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Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
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What are the disciplines athletic therapy draws on?
☑ exercise, medicine, physical therapy, physical education, and sports
When did athletic therapy come into existence?
☑ 19th century
What physician wrote the first major text on athletic training (The Trainer's Bible,
1917) and was a major influence in developing athletic therapy?
☑ S.E Bilik
What are the goals of professional organizations?
☑ 1) professional standards
2) bring together individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate research, promote critical
thinking
3) opportunity to work as a group - achieve objectives that separately they could not
accomplish
International Federation of Sports Medicine
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☑ - created in 1928 in Switzerland at the Olympic Games
- purpose: to promote the study
American Academy of Family Physicians
☑ - 1947
- high quality standards for family doctors
National Athletic Trainers Association
☑ - 1950
enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to
advance the athletic training profession
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
☑ -1954
- all aspects of sports
American Orthopaedic society for sports medicine (AOSSM)
☑ - 1974
- American journal of sports medicine
- develop methods for safer, more productive, and more enjoyable fitness programs
and sport participation
National Strength and Conditioning Association
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☑ - 1978
- exchange ideas in strength development
- CSCS, NSCA-CPT
American Academy of Paediatrics, Sports Committee
☑ - 1981
- special needs of children who participate in sports
American Physical Therapy Association, Sports Physical Therapy Section
☑ - 1981
NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports
☑ - desirable training methods, prevention and treatment of sports injuries
- drug testing, drug education
- sports medicine handbook
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
☑ - 1987
- transforming lives & revolutionizing the health and fitness industry
Percentage of ATs in hospitals/ clinics
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☑ 40%
Employment settings for ATs
☑ - Clinics/hospitals - largest percentage of ATs are employed in clinics/hospitals
- Industrial/occupational settings
- Corperate settings
- Colleges/university
- Secondary school
- "full-time, on-site, athletic trainer coverage for secondary-school athletic programs"
- NATA
- pro sports
- amateur sport
- performing arts
- military - over 100 in there now
Task Force to Establish Medical Coverage for Intercollegiate Athletics (AMCIA)
☑ - 1998 by NATA
- appropriate medical coverage for all intercollegiate student-athletes
5 Domains of Athletic Training
pg. 4
CATA Exam Prep - Part 1 - Health Care, Legal
Questions and Correct Detailed Answers
(Verified Answers)
What are the disciplines athletic therapy draws on?
☑ exercise, medicine, physical therapy, physical education, and sports
When did athletic therapy come into existence?
☑ 19th century
What physician wrote the first major text on athletic training (The Trainer's Bible,
1917) and was a major influence in developing athletic therapy?
☑ S.E Bilik
What are the goals of professional organizations?
☑ 1) professional standards
2) bring together individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate research, promote critical
thinking
3) opportunity to work as a group - achieve objectives that separately they could not
accomplish
International Federation of Sports Medicine
pg. 1
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☑ - created in 1928 in Switzerland at the Olympic Games
- purpose: to promote the study
American Academy of Family Physicians
☑ - 1947
- high quality standards for family doctors
National Athletic Trainers Association
☑ - 1950
enhance the quality of health care provided by certified athletic trainers and to
advance the athletic training profession
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
☑ -1954
- all aspects of sports
American Orthopaedic society for sports medicine (AOSSM)
☑ - 1974
- American journal of sports medicine
- develop methods for safer, more productive, and more enjoyable fitness programs
and sport participation
National Strength and Conditioning Association
pg. 2
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☑ - 1978
- exchange ideas in strength development
- CSCS, NSCA-CPT
American Academy of Paediatrics, Sports Committee
☑ - 1981
- special needs of children who participate in sports
American Physical Therapy Association, Sports Physical Therapy Section
☑ - 1981
NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports
☑ - desirable training methods, prevention and treatment of sports injuries
- drug testing, drug education
- sports medicine handbook
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
☑ - 1987
- transforming lives & revolutionizing the health and fitness industry
Percentage of ATs in hospitals/ clinics
pg. 3
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☑ 40%
Employment settings for ATs
☑ - Clinics/hospitals - largest percentage of ATs are employed in clinics/hospitals
- Industrial/occupational settings
- Corperate settings
- Colleges/university
- Secondary school
- "full-time, on-site, athletic trainer coverage for secondary-school athletic programs"
- NATA
- pro sports
- amateur sport
- performing arts
- military - over 100 in there now
Task Force to Establish Medical Coverage for Intercollegiate Athletics (AMCIA)
☑ - 1998 by NATA
- appropriate medical coverage for all intercollegiate student-athletes
5 Domains of Athletic Training
pg. 4
