Social Justice Education in CAATE-Accredited Post-Baccalaureate Athletic Training Programs.

Social justice education (SJE) prepares clinicians to provide patient-centered care. Our purpose was to assess SJE in CAATE-accredited, post-baccalaureate professional athletic training programs. We used a cross-sectional, online survey.

Athletic Trainers' Beliefs Regarding Professionalism.

Context: Limited research exists regarding athletic trainers' (ATs') perceptions of professionalism.

Objective: To explore the lived experiences of ATs and their perceptions of professionalism.

Design: Qualitative study.

Perceptions of Sexual Misconduct and the Overall Role of Peer Athletic Training Students, Athletes, Preceptors, and Coaches.

Sexual misconduct in society is found throughout the literature. In healthcare, there is a paucity of research in regard to the understanding of what constitutes sexual misconduct, especially when examining the thoughts of students who are required to be a part of a clinical rotation. The purpose of this study was to examine athletic training students' perceptions of sexual harassment and to determine whether role (i.

The effect of an interval fatigue protocol on Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) performance.

: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a fatigue protocol on Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) performance.: Within subjects, repeated measures, crossover.: Fifteen healthy, physically-active participants (22.

Sex Differences in Anthropometrics and Heading Kinematics Among Division I Soccer Athletes.

Background: Soccer players head the ball repetitively throughout their careers; this is also a potential mechanism for a concussion. Although not all soccer headers result in a concussion, these subconcussive impacts may impart acceleration, deceleration, and rotational forces on the brain, leaving structural and functional deficits. Stronger neck musculature may reduce head-neck segment kinematics.

Genetic variation in SLC17A7 promoter associated with response to sport-related concussions.

Objective: To determine the association of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs74174284 within SLC17A7 promoter with concussion severity or duration.

Design: A between-subjects design was utilized.

Methods: Saliva samples and concussion severity and duration data were collected from 40 athletes diagnosed with a sport-related concussion by a physician, utilizing a standardized concussion assessment protocol.

Marching Band Camp Injury Rates at the Collegiate Level.

Aims: Marching band camp injuries were recorded over the course of 1 week (10 field practices) to determine injury rate for preseason.

Methods: Members were instructed to self-report any type of injury that occurred. The collected data were coded and analyzed for total injuries and injuries per section.

Neuronal structural protein polymorphism and concussion in college athletes.

Objective: To examine the association between a neuronal structural protein polymorphism and the frequency and severity of concussions in college athletes.

Methods: Forty-eight athletes with previous self-reported history of a concussion were matched with 48 controls that did not report a history of concussion. Each group was genotyped for neurofilament heavy (NEFH) polymorphism rs#165602 in this retrospective case-control study.

Apolipoprotein E genotype and concussion in college athletes.

Objective: To evaluate the association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) polymorphisms (E2, C/T Arg158Cys; E4, T/C Cys112Arg; and promoter, g-219t) and the history of concussion in college athletes. We hypothesized that carrying 1 or more APOE rare (or minor) allele assessed in this study would be associated with having a history of 1 or more concussions.

Design: Multicenter cross-sectional study.

Concussive signs and symptoms following head impacts in collegiate athletes.

Objective: To evaluate the association between having a previously documented concussion and experiencing concussive signs and symptoms (S&S) following head impacts in collegiate athletes.

Methods: Two hundred and one college male football (n = 168) and female women's soccer (n = 33) athletes participated in this retrospective case-control study. Athletes completed a questionnaire and reported if they had been diagnosed with concussion and if they experienced concussive S&S following a head impact during a game or practice in the previous year.