Ep. 171: Dr. Sadie Adado-The ATvantage & Finding Balance

Dr. Sadie Adado is the manager of operations at the ATvantage and does a little bit of everything when it comes to trying to get athletic trainers into jobs that are not only well compensated but offer more when it comes to work-life balance. That is the main focus of this conversation, how athletic trainers can focus on establishing boundaries in their professional lives and get the balance that they need.

In this episode, Sadie goes deep into the importance of boundaries and how athletic trainers can start establishing them to make sure they can draw a line. She also shares personal stories of creating work-life balance and why it was so important for her to do so. This allowed her to find other aspects of her life that brought fulfillment and how that has really been a game changer for her and allowed her to thrive, no only in her career, but her life as well. So many great things to take away from this episode. Enjoy.

In This Episode:

+What is ATvantage? AT & EMT Staffing

+Implementing professional boundaries

+Work-life balance: A focus on quality improvement

+The importantce of fulfillment

+ATs can and do have the power to be set up for success

Connect with Sadie

IG: @sadietherose

IG: @theATvantage

@: sadie@theatvantage.com

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 170: Dr. Kevin Biese-Sport Specialization

Dr. Kevin Biese gave a talk at the 2024 Wisconsin Atheltic Trainers Association annual meeting on sports specialization and the evolution of the definition and what current and future research is showing about it. The talk was extremely informational and we wanted to share it on the podcast, thankfully, Kevin was more than willing.

In this episode, Dr. Biese dives in deep into what sports specialization is and what the current working definition is. I, personally, was surprised at the definition because it doesn’t always only have to be about one sport and the focus on that one exclusively. Dr. Biese has some great general recommendations on how you can help ensure children don’t overdo it and also on conversations you can have with student-athletes as an athletic trainer to help them figure out if they are speicalizating and how it could relate to any aches and pains or changes in performance they have. So much to take away from this one. Enjoy. 

Extra resources shared by Dr. Biese below.

In This Episode:

+Defining sports specialization, how multiple sports fit in

+How the word ‘restrict’ fit in

+Risks of sport specialization: injury risk, burnout

+Socio-economic impact on sports specialization

+Sports activity amount, age=hrs/week of organized sport

Connect with Kevin

@: biesek@uwosh.edu

LIINK: SPIRL Lab (LINK: https://www.uwosh.edu/kinesiology/spirl/ ) 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068354149116 

Other LINKS:

Injury risk factors related to sport specialization in high school basketball: a prospective study. | Journal of Athletic Training (allenpress.com)

A Prospective Study on the Effect of Sport Specialization on Lower Extremity Injury Rates in High School Athletes - Timothy A. McGuine, Eric G. Post, Scott J. Hetzel, M. Alison Brooks, Stephanie Trigsted, David R. Bell, 2017 (sagepub.com)

Comparing Burnout in Sport-Specializing Versus Sport-Sampling Adolescent Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Nicolas E. Giusti, Seth L. Carder, Lisa Vopat, Jordan Baker, Armin Tarakemeh, Bryan Vopat, Mary K. Mulcahey, 2020 (sagepub.com)

Sport Specialization and Sport Motivation in Middle School–Aged Athletes | Journal of Athletic Training (allenpress.com)

Sport Specialization and Risk of Overuse Injuries: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis | Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics (aap.org)

Consensus Definition of Sport Specialization in Youth Athletes Using a Delphi Approach | Journal of Athletic Training (allenpress.com)

Sport Performance & Injury Research Laboratory - Kinesiology and Athletic Training University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (uwosh.edu)

LINK: 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 169: Adam Halpern-Athletic Training Evolution

This is our last episode in our series with Adam Halpern. In this final installment we talk about the evolution of the profession to this point and what it is going to take for the next evolution. The profession has grown so much but it appears time for something new to come along to help balance work and life and increase compensation. This has been what Adam has been thinking about and shares his thoughts and what he hopes to do with it all in the future. \

In This Episode:

+AT in the next 5-10 years.

+Future needs for AT to evolve as a profession

+Foundations laid for next evolution

+Improvements in compensation and work-life balance

Connect with Adam

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaveOn4 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/waveonhealth/ 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/WaveOnHealth

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/37268629/admin/

@: adam@waveonhealth.com

LINK: 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaveOn4 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/waveonhealth/ 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/WaveOnHealth

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/37268629/admin/

@: adam@waveonhealth.com

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Ep. 168: Emily Srygler-College Coaches’ Perception of Sports Specialization

Emily is a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been focusing research on sports specialization and its impact on just athletes but also others that are involved around the athlete. Within the lab group that Emily is a part of they have been focusing on sports specialization in many aspects and continuing to try and better understand its larger impact.

In this episode, Emily talks about a specific aspect of that research, collegiate coaches perception of sports specialization. This is a group that isn’t often included in the conversation around sports specialization but ultimately, can have a huge impact on how specialized athletes need to become in order to make it to the next level. Emily shares what she learned in the process and what future research looks like to better understand the demands and also how it impacts athletic trainers.

In This Episode:

+What do college coaches think about sports specialization?

+Getting good at your sport vs. creating a ceiling

+Future research on sports specialization

+How does sports specialization related to athletic trainers

+A definition of sports specialization

Connect with Emily

Twitter: @emilysrygler (https://twitter.com/EmilySrygler )

IG: @emilysrygler (https://www.instagram.com/emilysrygler/ )

@: edcampbell2@wisc.edu 

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 167: Jonathan Ekhoff-Occupational Health in Athletic Training

Jonathan is an athletic trainer who has spent most of his career in either the secondary setting or the industrial setting. He has plenty of experience in both but more recently he has been building a new occupational health program and creating new service lines and customers along the way.

In this episode, we talk about starting this program from the beginning. What Jonathan has learned along the way and things he wishes he would have known when he started. There are many factors that go into finding interested parties and then the contract process and Jonathan discusses some key points he has picked up along the way. If you’re interested in the industrial setting this is a great episode to get some insight and learn a lot about this setting.

In This Episode:

+Defining the industrial setting

+Process of starting an industrial service line

+Dealing with the contract process

+Demonstrating value in workers compensations savings

+Understanding how big the company is and what they do on a larger scale

+Connecting with people who’s job are in this setting

Connect with Jonathan

FB: https://www.facebook.com/jon.ekhoff 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-ekhoff-6018a163/  

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 166: Shauna Erickson-Hitting Pause and Restarting

The first time we talked with Shauna, she had a lot going on. She was in the middle of a PhD program while also runnign her online business at the time, MVMT Matters. In this follow up discussion, a lot has happened and Shauna was kind enough to share her story.

Shauna’s PhD program didn’t go quite as expected and that is the story she shares. She goes into detail about the feelings of being left alone when she was struggling to figure out her next steps and how the support she thought she might have, just never came. We also discuss the process that Shauna went through to make the decision to no further pursue her PhD. There was a lot that went into that decision and gives great insight into a large decision like that. 

Thanks Shauna for sharing so much.

Previous Episode:

LINK: https://youtu.be/dE5lyfoDnIA 

In This Episode:

+Working through a PhD and hitting pause

+Making decisions about the future

+Processing the feelings about these major decisions

+Starting a new venture

Connect with Shauna

IG: perform.rx

FB: perform.rx

@: performrx.sportsmed@gmail.com

Performrxconsulting.com

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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Ep. 165: Dr. Phillip Vardiman-All aspects of Athletic Training

Dr. Phillip Vardiman has done and is doing a lot in the athletic training profession. I know Dr. Vardiman from my time in graduate school when he served as my advisor and we’ve been able to stay in touch ever since. Dr. Vardiman in this episode shares with us how he works to balance all the different apsects of AT he is involved in. Not only has he been full-time in an academic education program, he is doing research, service with the state and beyond and slo keeping up his clinical skils in a couple of areas. 

We discuss the timportance of being involved in so much to keep current in as many areas as he can but at time it comes down to priorities and deciding what you can do at the highest levels and adjusting other aspects. In addition to this conversation, Dr. Varidman talks about his time working with USA Track & Field and everything he learned in those experiences. He also talks about his most recent work with the Rangers at Fort Riley and the impact it has had on him. There is so much to take away from this discussion, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

In This Episode:

+Being involved in so many aspects of AT

+Balancing different roles and finding time

+Working with USA Track & field

+Working with the Rangers at Fort Rile

Connect with Dr. Vardiman

+ pvardiman@ksu.edu  

www.athletictrainingchat.com

www.cliniallypressed.org 

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