Athletic trainer

An athletic trainer is a certified and licensed health care provider who practices in the field of sports medicine.

Athletic training encompasses the prevention, diagnosis[3] and intervention of emergency, acute and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations and disabilities.

""Athletic training encompasses the prevention, examination, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of emergent, acute or chronic injuries and medical conditions.

To become an athletic trainer, one must have a master's degree from an accredited professional level education program and then sit for and pass the Board of Certification (BOC) examination.

The NATA describes typical clients groups as, Services rendered by the athletic trainer take place in a wide variety of settings and venues.

Athletic trainer Nate Lucero ( right ) evaluates Houston Astros baseball player George Springer after Springer was hit by a pitch in 2014