Beyond the Sidelines

Athletes may have a love-hate relationship with rest day, but it’s important for your body’s recovery. Everyone from college athletes to marathon runners should build rest days into their training schedule. Overtraining can lead to exhaustion, sore muscles, and moodiness, which may also make...

Athletic trainers strive to prevent injuries. But even with required pre-participation physicals and emphasizing safe practice and training techniques, injuries are an unavoidable part of sports.

Making confident return-to-play decisions is one of the most difficult parts of an athletic trainer’s (AT’s) job.