What To Know About Charging for AT Services
By Sara Richardson, MS, LAT, ATC
Chair, NATA COPA Private & Emerging Practice Committee
Clinical Bottom Line: Evaluating Spondylolysis
By Brandy Ramaj Jewett, DAT, LAT, ATC
It has been estimated that 63 percent of individuals participating in sports will suffer a spondylolysis and 6 to 8 percent of individuals suffering low back pain (LBP) are diagnosed with a spondylolithesis.1 Additionally, there are few preclinical indications unique to spondylosis.1,2 This leads many authors to believe the condition is often underdiagnosed.1
NATA Welcomes New Board Members
In June, NATA welcomed two new board members: Scott Galloway, MBA, LAT, ATC, representing District Six, and Donna Wesley, MS, LAT, ATC, representing District Nine. In the July NATA News, Galloway and Wesley discuss their goals as new board members. Below they share insight into their athletic training journeys and the importance of volunteerism.
Resource Review: Transgender Patient Care
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June the NATA Now blog will highlight NATA’s LGBTQIA+ resources to assist members in their pursuit of providing compassionate, culturally competent patient care to all.
General Session 2021 Recap
Kicking off the 2021 NATA Virtual Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, for the first time in recent convention history, was the General Session and Changing of the Guard ceremony. Before passing the baton to NATA’s 15th president, Kathy Dieringer, EdD, LAT, ATC, for her first association address, NATA Past President Tory Lindley, MA, ATC, reflected on the challenges and successes of the past year.
LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee Hard at Work
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June the NATA Now blog will highlight NATA’s LGBTQIA+ resources to assist members in their pursuit of providing compassionate, culturally competent patient care to all.
The NATA LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee has been hard at work to provide educational opportunities to members.
Mental Health, LGBTQIA+ Patients and the AT
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June the NATA Now blog will highlight NATA’s LGBTQIA+ resources to assist members in their pursuit of providing compassionate, culturally competent patient care to all.
LGBTQIA+ Specific Cultural Competency Resources
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June the NATA Now blog will highlight NATA’s LGBTQIA+ resources to assist members in their pursuit of providing compassionate, culturally competent patient care to all.
Earn CEUs on LGBTQIA+ Content
In honor of Pride Month, throughout June the NATA Now blog will highlight NATA’s LGBTQIA+ resources to assist members in their pursuit of providing compassionate, culturally competent patient care to all.
New Documents on Contracting Available
The NATA Employment Fair Practice Work Group has created five new resources to aid ATs and employers in the contracting process.