Certified Athletic Trainers
The NATA represents professionals who specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses. Athletic Training is an allied health care profession. Certified athletic trainers hold at least a bachelor’s degree. They are required to pursue continuing education to retain their certification, which is awarded by the Board of Certification.
Athletic trainers provide value and a financial return investment to secondary schools, occupational employers, physicians, hospitals and clinics. Their emphasis helps Improve employee productivity and performance that can result in lower liability and health care insurance costs.
Athletic trainers are medical professionals who are experts in injury prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation, particularly in the orthopedic and musculoskeletal disciplines.
Athletic Trainers are a key component of the health care team, which includes physicians and other allied health personnel. Because of their focus they lessen the burden on the public and private health care systems.