We are the region’s largest team of Certified Athletic Trainers, if your son or daughter
plays a sport, chances are, the medical professionals sharing the field with them
are athletic trainers from Augusta University Sports Medicine.
Who We Are
Certified Athletic Trainers are very different from personal trainers. They are licensed
allied health professionals, earning a four-year degree and passing a national board
of examinations.
They are licensed and trained to evaluate and diagnose, as well as treat and rehabilitate,
injuries in the entire athlete - from concussions to ankle sprains. Think of us this
way, we are like an extension of a physician, a physical therapist, a nurse and a
paramedic - all rolled into one.
What We Do
Our athletic trainers see patients in-clinic, but are usually out in the community
at practices, home games and even some away games. Our goal is to provide the best
quality care as efficiently and as effectively as possible so athletes can perform
at their best and avoid injuries.
Certified Athletic Trainers are often an athlete’s main source of primary health care.
They provide:
- Pre-season physicals and screenings, including cardiac screenings
- Injury evaluation and diagnosis
- Treatment and rehabilitation, including bracing, orthotics, splints and casting
- Prevention, focusing on the right mechanics to avoid injury and a concussion education program.
- Education, including home exercise programs.
- A Saturday football injury clinic (during football season).
Athletic Trainers Leading Academic Success
Augusta University's Athletic Trainers are also involved in helping students in the
classroom. Through our program, Athletic Trainers are teaching health care career
or sports medicine classes in local high schools.
The goal is to develop students’ interest in a healthcare career and to educate them
about the healthcare field in general.
Every March, more than 200 students also spend a day at Augusta University Medical
Center to learn more about sports medicine and other healthcare fields and to tour
the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and the College of Allied Health
at Augusta University.