motorized treadmill option to its pool product line.

Thought Technology Ltd. . Booth 708Known for: Athletic trainers can learn about Thought Technology’s line of SEM 6 systems, including home train-ers, clinical devices, and multi-modality clinical devices.What’s New: The company has released the MyoTrac Infiniti and Rehab Suite.

Williams TechnologyInternational, LLC. . . . . . Booth 2001Known for: The company offers the new Zoraflexx, an external analgesic paste with neutral modality. Zoraflexx can get athletes back in action one to two weeks faster.

WissTech Enterprises. . . Booth 2135Known for: The company’s hydration units have been engineered by athletic trainers for athletic trainers.At The NATA Show: WissTech Enterprises offers a complete line of indoor and out-door portable drinking fountains.What’s New: The company has introduced its Hydration Station Drinking Cart.


2006 National Conference & ExhibitionJuly 12-15, 2006 • Hilton Washington Hotel, Washington, DC

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The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the worldwide authority on strength training and athletic conditioning, will hold its 29th Annual National Conference July 12-15, 2006, in Washington, D.C. This premier strength and conditioning event kicks off with a pair of dynamic keynote speakers: Melissa Johnson, Executive Director of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and Tom Osborne, U. S. Congressman (Neb.) and former University of Nebraska Head Football Coach.

“With over 30 sessions, 62 high level presenters, and over 1,800 strength and conditioning professionals from around the world in attendance, this conference is sure to inform and motivate,” says Bob Jursnick, NSCA Executive Director.

The general session includes more than 30 educational sessions in a two-track format, keeping attendees updated on the most relevant and current informa-tion in the field. Well-respected sport and exercise scientists and practitioners are offering enlightening research-based pre-sentations that bridges science and prac-tical application. Speakers include: Greg

Haff, Len Kravitz, William Kraemer, Juan Carlos Santana, Jay Hoffman, Donald Chu, Harvey Newton, Lee Brown, John Graham, and Jeff Falkel.

Additionally, there are five concentrated pre-conference symposia to choose from on Wednesday, July 12. These in-depth four- and eight-hour sessions examine specific strength and conditioning topics. Attendees may choose from: Personal Training A-Z; Program Development: The One Hour Perfect Program; Strength & Conditioning for Soccer; Protein and Amino Acid Supplementation in Athletes: The Effects on Strength, Body Composition, and Injury Rehabilitation; and Plyometrics: Fun, Facts, Fallacies and Program Designs for the Young Athlete.

Unpublished, original sports exercise research will be showcased once again. This year more than 100 original research presentations—brief 15-minute oral presentations or comprehensive poster presentations—will be held throughout the show. Look for specific times and locations in your itinerary.

Also, at the conference, attendees can also explore the exhibit hall. Wall-to-wall

exhibitors fill the massive space with strength training equipment, nutritional items, educational products, computer software, and fitness gear. The exhibit hall provides a great opportunity for attendees to interact with equipment pro-viders to preview the latest products to hit the industry. Trade show hours are:

Thursday, July 13 7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. (Exhibitor Reception)

Friday, July 14 7 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Saturday, July 15 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

The NSCA Career Services Center will available throughout the conference. The association encourages attendees to come prepared with a resume, as employ-ers will be conducting interviews on site.

For more information on the NSCA National Conference, call 800-815-6826, or visit the NSCA Web site at: www.nsca-lift.org/conferences/general.shtml.

Exhibitor Spotlight


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Biofreeze®/Performance Health.......................Booth 12800-246-3733 Fax: [email protected] www.biofreeze.com

Performance Health is the maker of Biofreeze®, a unique and effective analgesic formulated to provide a variety of benefits for therapy, pain relief, exercise/training, and overall comfort.

Hammer [email protected] www.hammerstrength.com

Hammer Strength, the world leader in plate-loaded exercise equipment, offers a comprehensive line of strength-train-ing machines that combine the feel of free weights with the safety of traditional resistance machines.

Jump Stretch.................................................Booth 416800-344-3539 Fax: [email protected] www.jumpstretch.com

Jump Stretch offers the complete line of Flex Band® exercise equipment. Flex Bands were developed by former football coach Dick Hartzell, and are used to provide variable isotonic resistance in a variety of settings for strength training and rehab.

Keiser Corporation...............Booths 626, 628, 727, 729800-888-7009 Fax: [email protected] www.keiser.com

Keiser has been training world-class athletes for over 25 years. Thanks to Keiser’s Pneumatic Technology, anyone can train at any speed and any resistance level. By developing speed as well as strength, you develop power, which is the key to improved performance.

NSCA Certification Commission888-746-2378 Fax: [email protected] www.nsca-cc.org

The NSCA Certification Commission’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®) and NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer® (NSCA-CPT®) certifications are consid-ered the Credentials of Distinction in the strength and condi-tioning and personal training professions.

Perform Better.............................Booths 733, 734, 736800-556-7464 Fax: [email protected] www.performbetter.com

Perform Better offers some of the highest-quality functional training equipment at very reasonable prices. Coaches, ath-letes, athletic trainers, and therapists look to Perform Better for innovative and effective products designed to develop speed, agility, and coordination, and to aid in rehabilitation.

Power Lift Booths 402, 404, 406, 408, 410, 503, 505, 507, 509, 511800-872-1543 Fax: [email protected] www.power-lift.com

Power Lift is a leading innovator in the heavy-duty strength-training industry. Precise engineering and the high quality of manufacture make Power Lift the choice of strength-training professionals.

Power Systems, Inc..............Booths 602, 604, 703, 705800-321-6975 Fax: [email protected] www.power-systems.com

Since 1986, Power Systems has been providing coaches and athletes with the most current and effective training products and programs for strength training, speed development, plyo-metrics, and agility training. Call or go online today to request a free catalog.


2006 Conference Workshop ScheduleJuly 12-15, 2006 • Hilton Washington Hotel, Washington, DC

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Thursday, July 13, 20069 a.m. – 10 a.m. The Scientific Basis of Elastic Resistance Training: For Research to Application

Philip Page, MS, PT, ATC, CSCS

9 a.m. –11 a.m.P.A.S.S. Your Way to Athletic Performance Success

John Graham, MS, CSCS,*D

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.Nutrition Periodization for Endurance Athletes: Taking Sports Nutrition to the Next Level

Robert Seebohar, MS, RD/LDN, CSCS

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.The Physiology of Periodization: Why it Works

David Pearson, PhD, CSCS,*DUsing a Multi-Dimensional Approach to Monitoring and Enhancing Recovery

Ian Jeffreys, MSc, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D, NSCA Coach Practitioner

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.High Velocity Training in the Periodized Model

Lee Brown, EdD, CSCS,*D

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.Body Weight Training for the Modern Gladiator

Rhadi Ferguson, MAT, CSCS; Juan Carlos Santana, MEd, CSCS,*D

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.Whole Body Vibration: History, Scientific Justification, and Practical Applications

Patrick Jacobs, PhD, CSCS,*DIs Fatigue All in Your Head?—Central and Peripheral Mechanisms of Fatigue

Joseph Weir, PhD

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.Agility Training Revolution

Jim Kielbaso, MS, CSCSPreventing Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness: What Does the Research Tell Us to Do?

Declan Connolly, CSCS

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.Current Controversies in Exercise

Len Kravitz, PhD

4 p.m. – 5 p.m.Heath Issues Associated with Anabolic Steroid Administration: Are They Exaggerated?

Jay Hoffman, PhD, CSCS,*DWarm Up for Athletes: Benefits, Drawbacks, and What Should be Done

Ann Snyder, PhD, CSCS

Friday, July 14, 20069 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.Neuro-Biomechanics of Maximum Velocity Running

Loren SeagravePeriodization and Advanced Athletes

Greg Haff, PhD, CSCS

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.Use of Video Feedback and Analysis for Improved Performance

Harvey Newton, MA, CSCS


2006 Conference Workshop ScheduleJuly 12-15, 2006 • Hilton Washington Hotel, Washington, DC

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High and Dry, Cold and Wet: Tales from the Edges of the Bell Shaped Curve

Lawrence Armstrong, PhD

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.The Deceleration Method

Martin Rooney, MS, CSCS

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.Athletic Body in Balance

Gray Cook, MSPT, OCS, CSCS

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.Training the Missing Links

Michael Castrogiovanni, CSCSHow to Avoid Injuries

Meg Stone; Michael Stone, PhD

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.Performance Enhancement: New Techniques and Technology

Greg Haff, PhD, CSCS; Jeff McBride, PhD, CSCS

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.Steroid Education and Awareness

William Kraemer, PhD, CSCS; Dave Ellis, CSCS, RD; Michael Barnes, MEd, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

4 p.m. – 5 p.m.Research Trends in Lower Back Pain: Rethinking Our Approach to Exercise and Rehabilitation Protocols

Kenneth Cieslak, DC, ATC, CSCS

Saturday, July 15, 20069 a.m. – 10 a.m.Functional Training

Steven Plisk, MS, CSCS,*DAthletic Testing: The Key to Improved Performance

Frank Spaniol, EdD, CSCS,*D

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.Recovery Nutrition

Dave Ellis, CSCS, RD

10 a.m. – 12 p.m.Theory and Practice of Agility Training

John Cissik, MS, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.The Relationship Between the Athletic Coach, Athletic Department, and Strength and Conditioning

TyRonne Turner

1 p.m. – 2 p.m.Training the Post-Rehabilitation Shoulder

Robert Panariello, MS, PT, ATC, CSCS

1 p.m. – 3 p.m.Core Development—Science, Progressions, and Implementations into Training

Pete Bommarito, MS, CSCS, USAW

2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Maximizing Program Adherence Through Coaching Techniques

Mark Nutting, CSCS,*D, NSCA-CPT,*D

3 p.m. – 4 p.m.Methods and Techniques for Assessing Body Composition

Dale Wagner, PhD, CSCS

3 p.m. – 5 p.m.Yoga as a Training Modality

John Gillespie, CSCS, NSCA-CPT

4 p.m. – 5 p.m.Individualization Strategies: Prescribing Safe and Effective Lifting Techniques for Everyone

Jonathan Anning, PhD, CSCS, RTS

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SPORT SPECIFIC

Preparing female athletes for high-level volleyball competition is an exciting challenge. Here at the Uni-versity of Notre Dame, we

strive to build a sound foundation that allows each player to reach her maxi-mum potential.

The overall goal of our program is to develop a total athlete by improving her strength, flexibility, power, and ath-leticism, which she can then use on the court of competition. We use a proper progression that reduces the risk of in-jury while developing the traits needed for the sport of volleyball.

Our program also emphasizes motiva-tion. We tell our athletes there are many factors that play a role in their physi-cal development, but there are only two factors they can control: intensity and effort. If they give their all in these two areas, we promise to motivate and push them to new levels both physically and mentally.

For our part, we try to give them as much variety as possible in their work-outs and provide competition in many different forms. We also teach them how what they do in the weightroom relates to making them better volleyball play-ers—once an athlete truly comprehends how training can enhance her play, mo-tivating her becomes much easier.

Michael Joseph, MS, CSCS, SCCC, is

an Assistant Strength and Conditioning

Coach at the University of Notre Dame.

He can be reached at: [email protected].

BY MICHAEL JOSEPH

Irish IntensityIrish IntensityAt the University of Notre Dame, a finely tuned training program helped the volleyball team finish 30-4 last season, its best record in over a decade.

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FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS

When designing a strength and condi-tioning program for volleyball, I keep eight key areas in mind: strength, core, flexibility, power development, agility, injury prevention, conditioning, and re-covery. No area is more important than the next, and each is intertwined in the development of the others.

We start with strength development because it is the foundation for all the other areas. Our goal is to develop a

complete athlete who is balanced and has no deficient areas that may cause injury or prevent her from reaching full potential.

Most freshman volleyball players who enter our program have a very good ath-letic base and sport specific develop-ment, but are deficient in certain areas of total body strength. The most common problems we see are a lack of posterior shoulder, back, gluteal, and hamstring to quadriceps strength ratio. We work hard to correct these during strength de-velopment so they do not lead to imbal-ance issues down the road.

For posterior shoulder development, I incorporate isolated shoulder exer-cises such as DB rear shoulder raises, band saber (diagonal) raises, manual resistance, static holds (blackburns), band and plate shoulder complexes, and scapular isolations and pulls. I use a push/pull method on my upper body workouts but usually add one to two extra sets of back exercises in correla-tion to the presses. For lower back iso-lation, I include chin-ups, seated rows, cable rows, DB rows, pulldown varia-tions, inverted pull-ups, weighted hy-perextensions, and others. In addition, during our Olympic lifts, the trapezius, rhomboids, and deltoids are being ac-tivated.

The last area of the posterior chain is the gluteals and hamstrings. I try to develop the hamstrings by incorporat-ing several exercises such as RDLs, leg curls, good mornings, glute/ham raises

(progression), manual resisted curls, re-verse hypers, and single leg RDLs. The gluteals will be activated during jump-ing, squatting, lunging, step-ups, dead lifts, and Olympic movements.

Our program is based on multi-joint Olympic-style movements (squats, cleans, snatches) with supplemental ex-ercises that are progressed and cycled. The intensity of our resistance-training workouts remain consistent all year, but the volume and workload change de-

pending on the season. The workouts are developed to maximize volume of workload in the least amount of time without sacrificing strength gains.

Core strength is the second area for developing a total volleyball player, as deficiencies in this area can limit oth-er components from achieving full po-tential. In addition, abdominal and low back development is a central ingredi-ent in rotational speed, power transfer, body control, and injury prevention, all

of which are very much needed in the game. For example, a player going up for a spike needs to have great power from her core while maintaining precise body positioning.

We incorporate core work into the warmup, weighted exercises in the work-out, and end-of-workout team drills. Types of exercises include basic body-weight floor abs, dynamic movements such as med-ball throws, and those that incorporate abdominal activation such as a walking lunge with a twist. We stress full range of motion and contrac-tion rather than volume of repetitions.

The most overlooked area for devel-opment is flexibility, which can be the single most limiting factor for an ath-lete’s physical progression. Without it, a volleyball player may not extend her shoulder complex to its full capacity, which will limit her spiking and serv-ing ability. Problems in flexibility can also hamper her ability to lunge for a difficult dig.

Since coaches have a limited amount of time to spend with their athletes, flex-ibility often loses out to other areas of training. To make our flexibility drills time efficient, we incorporate them into our dynamic warmups through kicks, lunges, and hurdles, and place them between major exercises that require recovery time. At the end of each work-out, the team goes through several static stretches led by a captain or senior.

DYNAMIC WARMUPDYNAMIC WARMUP

This sample dynamic warmup should take about 15 minutes. Most movements are completed for 10-15 yards.

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Abdominal and low back development is a central ingredient in rotational speed, power transfer, body control, and injury prevention, all of which are very

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SAMPLE WEEKSAMPLE WEEKThe following weeklong weight-training workout is progressed through a periodized style of percentages. For the power movements we start at 4x4 sets/reps and go down to 3x1. For strength exercises, we work from 4x10-12 down to 3x2. For supple-mental exercises we work from 3x12 to 2-3x6. Power and strength exercises stay constant for the entire cycle but we vary the supplemental exercises for variety.

Monday: Total BodyWarmup and core workJump training Power clean Back squatRDLSquat lungeReverse hyperextensionDB incline pressChin-ups Medball push-upsDB rowDB 30’s (front/side/ rear shoulder raise)Weighted sit-upsFour-way ankle

Wednesday: Upper BodyWarmup and footwork drillsPlyosMedball throws Box jumps or box fast-feet step-upsSnatchBench pressMachine rowAlt. DB shoulder pressInverted pull-upsPlate raiseBand retractionStatic shoulder holds (6 prone positions)Medball abs

Thursday/Friday: Lower BodyWarmup/core/hip mobilityJump training: side-step and blockHang cleanFront squat or band squat (speed)Glute/ham raiseBarbell step-upGood morningManual resistance (hip/ankle flexion)Plate rotations (abs)Shoulder complex

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Also, any athlete that has severe flex-ibility issues will do extra work to help increase range of motion.

The area that our volleyball coaches are most concerned with is power devel-opment, especially as it relates to verti-cal jumping. They know the higher their front row players can jump, the more successful their team will be. But we also pay a lot of attention to lateral and forward horizontal power in order to build explosive agile athletes. Volleyball players need power to move very quick-ly in all directions to get to the ball and to produce strong shoulder movement for serves, spikes, and sets.

Our program incorporates many training stimuli to maximize each ath-lete’s power. The weight training con-tains several exercises designed to maximize speed of movement such as cleans, snatches, resisted boards, and band squats with lighter weight loads. We also use several unloaded triple-ex-tension movements in order to increase power output and speed of contraction of the muscles. These may include box jumps, plyometrics, and slide boards.

Each athlete is progressed from ba-

sic plyometrics, proper landing tech-nique, and Olympic movements to higher impact movements and more complex lifts. We also take into consideration the amount of foot contacts per workout and per week to eliminate overtraining or injury.

At Notre Dame, our coaches want the most athletic and best defensive team in the nation, so we put a lot of emphasis on agility and footwork development. Due to sport specialization, many vol-leyball players lack basic agility and footwork skills and don’t possess the all-around athleticism that multi-sport athletes have.

The ability to quickly react, accel-erate, and decelerate in any direction leads to more blocks and digs. There-

fore, we use agility and footwork drills as often as we can—as a warmup, dur-ing workouts, as a conditioning tool, or sometimes as a team competition.

We start with basic drills such as foot ladders, jump rope, line hops, and dots to develop fast feet. For agility, we use

basic cone drills to teach body control, foot placement, low center of gravity, and proper positioning on the balls of the feet.

Once our athletes master the basics, we incorporate reactive and competi-tive drills that are as volleyball specific as possible. For example, when doing a simple pro shuttle (5-10-5), each athlete must touch the line with both hands in a dig-style motion to develop hips be-ing low and body control. Although we

We incorporate reactive and competitive drills that are as volleyball specific as possible … When doing a simple pro shuttle (5-10-5), each athlete must touch the line with both hands in a dig-style motion to develop hips being low and body control.

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do some position-specific drills, I feel that all the players should be able to get to every ball on the court whether they are a libero or a middle blocker, so all of our front line players have the same agility goals as our liberos.

Two specific drills that I use are a two-point wave and a four-point mir-ror cone drill. The two-point drill al-lows the athletes to move on my visual commands in a blocking, shuffle, run, defensive slide, dig, or roll direction, and it lasts for 5-10 seconds. The mir-ror cone drill is set up like a basic cone

drill with two separate squares and two athletes facing each other. One athlete is the leader and the other must react in an opposite movement. If the leader comes forward the other athlete must come forward and block, and if the leader goes back, the follower must slide back and dig. The movements can go in any direction and last 8-12 seconds.

Injury prevention is another focal point of our training regimen. The shoul-der, knee, and ankle are the areas most prone to injury in volleyball. Our goal is to reduce the overall number of injuries

and the recovery time needed when inju-ries do occur.

The shoulder can receive considerable stress from overuse or improper me-chanics. Freshmen are most at risk due to the increased amount of practice and competition they see at the collegiate level. We incorporate several shoulder complexes (see “Strong Shoulders” on page 103) in the warmup or workout with tubing or plates (2.5 or 5 pounds) to isolate the small musculature of the shoulder girdle and rotator cuff. Ex-ercises such as medicine ball push-ups and box walk-ups are implemented for shoulder stabilization.

The devastating ACL injury is preva-lent in women’s volleyball, so we teach proper jumping and landing techniques, which are critical for female athletes to develop balance and reduce the stress placed on knee ligaments. We make sure the athlete lands on the balls of her feet with her knees in alignment with the middle toe and not coming in to-gether, and then sits immediately back on her heels. We incorporate several activities that improve proprioception in the knee and surrounding stabiliz-ing musculature, such as landing on uneven surfaces and squatting on bal-ance boards. We use resistance training to strengthen the quadriceps and ham-strings for symmetry.

Ankle injuries are also common, and we try to limit their severity by adding strength and stability to the joint. Many of the exercises we use for knee stabil-ity will activate the ankle and lower-leg proprioceptors and stabilizers. We also develop flexibility through strength by using bands with exercises, such as the four-way ankle.

Volleyball is a very anaerobic power sport (the average volley lasts between five and 10 seconds), so we focus our conditioning protocols on shorter shut-tles, sprints, and runs that are 60 sec-onds or less. We use 300-yard shuttles, widths, 400’s, 200’s, sprints, and game-situation conditioning to prepare for the season. The off-season contains the lon-ger duration runs with a longer rest-to-work ratio. As we get closer to the start of camp, the runs are shortened with less rest. Our goal is to play at a higher level of intensity in the fifth game than we do in the first game of the match.

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heavy course load, we continually re-mind our athletes they need more rest than non-athletes and can’t skimp on sleep. We do our part by making their training as efficient as possible.

We also talk a lot about nutrition, since many female athletes struggle with wanting to look like very thin models and will eat for fashion instead of athletic gains. We are very fortunate to have a sports nutritionist on staff to help educate the athletes on proper nu-trition and recovery from workouts. But most of our athletes still need constant reinforcement to get enough calories from the right sources, in the right pro-portions of carbs, protein, and fat.

YEARLY PROGRAM

Once the season is over in Decem-ber, the team understands that time is counting down towards the next sea-son. They know that how they train in the off-season and preseason will deter-mine the end result the following year.

Our program is broken up into three training periods with smaller cycles in each period. The off-season cycle runs from January to May, the preseason

from June to August, and in-season is September to December. We design a program to constantly stimulate the body and make the neuromuscular system continually adapt to different stimuli during weight training, jump training, and conditioning workouts.

Off-season: The off-season is a criti-cal time for us to establish a great base and work on any deficiencies the athlete may have in strength, jumping, or move-ment. The first cycle of off-season con-ditioning lasts eight weeks. Players train

with resistance three days a week—up-per body, lower body and total body are spilt among the days. Each workout contains a non-weight-bearing triple extension movement and an Olympic movement such as a clean, snatch, or jerk. Warmups include footwork drills, hip mobility, shoulder stabilization, and core development. We conduct agility workouts two days a week, focusing on proper foot placement, hip level, and body control for changing direction. Conditioning is done at the end, with

STRONG SHOULDERSSTRONG SHOULDERSThe following is a sample shoulder complex. Two sets of 10 reps of each exercise are done with either a dumbbell, plate, or band. Proper technique and isolation of musculature around the shoulder capsule is the goal of the complex.

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longer durations and rest intervals than at other times of the year.

The second off-season cycle usual-ly starts in March with the six to seven weeks of spring practice. We follow a similar schedule to the first cycle but cut back on volume due to practice time and the number of hours each NCAA par-ticipant can spend on athletics. We train three days per week, focusing on our ma-jor lifts, hip work, and flexibility. A high intensity is maintained, but at a lower volume. We keep increasing vertical and horizontal power. Agility and condition-

ing sessions are still implemented twice a week at the beginning or end of practice for 15 to 30 minutes.

Preseason: The nine to 10 week pre-season period usually begins in late May or early June. It is broken into two cycles, with a recovery week in the first week of July. The goal of this period is preparing the athletes for the demand-ing season ahead, so conditioning and sport-specific drills become more im-portant. The schedule typically includes three days of lifting and conditioning and two days of agility training. Lifts

are more complex and more dynam-ic than in previous stages. Percentages are used to cycle the focal lifts and the amount of volume is reduced.

The agility workouts incorporate more volleyball movements and reac-tions. The conditioning runs are shorter with reduced rest intervals and are done on court as game-situation drills. The competition component is important at all times of the year but during this time period we keep a running score during competitive drills.

In-season: My philosophy is that we need to get stronger and more explosive during the season and not just maintain our preseason levels. Our mentality is to train hard with intelligence, which means we keep the intensity high but have a low volume of training. During the in-season we lift two times per week with agility and conditioning one to two times per week. Bands and alternative

means of training are used to limit the stress on the athlete’s body. We do three to four exercises and a few supplemental or injury-prevention exercises. We try to maintain good hip mobility and shoul-der strength. Our goal is to peak in De-cember and not fall off in November.

Testing is important and done at the beginning of off-season, the end of off-season, and end of preseason. After test-ing, we always reassess the program. My goal is to push each player to a new level of mental toughness and physical performance. If our testing does not show good improvement, we’ll revisit what we do in each area.

Irish volleyball has made a commit-ment to be great both on the court and in the weightroom. We follow very simple guidelines: We expect nothing less than great effort and a relentless desire to be the best team in the coun-try every year. ■

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Please provide our readers some background on OPTP.

OPTP started out as a supplier of physical therapy products in 1976. Since then, we’ve gained an interna-tional presence supplying virtually all health and fitness industries. Over the years we’ve also expanded into the development of exclusive products, publishing, and DVD production.

Foam Rollers would be one of the exclusive products you’ve devel-oped then?

Yes. Our development of the OPTP Axis™ Roller is a fairly recent project that came about due to the declin-ing quality of the standard white foam

rollers. OPTP alone has had to reject thousands of rollers over the past year. Part of the problem has to do with the nature of the foam, and part has to do with the manufacturers trying to save time and increase production by cut-ting a few, yet essential, corners.

What causes these standard white rollers to break down?

The process of making these foam rollers includes an air-blown ele-ment and a specific amount of time

for curing the foam. Being air-blown makes these particular rollers incon-sistent and more susceptible to break-down because of the tiny air pockets within the cells of the foam. Tie in an inadequate amount of time for curing and the quality suffers tremendously: during the curing process the foam hardens and becomes what we know as firm. It’s this firmness that contrib-utes to the roller holding its shape. When not allowed to firm up 100 per-cent, the roller will soften, dent, and deform sooner than intended, causing investment, inventory, and ordering problems for those dependent on rollers. In most cases these rollers can’t be expected to hold up for any longer than a few months. Signs of breakdown will usually begin sooner if they’re used repetitively.

And what makes the OPTP Axis™ Roller superior?

Our Axis Roller gives all the benefits of traditional rollers, but without the breakdown. Its molded-foam technolo-gy is firm in density, has a smooth sur-face, and will not lose its shape after repetitive, moderate-to-heavy use. The reason is that the Axis Roller is made up of solid foam beads that get com-pressed during the molding process. Fitness, athletic, and rehab profession-als will love the durability and lasting power of this roller—you can depend on it to last several months without any sign of breakdown.

There seems to be more to foam rollers than originally thought.Is there a place to learn more about them?

OPTP recently published a newsletter about the various foam roller produc-tion methods. It’s available on our Web site, www.optp.com, as a download-able PDF. Our latest catalog—Volume 18—has quite a bit of information on the different types of rollers, as well. For a free copy, call us at 800-367-7393. We’re also more than happy to answer any questions you might have about our products.

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Presagia’s Software Commended by ATCs Nationwide“Presagia has a superior product and has been diligent to answer all the

questions, concerns (although my guess is there aren’t many), and queries about the company. You are to

be commended for your outstanding customer service.”

Julia Dunn, ATCHead Athletic Trainer

Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.

“We are happy that a company was able to put together such a compre-hensive injury tracking and health man-agement package. We firmly believe Presagia Sports enables us to provide an unparalleled level of healthcare to athletes that is second to none.”

Keith Clements, ATCHead Athletic Trainer

University of Tennessee

“Presagia Sports has enabled us to streamline our record-keeping process and provide our athletic trainers with the information they need—when and where they need it. In addition, we have been able to expand the scope of what we record to build a more complete medical file on our student-athletes.”

Chad Kinart, MS, ATCAssistant Director of Athletic Training

University of Nebraska, Omaha

Presagia Corporation147 Saint Paul St., Ste. 300Montreal, PQ H2Y 1Z5, [email protected]

Universities Pleased with PROTEAM Purchases“I wanted you to know that the University of Alabama is very pleased with its deci-sion to purchase PROTEAM’s modular taping stations and split leg tables for its athletic training rooms. Hausmann worked very well with us to design

our athletic training room around our needs—even custom building the taping stations to our specifications. The customer service that we have received and continue to receive is unmatched. The University of Alabama uses the PROTEAM split leg tables and modular taping stations everyday. They are truly well-made and ‘PROTEAM Tough’. In fact, they are strong enough to stand up to the University of Alabama’s football team.”

Rodney BrownAthletic Trainer

University of Alabama

“When we designed and built our new sports medicine center at Binghamton University, our goal was to create a first class facility for our staff and stu-dent-athletes. The quality and profes-sional appearance of our PROTEAM tables helped us accomplish that goal. The compliments we have received from other sports medicine profes-sionals have confirmed that we made the right choice.”

Daniel King, MS, ATC Director of Sports Medicine

Binghamton University

PROTEAM by Hausmann130 Union St.Northvale, NJ [email protected]

Blist-O-Ban Meets Marathon Needs“I just want to tell you that Blist-O-Ban® is a life-saving product for those of us

who run. I completed the Seattle marathon with no blisters, and you can bet I will never run anoth-er event

without using this product. Thank you from the bottom of my feet.”

K. Koshida, 2005 Seattle Marathon

“I wanted to express my extreme pleasure and satisfaction with your product. Blist-O-Ban did exactly what it was designed to do. I did not even remember that I had it on until I got home and removed my socks. It was then that I realized that Blist-O-Ban had saved my race.”

O. Harper, 2005 New York City Marathon

“On race day, I applied a Blist-O-Ban to each heel before the swim and they protected my heels throughout the entire bike and run. They endured moisture from the swim and sweat and not once did I feel them impose on my comfort in either the bike or running shoe. It’s definitely a product I would recommend in order to eliminate the chances of blistering and discomfort when running or cycling.”

Phil Cook, Triathlete

SAM Medical Products7100 S.W. Hampton St., Ste. 217Portland, [email protected]


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C.H.E.K Institute800-552-8789www.chekinstitute.com

C.H.E.K Institute’s Whole-in-One Golf Fitness Card Set is an innova-tive pocket-size system that provides information on assessments, stretches, and functional exercises and pro-grams, based on techniques used by

today’s top golfers. The set contains 120 plastic cards that are designed to withstand sweat and moisture. Select specific cards to carry on an enclosed ring for a portable pre-game warmup or workout. Developed by Paul Chek, these cards are easily adaptable to any rotational sport, such as tennis.

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Cho-Pat800-221-1601www.cho-pat.com

Cho-Pat’s Shin Splint Compression Sleeve eases the pain associated with shin splints. Designed and evaluated by medical profession-als, this unique device tackles inflammation and discomfort by using gentle compression to support the lower-leg muscles. It also tends to stimulate circulation and maintain warmth controlling excess fluid. Finally, two straps act as shock-absorbers by reducing micro-trauma to the tendons and other soft tissue, and keeping the device in proper position.

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CytoSport888-CYTOMAXwww.cytosport.com

Cytomax® sport energy drink has been fuel-ing the pros for more than 16 years. Studies show that after three hours of intense exer-cise, athletes drinking Cytomax perform better and lactic acid levels

are 40 percent lower, helping to reduce cramping and post-workout soreness, while promoting re-hydration, strength, and improved endurance. It is made with a unique blend of PolyLactate™, other complex carbohydrates, and electrolytes, providing an optimal ener-gy supply. The patented PolyLactate delivers energy faster, fuels the body more optimally, and protects it from acid build-up.

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CytoFlex™ Pain Relieving Gel is a fast-acting, powerful combination of hyal-uronic acid, glucosamine, chondroitin,

and MSM that helps alleviate pain related to overused joints. CytoFlex’s super strength provides pen-etrating pain relief where you need it, when

you need it. Applied topically, results are evident from the first use in most cases. CytoFlex has been accepted by per-sonal trainers, physical therapists, and athletes alike seeking joint pain relief.

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Equinox Holdings, Inc.212-774-6335www.equinoxfitness.com

Equinox operates upscale, full-service fitness clubs and an integrated selec-tion of Equinox-branded programs, services, and products for strength and cardio training. Since its inception in 1991, the com-pany has developed a lifestyle brand that repre-sents service, value, quality, expertise, innovation, attention to detail, market leadership, and results. Equinox is rapidly expanding, offering a variety of exciting opportunities, including posi-tions in general management, opera-tions management, membership sales, personal training, group fitness instruc-tion, and massage therapy. Please visit the company’s Web site for more information.

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Gebauer Company800-321-9348www.gebauerco.com/tc

Gebauer’s Spray & Stretch® pre-scription skin refrigerant provides a fine-stream spray and cooling effect equivalent to Gebauer’s Fluori-Methane®. Gebauer’s Spray and Stretch is avail-able in a convenient aerosol can and is non-flammable. Call Gebauer Company or visit online for product and prescribing information and to locate a local distributor.

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Gebauer’s first non-prescription topical skin refrigerant, Instant Ice®, is ideal for the temporary relief of minor pain

and swelling from sprains, strains, bruising, contu-sions, and minor sports injuries. Available in either mist or medium-stream spray cans, Gebauer’s Instant

Ice stream spray is also used for the temporary relief of muscle spasms. Call Gebauer Company or visit online for product, prescribing information, and to locate local distributors.

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Genetic Potential800-699-5867www.vertimax.com

A new low-load velocity-specific train-ing program is now available for the ultimate in force develop-ment. The VertiMax PLUS series is a revolutionary advancement in func-tional, sports-spe-cific total-body training. It is the only sys-tem capable of applying multiple loads at multiple body locations, including the ankles, knees, hips, shoulders, and arms, while performing explosive lower- and/or upper-body training. The VertiMax PLUS series is strongly endorsed by many NFL, NBA, and NCAA Division-I head coaches. Visit


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VertiMax’s Web site for more details and satisfied customer testimonials.

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Go Flow888-463-5699www.outdoorboss.com

Being one of the most versatile, self-contained drinking systems on the mar-

ket, the BOSS™ Drinking System from Go Flow is an affordable way to re-hydrate athletes. No more contaminated bottles or messy cups littering your facility. The patented BOSS

is completely self-contained and easy to transport. The system comes com-plete with four drinking lines, a five- or 10-gallon Rubbermaid® cooler, and a smart charger.

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Jump Stretch, Inc.800-344-3539www.jumpstretch.com

The goal at Jump Stretch is to provide equipment that simulates actual game conditions to improve performance, including equip-ment that utilizes anaerobic training. Most sports require short bursts of explosive power. Squats and squat thrusts per-formed with Flex Bands® provide a safe and highly-effective method for improving explosiveness. Jump Stretch has been helping professional, college, and high school teams improve vertical jump, speed, and power since 1980.

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SmartPractice800-762-7877www.smartpractice.com

The EMT ToothSaver™ by SmartHealth has a unique formula that keeps knocked-out teeth alive for up to 24 hours, so the natural tooth can be replaced. Its reju-venating fluid protects tooth tissue from dehy-

dration, allowing athletic trainers to treat injuries that are more serious. The EMT ToothSaver easily stores in any first-aid kit, so you’re always pre-pared for dental accidents.

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Sports Innovations800-288-3954www.sportsltd.com

Every sports team needs water, and the Aqualift Portable Drinking System delivers—from children on the playing

field to the profession-als of the NFL. Aqualift is among the finest hydration system on the market, engineered from the highest-qual-ity materials available. Aqualift continues to be the choice hydra-tion units of profes-sional, college, and

high school athletic teams worldwide. Aqualift includes 10 gallons, four drink-ing hoses (with stacking capabilities), and a battery with a charger.

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Training Zone Concepts 888-797-8379www.smartvest.net

The weight-adjustable SmartVest and SmartShorts, from Training Zone Concepts in Flint, Mich., offer guaran-teed fit, with specific models and sizing for women and men. Their comfort-com-pression and natural-feel offer an exciting path to neuromuscular speed development. The SmartVest’s and SmartShort’s patented functional design promotes speed and power through brain and body compatibility. This mind-move-ment training augments form as well as technique, keeping the athlete relaxed, alert, and responsive. View SmartVest and its new companion, SmartShorts, at the company’s Web site, where school and team pricing is available.

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Victory Air, Inc.803-233-7035www.victoryfan.com

Victory Air’s High Pressure Flash evaporative fogging unit is the next

generation of foggers, featuring the first high-pressure pump that can

siphon from a standing water source. This unit comes complete with a cycle timer, which pulses the fogging process so as not to excessively humidify the air. It can be used in conjunction with fans, tents, or a nozzle

line to create a cool barrier. This prod-uct gives you Victory over heat.

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Wilson Case800-322-5493www.wilsoncase.com

The new Wilson Case CheckMate Athletic Trainer’s Trunk is ready to fly, sized just right for checked baggage on most major airlines. It is a tough, compact ath-letic case filled with Wilson Case’s most popular organizing options. The CheckMate features tilt-bins, adjust-able dividers, removable trays, and an open area in the base. With all this, your gear will be in position for game time. The handy pull-out handle and recessed wheels offer quick and easy handling. Check it out online.

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The New Wilson Case Mini SplitTop is compact, yet complete. The Mini SplitTop is a smaller version of Wilson

Case’s most popu-lar SplitTop Athletic Trainer’s Case. It is sized just right to be checked as baggage on most major airlines. The Mini SplitTop includes two inner-locking doors with tape spindles in one section and adjust-

able dividers in the other. The base of the case provides a large open area for bulkier gear and containers. Put everything in place for gametime in this great athletic trainer’s case. Check it out online.

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500 . . . Aircast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113532 . . . Aqualift/Sports Innovations . . . . . . . . . . 119521 . . . C.H.E.K. Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118522 . . . Cho-Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118504 . . Creative Health Products . . . . . . . . . . . 114524 . . . CytoSport (CytoFlex) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118523 . . . CytoSport (Cytomax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118515 . . . efi Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115525 . . . Equinox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118505 . . . Exertools (2036 Pec/Rear Delt) . . . . . . . . . 114537 . . . Exertools (E-Series) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121527 . . . Gebauer Company (Instant Ice) . . . . . . . . 118526 . . . Gebauer Company (Spray & Stretch) . . . . 118529 . . . Go Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

506 . . Hammer Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114530 . . . Jump Stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119502 . . . Mueller Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . 113538 . . . NASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121501 . . . Perform Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113508 . . . Power Lift (Combo Power Rack) . . . . . . . . . 114509 . . . Power Lift (Lever Action Bench) . . . . . . . . . 114510 . . . Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114503 . . . Pro-Tec Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113511 . . . Rogers Athletic (Brute Rack System) . . . . . 114512 . . . Rogers Athletic (Brute Full Rack) . . . . . . . 114513 . . . Samson Equipment (104HHUB) . . . . . . . 115514 . . . Samson Equipment (907RHP) . . . . . . . . . 115531 . . . SmartPractice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

516 . . . SPS by UCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115533 . . . Training Zone Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . 119507 . . TurfCordz/NZ Mfg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114528 . . . VertiMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118534 . . . Victory Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119539 . . . WaterBoy Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121517 . . . WerkSan Sports (barbell) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115518 . . . WerkSan Sports (weightlifting equip.) . . . . 115535 . . . Wilson Case (CheckMate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119536 . . . Wilson Case (Mini SplitTop) . . . . . . . . . . . 119519 . . . Xvest (Don Chu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115520 . . . Xvest (Fire Fighter model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

155 . . . Accelerated Care Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80129 . . . Active Ankle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38115 . . . Aircast (A2 Wrist Brace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22120 . . . Aircast (A60 Ankle Brace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27150 . . . Anodyne Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61182 . . . Antibody (The BodyGuard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110116 . . . Aqualift/Sports Innovations . . . . . . . . . . . 23160 . . . ArmorSports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86178 . . . Austin Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107108 . . . Biofreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12188 . . . BioMedical Life Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . IBC125 . . . BioSkin Performance Braces . . . . . . . . . 35134 . . . Brace International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42151 . . . BSN-Jobst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62194 . . . BushwalkerBags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94158 . . . C.H.E.K. Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84118 . . . Cadlow Shoulder Stabilizer (DM Systems) . . . 25126 . . . CeraSport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36102 . . . Cho-Pat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4117 . . . Contemporary Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24127 . . . CoreControl (AvaCore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36100 . . . Cramer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC152 . . . Creative Health Products . . . . . . . . . . . . 63109 . . . CytoSport (CytoFlex) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14123 . . . CytoSport (CytoMax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30103 . . . Dynatronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5137 . . . efi Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46128 . . . Exertools (DynaBoards/DynaTubes) . . . . . . . 37130 . . . Exertools (PlyoBack/Exballs) . . . . . . . . . . . . 39161 . . . FitBALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87149 . . . Fitterfirst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61195 . . . Flexall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

111 . . . Game Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17101 . . . Gatorade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3121 . . . Gebauer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28184 . . . Gladiator Mouthguards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111132 . . . Go Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41142 . . . Hammer Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53166 . . . Hartwell Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92185 . . . HQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112140 . . . Impulse Training Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 50169 . . . IOMED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95186 . . . Jump Stretch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121107 . . . Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11131 . . . Kelly Kinetics (Ankle Isolator) . . . . . . . . . . . . 40165 . . . Kneebourne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91112 . . . Kore Kooler (Morning Pride) . . . . . . . . . . . . 18190 . . . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins . . . . . . . . . 20146 . . . Magister Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58113 . . . McDavid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19162 . . . Medi-Dyne (Skin-On-Skin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87133 . . . Medi-Dyne (stretching aids) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42170 . . . Medical Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96106 . . . Medical Specialties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10104 . . . Mueller Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7105 . . . NASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8181 . . . NSCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109147 . . . NSCA Certification Commission . . . . . . 59189 . . . Oakworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BC167 . . . OPTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93114 . . . Perform Better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21136 . . . Power Lift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44153 . . . PrePak Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63171 . . . Presagia Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

163 . . . PRO Orthopedic Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 89110 . . . Pro-Tec Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15157 . . . Prossage Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83145 . . . PROTEAM by Hausmann . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57178 . . . ProThermo (ThermoTek) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107122 . . . Rogers Athletic Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29192 . . . SAM Medical Products (Blist-O-Ban) . . . . 26193 . . . SAM Medical Products (SAM Splint) . . . . . 26138 . . . Samson Weight Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . 48173 . . . Silver Leaf Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101164 . . . SmartPractice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90144 . . . Sports Temp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56156 . . . SPRI Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82174 . . . SPS by UCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102159 . . . Stromgren Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85148 . . . Swede-O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60143 . . . SwimEx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56187 . . . Thought Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123175 . . . Topaz Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102154 . . . Townsend Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64191 . . . TurfCordz/NZ Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . 84177 . . . VertiMax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104179 . . . Victory Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108180 . . . WaterBoy Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108141 . . . WerkSan Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51139 . . . Whitehall Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49172 . . . Wilson Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100183 . . . WissTech Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111176 . . . Xvest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103124 . . . Zoraflexx (Williams Technology) . . . . . . . . . . 33

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624 . . . Accelerated Care (3000E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69625 . . . Accelerated Care (FX2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69600 . . . Active Ankle Systems (All-Sport Chameleon) . . . 66601 . . . Active Ankle Systems (CF-Pro) . . . . . . . . . 66602 . . . Aircast (A60) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66603 . . . Aircast (A2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66645 . . . Anodyne Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72604 . . . Antibody (shoulder brace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66675 . . . Antibody (compression shorts) . . . . . . . . . . . 77646 . . . Ari-Med (Flexall 454) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73647 . . . Ari-Med (Bushwalker Bags) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73605 . . . Armor Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66606 . . . Bio Skin (Q Lok) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67607 . . . Bio Skin (TriLok) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67648 . . . Biofreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73626 . . . BioMedical Life (QuadStar II) . . . . . . . . . . . 70627 . . . BioMedical Life (QuadStar Elite) . . . . . . . . . 70608 . . . Brace International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67649 . . . BSN-Jobst (Lightplast Pro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73650 . . . BSN-Jobst (Leukotape P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73634 . . . CoreControl (AvaCore) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71639 . . . Cramer (Cold Shoulder Wrap) . . . . . . . . . . . . 72651 . . . Cramer (Co-Stretch Tape) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73609 . . . DM Systems (AnkleTough) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67610 . . . DM Systems (Cadlow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67652 . . . Dynatronics (Dynatron X3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73653 . . . Dynatronics (Dynatron XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73695 . . . efi Sports Medicine/Total Gym . . . . . . . . 80679 . . . FitBALL (Ball Dynamics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78680 . . . Fitterfirst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78640 . . . Game Ready (Giants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72641 . . . Game Ready (Clippers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

673 . . . Gatorade (Endurance Formula) . . . . . . . . . . . 77674 . . . Gatorade (Nutrition Shake) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77681 . . . Hammer Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78654 . . . Hartwell Medical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74635 . . . HQ (CorTemp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71636 . . . HQ (CorTemp PDA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71682 . . . Impulse Training Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 78655 . . . IOMED (Companion 80) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74656 . . . IOMED (TransQFLEX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74683 . . . Keiser (Power Rack 3110) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78684 . . . Keiser (Functional Trainer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78657 . . . Kelly Kinetics (Pivot Plate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74685 . . . Kelly Kinetics (SoloMax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78611 . . . Kneebourne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67637 . . . Kore Kooler (Morning Pride) . . . . . . . . . . . . 71628 . . . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins . . . . . . . . . 70686 . . . Magister (REP Bands) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79687 . . . Magister (Airex Piloga Mat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79612 . . . McDavid (189 Ankle X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68676 . . . McDavid (HexPad) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77659 . . . Medi-Dyne (Skin-On-Skin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74688 . . . Medi-Dyne (CoreStretch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79658 . . . Medical Outfitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74613 . . . Medical Specialties (ASO) . . . . . . . . . . . . 68614 . . . Medical Specialties (EpiGel) . . . . . . . . . . . 68615 . . . Mueller (stabilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68616 . . . Mueller (MuellerHinge 2100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68660 . . . NExTT Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74629 . . . NSCA (Speed/Agility) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70630 . . . NSCA (Training For Football) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70631 . . . NSCA Certification (textbook) . . . . . . . . . . 70632 . . . NSCA Certification (CDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

661 . . . Oakworks (PowerLine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75662 . . . Oakworks (P3 Platform) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75633 . . . OPTP (IAOM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71663 . . . OPTP (UE Ranger) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75689 . . . Perform Better (Sled of Champions) . . . . . . 79690 . . . Perform Better (SPS Plyo-Safe Set) . . . . . . 79691 . . . Power Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79692 . . . PrePak Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79664 . . . Presagia Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75617 . . . PRO Orthopedic (610 Ankle Brace) . . . . . . 68618 . . . PRO Orthopedic (Universal Elbow Wrap) . . 68619 . . . Pro-Tec (Shin Splints Wrap) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69642 . . . Pro-Tec (Ice-Up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72665 . . . Prossage Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75666 . . . PROTEAM (Hi-Lo Taping Table) . . . . . . . . . . 75667 . . . PROTEAM (Hi-Lo Treatment Table) . . . . . . . . 76668 . . . SAM Medical (Splint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76669 . . . SAM Medical (Blist-O-Ban) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76693 . . . SPRI (Flexor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80694 . . . SPRI (Contour-Weights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80677 . . . Stromgren (Basketball Girdle) . . . . . . . . . . . 77678 . . . Stromgren (Compression Short) . . . . . . . . . . 77620 . . . Swede-O (Hinged Elbow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69621 . . . Swede-O (X8 Ankle Brace) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69670 . . . SwimEx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76671 . . . Thought Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76622 . . . Townsend Design (RebelPro) . . . . . . . . . . . 69623 . . . Townsend Design (Premier Ankle Brace) . . 69643 . . . Whitehall (moist heat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72644 . . . Whitehall (ThermaSplint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72672 . . . Zoraflexx (Williams Technology) . . . . . . . . . . 76638 . . . WissTech Enterprises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71


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The following interview was con-ducted with Rich Elsen, Oakworks’ Medical Market Director.

Oakworks has long been associat-ed with the massage industry. Was the inclusion of athletic training equipment a difficult add-on?

Actually, yes, we did have a bit of a struggle. The Oakworks name conjures up a “soft” image—relaxation, thera-peutic massage, candles, etc., and we had to overcome that perception for the athletic training market. Our

emphasis had to be one of strength and durability, power, toughness. We needed to prove that Oakworks could meet the needs of this market—and we have. Our tables were used in the 2004 Summer Olympics and are currently used by many professional and major college sports teams. The neat thing about our athletic training products is that they are professional enough for the big players, but afford-able for the local high school—with no difference in quality.

So Oakworks developed new prod-ucts for the athletic training field?

Exactly. And, the products we’re dis-playing at the NATA Annual Meeting in June comprise a complete training room suite. We’re exhibiting everything an athletic trainer needs for bodywork positioning—either in the training room or on the sideline.

That has my interest piqued. What are they?

Our training room suite consists of three tables and a P3. Two of the tables can be used outdoors, impor-tant if you have an athlete who’s been injured during a game. You want the athlete taken care of right away—not transported to an indoor facility—to take advantage of the “golden period.” To do that, you need portable, weath-er-proof equipment that is capable of supporting large bodies. Oakworks’ Portable Taping Table and Boss™

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What are the “golden period” and “P3”?

Sorry, I’ll back up. The gold-en period, according to the Orthopedic Physician Associates, occurs with sudden trauma. It’s the moment prior to when the surrounding muscles go into spasm—the time when every second counts and the ideal time to treat injured tissue. The

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You have the whole set up for a training room. But what about away games?

All this equipment is portable. We like to think of it as the “home-field advan-tage to go.” When you’re on the road, you never know what you’ll encounter. So Oakworks has designed equipment to be used in a locker room or a sup-ply closet, on linoleum, and on muddy fields. We’ve covered all the bases, so to speak.

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Heat-Stress Resources Found Online at HQ, Inc.HQ, Inc., is the developer of the CorTemp® ingestible temperature pill and data monitor system that provides an easy, afford-able approach in assessing elevated core temperature on the field and the effectiveness of cooling methods on the sidelines. Its Web site features in-depth descriptions on various monitoring and data recording products and fine-resolution product images. Visitors can download HQ’s complete catalog and news clips, as well as find tips on how athletic trainers and coach-es can recognize symptoms of heat stress and illness of their athletes before serious harm occurs. Visitors can read the latest on heat stress, as the site includes links to media reports, peer-reviewed studies, and magazine articles about this topic. To learn more about these resources, visit HQ.www.hqinc.net

See Exercises and Product Information on Jump Stretch’s SiteThe Jump Stretch Web site features background information on owner/inventor Dick Hartzell as well as detailing band sizes and widths, including resistance levels. If you click on Flexibility Routine, you will see the start and finish of each exercise in a moving-picture format. By clicking on the Order Now icon, you can check out the various combinations of bands the company sells, as well as running stations, home gym packages, and instructional videos. For additional information, residents of the continental U.S. can call toll-free, and anyone can e-mail from the link within the site.www.jumpstretch.com

Keiser Re-designs Functional-Training Web SiteIf you have an interest in power, strength, or functional training, Keiser Corporation’s re-designed Web site is made for you. Visitors can easily locate information based on their interest in exercise/training programs; equipment pictures and catalogs; service and support; marketing support; company news and events; and purchasing needs (including ordering and finance options). Visitors can even download videos to see how Keiser’s products and programs can work for them. Also featured is an outside link to the company’s Institute on Aging, which showcases Keiser’s commitment to research and development of health and functional training for athletes of all ages.www.keiser.com

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CEU QUIZ


T&C May/June 2006Volume XVI, No. 4

Training & Conditioning is pleased to provide NATA and NSCA members with the opportunity to earn continuing educa-tion units through reading issues of the magazine. The following quiz is based on articles that appear in this issue of Training & Conditioning. By satisfactorily completing the quiz and mailing it back to T&C, readers can earn 2.0 BOC Athletic Training and 0.2 NSCA (two hours) continuing education units.

Instructions: Fill in the circle on the answer form (on page 126) that represents the best answer for each of the questions below. Complete the form at the bottom of page 126, include a $20 payment to Training & Conditioning, and mail it by July 15, 2006 to the following address: Training & Conditioning, ATTN: 16.4 Quiz, 2488 N. Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Readers who correctly answer 70 percent of the questions will be notified of their earned credit by mail no later than August 1, 2006.

Personal Injury Protection (pages 13-15)Objective: Learn how to protect yourself, not just the athletes in your care, from injury.

1. What are some of the risk factors for injury that ath-letic trainers are regularly exposed to?a) Faulty postures and repetitive movements.b) Extended reaching during long days.c) Stress and prolonged sitting.d) Frequent bending and heavy lifting.

2. To prevent back injuries, certified athletic trainers should use _____ to lift their training kits.a) Good biomechanics.b) A hoist.c) A Saunders Strap.d) Their biceps.

3. Eighty to 90 percent of reaching tasks are recommend-ed to be kept:a) Overhead.b) At knee level.c) Within an arms length of the body.d) At shoulder height.

4. In a proper workstation setup, how far should your computer monitor screen be from your eyes?a) 6-12 inches.b) 12-18 inches.c) 18-24 inches.d) 24-30 inches.

5. In addition to the above stipulation, what is the prop-er computer workstation setup position?a) Elbows resting on the desk and head up.b) Wrists in 45 degrees of extension.c) Knees in 30 degrees of flexion.d) Forearms parallel to the floor and elbows bent at

a 100-110 degree angle.

Making Headway (pages 16-28)Objective: To become updated on the latest research in concussion assessment and treatment.

6. A neurochemical cascade occurs:a) During high intensity training.b) In the first few seconds after an injury.c) Six weeks post-injury.d) During sleep.

7. What does brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) do?a) Depress metabolism.b) Facilitate learning.c) Decrease appetite.d) Divert energy away from damage repair.

8. Young athletes’ brains may be more susceptible to injury and take longer to recover because:a) They are less cautious during sports.b) They have less skull protection.c) Their brain has not yet matured.d) They use lower quality equipment.

9. Football players may sustain hits up to:a) 150 times the force of gravity.b) 2 times their body weight.c) 10 miles per hour.d) 100 pounds.

10. What does the management of an athlete with a concussion remain at?a) The athlete must pass a DETECT test.b) Wait a day, let them play.c) Minor symptoms make it safe to play.d) When in doubt, sit them out.

Fluid Dynamics (pages 31-42)Objective: To understand the rationale behind the different nutritional contents of various sports drinks and recovery drinks.

11. The article places the use of sports drinks into the following four categories of use:a) Improve endurance, weight loss, improve hydra-

tion, and enhance performance.b) Weight loss, improve hydration, enhance perfor-

mance, and optimize recovery.c) Prevent muscle cramps, improve hydration,

weight loss, and recovery.d) Improve hydration, enhance performance, opti-

mize recovery, and weight gain.

12. Once an athlete begins activity, they should consume _____ grams of carbohydrate per hour.a) 10-20.b) 20-40.c) 30-60.d) 50-80.


13. Sports drinks should contain what percentage of car-bohydrates?a) 2-5.b) 6-8.c) 8-11.d) 11-14.

14. Sports drinks with a high carbohydrate content may cause:a) Dehydration.b) Gastric upset.c) Muscle cramps.d) Nervousness.

15. Endurance athletes may prefer drinks with:a) Lower glycemic indexes.b) Higher sugar content. c) Higher carbohydrate content.d) Lower caloric content.

16. Most sports drinks contain sodium that matches the typical amount of sodium lost in sweat, which is _____ milligrams per eight ounce serving.a) 50-60.b) 70-120.c) 120-140.d) 140-150.

17. Higher sodium content sports drinks are more appro-priate for athletes who do what? a) Perform anaerobic activity.b) Exercise more than 2 hours.c) Exercise in moderate temperatures.d) Have persistent muscle tightness.

18. The recommended ratio of carbohydrates to protein is:a) 1:1.b) 2:1.c) 3:1.d) 4:1.

19. Studies have shown that consuming what prior to exercise may improve performance?a) 5 mg of vitamin B.b) 200-300 mg of caffeine.c) 50 mg of selenium.d) 200 mg of vitamin C.

20. What is the main ingredient in recovery drinks that helps muscle growth, repair, and strength develop-ment?a) Protein.b) Carbohydrate.c) Milk-related products.d) Antioxidants.

21. When compared to recovery beverages, _____ has similar calories, macronutrients, and micronutrients.a) Apple juice.b) Tofu.c) Chocolate milk.d) Orange juice.

Summer Sets (pages 45-50)Objective: Learn how to motivate your athletes to stay on track with their summer conditioning pro-grams.

22. According to Ray Lauenstein, the best way to build a successful summer program is to:a) Begin summer program instruction in April.b) Minimize summer program requirements.c) Use an online log.d) Build upon a base set up during the year.

23. The Air Force Academy encourages summer workout compliance by:a) Requiring each person to use a workout partner.b) Requiring a witness to sign his/her workout log.c) Testing the athletes before they depart for the

summer and upon their return in the fall.d) Having the coach check in with the athletes

weekly.

Irish Intensity (pages 105-112)Objective: To understand one strength and condition-ing coach’s perspective on training an NCAA Division I volleyball team for success.

24. The University of Notre Dame begins their volleyball strength and conditioning program with:a) Core strengthening.b) Strength development.c) Agility training.d) Aerobic Conditioning.

25. Volleyball players are more prone to injure which body parts?a) Shoulder, knee, and ankle.b) Shoulder, neck, and knee.c) Hip, knee, and ankle.d) Shoulder, hip, and ankle.

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