Obstacles create opportunities. Everybody faces battles, curve balls, unexpected twists during their life and career journey. It is how you respond and persevere through these obstacles which matters in dictating your long-…
Working in "helping fields" can have significant stress and emotional effects on the providers themselves, inherently interfering with the efficiency, health and well-being, and overall functioning of these providers. It is …
An Athletic Trainer's chosen mindset is crucial during these different and, in many ways, difficult times. Athletic Trainers have always had to demonstrate calmness and composure during the emergency situations we deal with …
During these difficult times, many athletic trainers are finding themselves struggling financially or in situation where their financial situation may change quickly in the next few months. Maybe you've lost your job. Maybe…
As Certified Athletic trainers, we are often the “go to”, the “handle everything” and the “be everywhere” person. We typically put everyone else first. During a time of crisis, this is likely even more the case. As we find …
These are unprecedented times which we are facing. How are you as an athletic trainer playing a role in our response, care, and preparations to the Coronavirus pandemic? Besides hopefully taking mindful advantage of valuable…
Get ready - this is an episode unlike any other cATalyzing Podcast episodes before! Ryan attended the 2020 Athletic Trainers' Society of New Jersey annual convention and business meeting, and he's bringing you the key takea…
This year Ken Cieslak, DC, ATC, CSCS was a featured presenter at EATA, where he led an EBP workshop on using directional testing and postural provocation to enhance assessment of lower back disorders. In this episode we get …
With National Athletic Training Month (#NATM2020) coming up in March, this is a good time for all athletic trainers to be thinking about ways you can promote yourself as a healthcare professional and your profession to other…
At different points of our professional careers, most athletic trainers dabble in per diem work, either as an independent contractor or through an employer. Per diem athletic training is a fantastic way to build experience, …
Who is on your team? How do you cultivate those relationships? What does shared accountability look like?
As athletic trainers, inter-professional collaboration is critical for success. We have to think about the "team" we…
We're going way back in this throwback episode. Back when I had hair :-). A little while after I moved to New Jersey, I had the opportunity to collaborate with Ian Westermann, founder of EssentialTennis.com, to create a seri…
Athletic trainers (and all other healthcare practitioners for that matter) have a responsibility to provide care in a manner best suited for the person in need of that care. We work daily with highly diverse populations, and…
We as ATs have a very important duty. If we want the future of our profession to be even better than we have it currently, we must provide effective and impactful mentorship for the athletic trainers of the future. There is…
Advocating for the athletic training profession is more important now than it has ever been. Athletic Training profession recognition is at an all-time high. Our profession continues to move in a positive direction, and we a…
Now more than ever, it is important for Certified Athletic Trainers to promote wellness and injury/illness risk abatement in our communities. This is a powerful way to showcase our expertise in a way that educates, outside o…
A key part of success in any injury rehab program or risk abatement program is the ability for the athletic trainer to build rapport and cultivate ownership and accountability in their patients. in this episode Ryan Stevens …
In this bonus Athletic Trainer Clinical Quick Tip episode, Ryan Stevens discusses a strategy for when providing healthcare/injury consultations while working community events or "screenings" to make a lasting impression on s…
A certified athletic trainer who also doubles as a financial planner. You don’t find those too often! Matt Shade, M.Ed., LAT, ATC is that guy. Time to be inspired by a story and once again get reflective. On this episode, ho…
Prepare to get deeply reflective. Brian and Ryan discuss why we need to "slow down to get ahead". Brian shares his personal growth story, and presents a case for why athletic trainers need to develop the team and patient "co…
Michael and Ryan discuss the value in integrating rehab and fitness training principles, and share reasons why athletic trainers need to collaborate with fitness professionals more often. Michael is the owner of Integrative …
Thom and Ryan discuss why athletic trainers should invest in improving public speaking skills, career/life growth strategy, and the importance of a proper mindset. Thomas Plummer is the founder of the National Fitness Busin…
On this *Preview / Podcast Introduction*, the host (Ryan Stevens, MPS, ATC, CSCS) gives you the “why” behind the launch of this podcast, background information, and what to expect from the episodes! Certified Athletic Traine…
