Date
1-9-2024
Department
School of Health Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Health Sciences (DHSc)
Chair
Justin Kilian
Keywords
athletic training, strength and conditioning, injury prevention, interprofessional communication
Disciplines
Kinesiology | Medicine and Health Sciences
Recommended Citation
Hermans, Craig, "Using Interprofessional Collaboration to Bridge Athletic Training and Strength and Condition Programs in High School Settings to Reduce Injuries" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5149.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5149
Abstract
The purpose of this practicum is to identify the differences between between the athletic training professional and the strength and conditioning professional in a school which may cause barriers in using interprofessional collaboration. Currently, the rate of reinjury in a student-athlete population is quite high due, in part, to the different focuses between athletic trainers and that of strength and conditioning coaches. This practicum prepares a compiled review of the literature of research as well as independent research evaluating the student/athletes’ recovery from injury in relation to reinjury. The findings from the research serve a purpose to establish a deeper relationship between athletic training/physical therapy and strength and conditioning. The framework for rehabilitative protocol from the National Athletic Training Association (NATA) recommendations will be utilized to create a new training platform to be added to a school’s strength program. Current recommendations from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) for periodization training of athletes will be utilized to maintain sports performance goals. This practicum will then merge principles in rehabilitation with sports performance based upon guidelines from these leading agencies to create a protocol that will both reduce the rate of reinjury as well as to prevent new injuries without negatively impacting sports performance. A new case study design was then presented applying a new protocol using qualitative analysis to prove value and create future discussion. This study was disseminated to qualified participants to gain insight into the relationship, challenges, and potential resolutions which may be implemented to improve the communication between athletic trainers and strength and conditioning coaches.
