JAT Podcasts

JATCast | Neuroplasticity in Corticolimbic Brain Regions After ACL Reconstruction

Dr. Luke Donovan summarizes the article "Neuroplasticity in Corticolimbic Brain Regions in Patients After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction" by Dr. Shelby Baez and colleagues. This article is featured in the April issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.
Article link: https://bit.ly/32D9GaC

JATCast | Range-of-Motion Deficits and Laxity After an Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain

Dr. Luke Donovan summarizes the article "Identifying Range-of-Motion Deficits and Talocrural Joint Laxity After an Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain" by Dr. Bethany Wisthoff and colleagues. This article is featured in the April issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.
Article link: https://bit.ly/3u7sR8C

JAT Chat | Heat Safety and Environmental Monitoring

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Doug Casa, Dr. Yuri Hosokawa, and Dr. William Adams about their recent series of papers discussing best practices for heat safety and environmental monitoring.
Dr. Douglas Casa is the Chief Executive Office for the Korey Stringer Institute and a full professor at the University of Connecticut. In 2008 he was the recipient of the medal for distinguished athletic training research from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. In 2016 Dr. Casa received the highest honor in his field when he was named a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology (FNAK #556). He was named a fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association in 2008.
Dr. Yuri Hosokawa is an Associate Professor at Waseda University in Tokyo Japan. Her research interests include prevention and education of sudden death in sport, establishing best practices in road race medicine, development of regional-specific heat guidelines for exertional heat illness prevention, and development of heat acclimatization guidelines for tactical athletes.
William Adams is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of the Athletic Training Program at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. William has been a licensed Athletic Trainer since 2010 and has worked clinically in collegiate and secondary school settings. Dr. Adams’ research interests are focused on investigating various facets of exertional heat stroke, maximizing athletic performance in the heat and preventing sudden death in sport and physical activity.

JATCast | Health-Related Quality of Life in Former NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes

Our special guest host, Dr. Shelby Baez, summarizes the article Health-Related Quality of Life in Former National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Collegiate Athletes Compared With Noncollegiate Athletes: A 5-Year Follow-Up by Dr. Janet Simon and colleagues. This article was featured in the recent Special Issue Celebrating Women Scholars in Athletic Training.

JATCast | External Biofeedback in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability

Our special guest host, Dr. Shelby Baez, summarizes the article Biomechanical Response to External Biofeedback During Functional Tasks in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability by Dr. Danielle Torp and colleagues. This article was featured in the recent Special Issue Celebrating Women Scholars in Athletic Training.

The AT Tapes | Mentorship of Newly Credentialed Athletic Trainers

Dr. Lizzie Elder interviews Dr. Stacy Walker about her recent article titled “The Role Mentoring Plays in the Transition to Practice of Newly Credentialed Athletic Trainers."
Stacy E. Walker PhD, ATC, FNATA is a Professor of Athletic Training at Ball State University. She has over 50 peer reviewed journal articles, more than 70 professional presentations. She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Athletic Training and the Athletic Training Education Journal and is a member of the NATA Research and Education Foundation Research Committee, the Board of Certifications Maintenance of Certification Task Force the Association of Standardized Patient Educators Grants and Research Committee.

JAT Chat | Women Scholars in ACL Research

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Sandy Shultz, Dr. Lindsey Lepley, and Dr. Shelby Baez about the work investigating ACL injury risk and rehabilitation strategies for patients with ACL reconstruction. This interview is accompanying the release of a special issue of the Journal of Athletic Training women who are scholars in athletic training research.
Dr. Sandy Shultz is a Professor of Kinesiology and Director of Women’s Health and Wellness in the School of Health and Human Sciences at the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She is also a fellow of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the National Academy of Kinesiology and the American College of Sports Medicine, and was inducted into the NATA Hall of Fame in 2015.
Dr. Lindsey Lepley is an assistant professor of Athletic Training and co-director of the Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Biomechanics (ORB) Laboratory at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology. Much of Dr. Lepley's research focuses on the identification of neuromuscular mechanisms of dysfunction after ACL injury.
Dr. Shelby Baez is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, the director of the BRAIN Lab, and a co-director of the Athletic Injury and Rehabilitation Labs at Michigan State University. Her research examines the impact of psychological responses on clinical outcomes after traumatic knee injury in the high functioning, physically active population.

JAT Chat | Outcomes of AT Services Within US Air Force Basic Military Training

Dr. Kara Radzak interviews Dr. Reid Fisher and Jarod Spraggins, MS, ATC about the recent paper titled "Outcomes of Embedded Athletic Training Services Within United States Air Force Basic Military Training"

JATCast | Quadriceps Oxygenation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Dr. Donovan summarized the article "Quadriceps Oxygenation During Exercise in Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction" which is featured in the February issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.

JATCast | Weight-Bearing Versus Traditional Strength Assessments of the Hip

Dr. Donovan summarized the article "Weight-Bearing Versus Traditional Strength Assessments of the Hip" which is featured in the February issue of the Journal of Athletic Training.