Sara MacDonough Civitello

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ABOUT SARA MACDONOUGH CIVITELLO

National Athletic Trainer\'s Association, Board of Certification recognized Athletic Trainer. Athletic training is practiced by athletic trainers, health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation of patients and clients. Athletic training encompasses the prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, immediate and emergency care, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities, and treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, and organization and professional health and well being of patients. Students who want to become certified athletic trainers must earn a degree from an accredited athletic training curriculum. Accredited programs include formal instruction in areas such as injury/illness prevention, first aid and emergency care, assessment of injury/illness, human anatomy and physiology, therapeutic modalities, and nutrition. Classroom learning is enhanced through clinical education experiences. More than 70 percent of certified athletic trainers hold at least a master’s I have worked with athletes at all levels; high school, recreational, Division I, II, and Professional, as well as special populations, and military. ATs must complete a predetermined number of continuing education units (CEUs) within a given time period.Focused CEUS in the areas of: Manual Therapy (various applications) Graston Technique Dry Needling Postural Restoration Technique Mulligan Technique Kinesiotaping Concussion and Emergency Action Protocol Functional Movement Screens Strengthening Conditioning Rehabilitation of the Hip, Shoulder, and Back Nutrition Psychology of Sport and Mental Health