Athletic trainers make a difference in the lives of the patients they serve in a variety of ways. Since musculoskeletal disorders (such as orthopedic injuries) incur significant costs and affect the lives of individuals in a variety of ways, Athletic Trainers have a unique skillset to assist patients.

Those skills can consist of:

• Injury risk mitigation, including movement screenings and healthcare education.
• Clinical evaluation skills.
• Acute management of injuries.
• Therapeutic interventions, including rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries.
• Utilizing current information to guide patient care.

The goals are to elevate patient care provided and aid the growth of the Athletic Training profession.

Athletic Trainers are certified and licensed healthcare professionals that serve patients through the five domains of Athletic Training. This is defined by the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer:

1. Promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors with effective education and communication to enhance wellness and minimize the risk of injury and illness.
2. Implementing systematic, evidence-based assessments and evaluations to formulate valid clinical diagnoses and differential diagnoses to determine a patient’s plan of care.
3. Integrating best practices in immediate and emergency care for optimal outcomes.
4. Rehabilitating individuals with a health condition (i.e., injury, illness, general medical condition) with the goal of achieving optimal activity and participation levels based on core concepts (i.e., fundamental knowledge and skillsets) using the applications of therapeutic exercise, modality devices, and manual techniques.
5. Integrating best practices in policy construction and implementation, documentation and basic business practices to promote optimal patient care and employee well-being.

Source: Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer

MSU Recreational Sports Athletic Trainers work with any MSU student on-campus. This includes:

• Club sports student-athletes.
• Intramural (IM) sport student-athletes.
• The general student population.

Since varsity student-athletes already have access to Athletic Training services through the Athletic Department, they would not need to access Athletic Training services within the Recreational Sports Department.

Free services provided include:

• Injury Evaluation
• Movement Assessments
  Helpful to have if starting a new activity.
• Coverage of home club sports and IM events
  Club Sports Schedule
  IM Sports coverage will take place at Spartan Greens Athletic Training Room (Fall) and IM West Athletic Training Room (Winter and Spring).
• Rehabilitation of orthopedic injuries
• Referrals to healthcare providers
  If needed, seeking out a physician may require health insurance and potential copay.

MSU Recreational Sports have three Athletic Trainers:

Email Athletic Trainers Alex Dailey at daileyal@msu.edu and Katie Bigelow at Bigelo49@msu.edu with the following information:

1. Who you are.
2. Event that you participate in (club sport, IM, etc.).
3. Brief description of the injury.
4. Availability to be seen.
   • Appointments will last no longer than 45 minutes, as most will take roughly 30 minutes.
   • Appointments will take place Monday-Friday, as times will vary depending on IM Sport schedules.
5. Preference of where to schedule the appointment.
   • Morning slots will take place in the IM West Athletic Training Room.
   • Afternoon slots will take place at either the IM West Athletic Training Room or Spartan Greens Athletic Training Room (if weather permits).
   • Evening slots during IM Sport season will take place at either the IM West Athletic Training Room (Winter or Spring) or Spartan Greens Athletic Training Room (Fall).

SRWC Athletic Training Room

810 Birch Rd

Room 1025
East Lansing, MI 48825

Spartan Greens Turf Complex

903 Service Road
East Lansing, MI 48824

There are numerous programs designed to assist those that either have a history of injury to a specific body part (ankle, hip, etc.) or want to be preventative (such as arm care for a throwing sport).

Currently, there are 18 region-specific programs.

• Athletic Training within MSU Recreational Sports does refer to a couple of on-campus partners depending on the injury. If the injury sustained meets the requirements of a study, information will be provided to the patient if they wish to participate in the study.
• Athletic Training in MSU Recreational Sports is currently seeking IRB approval for two different studies. More information will become available if the studies receive IRB approval.

• The only form to fill out would consist of the Chaperone Policy form. This form simply indicates that a patient can have a chaperone for an evaluation or rehabilitation session if they would like to. If they do not, they can simply indicate that they do not wish to have a chaperone.
• If a patient would like to participate in a research study, a consent form would have to be completed.

Club sports, depending on the club, may have specific requirements. Those requirements will be outlined and communicated.