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In addition to working on muscle and bone injuries, athletic trainers are trained to assess athletes for concussions.

an allied health care profession , athletic training is starting to play a role in hospitals and clinics as well as jobs that require physical endurance. All tasks athletic trainers perform fall into one of five areas: (1) injury prevention, (2) evaluation and diagnosis, (3) emergency care, (4) treatment and rehabilitation, and (5) professional health and well- being. Injury Prevention An athletic trainer’s first goal is to help people stay injury-free. From minor sprains to major head injuries, ATs assess their patients for risk factors that could mean a patient has a greater chance of becom- ing ill or injured during physical activity. They do this by performing physical exams before a patient begins exercising or playing sports,

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