Assistant Athletic Trainers Lindsy Donnelly, MEd, ATC and Brian White, MAE, ATC, CSCS recently attended the Annual Football Medicine Strategies Conference in London, England from April 9-11, 2016. The conference which was dedicated to the aspect of “Return to Play”, was attended by professionals from 83 countries across the globe. Although it was catered primarily to the aspects of medical care for soccer players, there were many topics which were applicable to all sports and athletes, including the…

Director of Athletic Training, Scott Anderson MA, ATC, FMSC, DNSP was recently interviewed by the BBC along with the Director of the Stanford Concussion and Brain Performance Center, Dr. Jamshid Ghajar MD, PhD, FACS to discuss the cutting edge use of eye tracking technology to help diagnose concussions rapidly and objectively.  For the full article, please click here

Dominic Vincentini MS, ATC, Assistant Athletic Trainer, recently traveled out to the rural, mountainous terrain of Southwest Utah as a member of the medical staff for Red Bull Rampage, October 13th to 18th.  Red Bull Rampage is an invite only free ride mountain bike competition held near Zion National Park in Virgin, Utah. The event is very similar to that of freestyle skiing or snowboarding where riders are judged on…

On September 21st and 22nd, Stanford Sports Medicine served as a host site for three physical therapists (PTs) accepted into the Sports Physical Therapy Section - Kevin Wilk Traveling Fellowship. Michael Bogden, PT, DPT, SCS, Robert Metzger, Jr. PT, DPT, SCS, ACSM EP-C, and Chris Wilson, PT, DPT, CHES spent Monday morning touring the Lacob Family Sports Medicine Center, the Phillip & Penelope Knight Athletic Training Center, and the rest of Stanford’s…

Stanford Sports Medicine proudly welcomed Sue Falsone, PT, SCS, ATC, to campus this past Monday, where she delivered her talk, “Bridging the Gap from Rehab to Performance” to a group of Stanford physical therapists, athletic trainers, and sports performance coaches. Falsone, who had previously been the first female head athletic trainer in Major League Baseball when she served in that capacity for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2011-13, is currently…

This September 20th-22nd, Stanford Sports Medicine will be hosting three physical therapists (PTs) as part of the Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS), “Kevin Wilk Traveling Fellowship” sponsored by DonJoy Global. The Sports Physical Therapy Section (SPTS) is a component of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), which provides a common forum for members of the association with an interest in sports physical therapy. The Kevin Wilk Traveling fellowship allows 3 highly qualified PT’s…

Jesseca Holcomb, assistant athletic trainer, recently attend her first National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Annual Convention in St. Louis, MO this past June where she was asked to present a learning lab, “Introduction to Neurokinetic Therapy®: Changing the Way You Think About Dysfunctional Movement Patterns.” She was assisted by Andrew Gibson, Head Athletic Trainer at Rhodes College in instructing the learning lab on this novel technique. Learning labs, where clinicians experienced in a…

On May 19th Cardinal Council SAAC held the 3rd Annual STANNY Awards at Hewlett Auditorium to celebrate all of the Stanford Athletics’ accomplishments throughout the year. Four members of the Stanford Sports Medicine team were nominated for the inaugural 2015 Most Inspirational Athletic Trainer, with Brian White, MAE, ATC, CSCS taking home the award. “I’m honored to receive the award for Most Inspirational Athletic Trainer. In a place where so many amazing…