Sports Medicine

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Sports Medicine South

GHSA Partner in Sports Medicine

Free CDC Tool Kit on Concussion for High School Coaches

The CDC is offering a free tool kit for high school coaches, athletic directors, and trainers that contains a wealth of information on preventing and treating concussions. Click here for more information.

CSG Sports Coatings, sports industry's leader in long-term bacterial control, strikes a licensing deal with the GHSA.

Gatorade/NFHS Video - Fueling Sports Performance

Gatorade partnered with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to create the DVD “Fueling Sports Performance.” The video aims to educate high school coaches on the performance benefits of hydration, how dehydration can affect health and performance and what to do in an emergency situation. To view the video click on the link below.

http://www.exclaim-inc.com/Gatorade/NFHS

Attention - Staph Infection Advisory

Recently, there has been growing concern that the rate of infection of antibiotic resistant staph may be on the rise. The Georgia Department of Education has released the following bulletin on the treatment and prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphyloccoccal aureus (MRSA) infections.

Coaches and/or athletic trainers are encouraged to review this information and establish procedures for the examination of athletes for skin infections in order to curb the spread of MRSA.

Click here to download the bulletin.

MTSU Professor Researching New Method to Fight Staph Infections

GHSA Coaches Sports Medicine Seminars

The GHSA Coaches Sports Medicine Seminars held for the past two years have been very successful. Several informative sessions presented by sport medicine experts provided educational opporunities for all who attended.

Over the coming months, we will be posting the PowerPoint slides that were presented at the most recent seminar. Here is another installment:

"Project S.A.V.E." - Alison Ellison, RN, NCSN (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta)

Past Installments:
"Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Deaths" - Jack Stevens, MD, FACC (Sibley Heart Center)

"Sports Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements & Anabolic Steroids" - Sean T. Bryan, MD (Medical College of Georgia)

"Sports Nutrition" - Sean T. Bryan, MD (Medical College of Georgia)

"Exertional Heat Illness" - Dr. Sean Bryan (SW Georgia Family Medicine)

Featured Article: Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)
Kayla Fulghum, ATC
Hughston Athletic Training Fellowship

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, or shin splints, is a term that has been used to refer to pain in the lower leg. Conditions such as muscle strains and stress fractures have been given the term shin splints. Most people who develop shin splits are involved in sports which involve running. Shin splints are more commonly seen in sports such as track, cross country, basketball, and gymnastics, as the athletes run or pound on hard surfaces both during competition and at practice.

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Past Articles:
The Anterior Cruciate Ligament by Jessica Hess, ATC
Cervical Spine Injuries: The Stinger by Shawndra Davis
Diabetes Mellitus: Symptoms, Management, and Prevention by Brandon McClendon
Ankle Sprain by Katelyn Mueller, ATC
Disordered Eating by Jessica Hess, ATC
Treatment and Prevention of Skin Infections in Wrestlers by Tamara Spann, ATC
Sickle Cell Trait by Kori Gorsch and Marissa Garver, ATC
Eating for Performance by Diane King, MS, RD, CSSD, ATC
Concussions by Katelyn Mueller, ATC