Backbones and Brains: How Athletic Training Tunes the Body and Mind for VictoryTuesday, November 18, 5:30 p.m., ACB Room 150
High School Champions, college stars, celebrity pros and even weekend warriors know
the importance of qualified athletic trainers. Increased participation in recreational
and competitive sports has made the field of athletic training a preventative superpower
for managing sports injuries. But how?
In this lecture, Dr. Brooks will explain the evolving history and increased importance
of athletic training, its long-term significance in the lives of athletes and the
practical way athletic trainers serve athletes in schools and higher education institutions,
rehabilitation clinics and physicians' practices, particularly on the South Plains.
He will also emphasize the development of the Master of Athletic Training program
at TTUHSC, how its curriculum and resources create qualified athletic trainers and
what sets this program apart from others in the field.
The event will begin with a brief presentation over the current Enterovirus outbreak
in the U.S. by Richard Lampe, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics
and expert in infections disease. A Q and A session with Dr. Brooks titled "Can your
fantasy team recover? Insights into notable sports injuries" will follow the lecture.
Attendees are encouraged to submit questions before the event.
