NATA Now

This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.
 

Victoria Fauntroy, MS, LAT, ATC, discovered her love for treating the whole body through her passion for dancing.

The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is now open. As athletic trainers look forward to this iconic annual event in AT history, NATA Now is highlighting “75 Things To Know About Convention.”

NATA will celebrate the history of the convention throughout NATA 2024. The following is a look at five historical occurrences and milestones that have taken place over the years during the NATA convention.

In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women who are working to advance the athletic training profession through research.

For Riana Pryor, PhD, ATC, her encounter with research in college provided the foundation for her sports medicine research career, now advancing the understanding of extreme weather conditions in patients.

This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.
 

The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is now open. As athletic trainers look forward to this iconic annual event in AT history, NATA Now is highlighting “75 Things To Know About Convention.”

While there will be a variety of topics presented in New Orleans, the NATA Convention Program Committee has identified two key themes for NATA 2024:

In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women who are working to advance the athletic training profession through research.

Kemba Noel-London, PhD, MAT, ATC, observed the sports medicine issues facing her athletes in Trinidad and Tobago, some being structural, while others were economic. In pondering solutions, research became an important tool for her.

This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.

This year, the National Athletic Training Month theme, “From Head to Toe,” highlights the whole-body, whole-person care ATs provide their patients. Throughout March, NATA Now is highlighting members from across the settings. These eight ATs, also featured in the March NATA News, are examples of how ATs are advancing the profession through their direct and indirect efforts.

In honor of Women’s History Month this March, NATA is highlighting women who are working to advance the athletic training profession through research.

Mimi Nakajima, EdD, ATC, got involved with athletic training research because of her interest in how people viewed the world around them.

 “I was always interested in how people think and feel, so naturally, that drew me to conducting research about people’s perceptions,” she said.

The 75th NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo, June 25-28 in New Orleans, is approaching – and registration is now open. As we get ready for convention, NATA Now is looking back at convention history as well as what to know about NATA 2024.