ATs Keep Police and Fire Fighters Working at Their Best
What does an athletic trainer provide for a police and fire department?
- Medical and healthcare services for all employees and academy employees.
- Baseline concussion testing. Post concussion diagnosis and treatment.
- Diagnosis/treatment/rehabilitation of injuries. Works with employees to progress to full duty.
- Health and wellness education for all employees.
- Warm up and stretching before and after shifts.
- Recognition of possible injuries based on muscular and physical imbalances.
- Correction and treatment of imbalance before injury occurs.
“Utilizing an athletic trainer in the academy setting has proven to reduce overall medical costs by 49.5 percent and musculoskeletal medical costs by 86.3 percent,” says Nancy Burke, MS, ATC, VATL, athletic trainer, Fairfax County Police Department.
