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Presence Of Athletic Trainers In Michigan High Schools, Monica Lininger, Gayle Thompson
Presence Of Athletic Trainers In Michigan High Schools, Monica Lininger, Gayle Thompson
Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences: Official Journal of the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association
Context: Each year an estimated 1.4 million sports related injuries occur annually to student-athletes at the high school level. It has been over 20 years since a systematic investigation into the presence of athletic trainers to treat these injuries in the state of Michigan has been conducted. Within the past 5 years in Michigan, licensure as well as several laws and regulations have been enacted for athletic trainers.
Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of athletic trainers in secondary schools in Michigan.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Questionnaires were given to all 400 athletic directors in attendance of the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic …