Role of Athletic Trainers

OSF HealthCare athletic trainers who serve your school may:

• Develop conditioning programs and nutrition plans
• Teach your team how to avoid sports injuries
• Assess injuries and offer first aid, potentially saving you a trip to urgent care
• Coordinate emergency care and transportation
• Help you choose and use braces and other protective equipment
• Provide therapeutic ultrasound and electrical stimulation for injured areas
• Tape injured joints to support and protect them
• Determine when you can safely get back in the game

Team Approach to Care

Athletic trainers work closely with specialists in sports medicine, orthopedics, physical therapy and behavioral health. You can feel confident knowing OSF HealthCare will help you get all the services you need to maintain your physical and mental strength after a sports injury.

CompetitiveEDGE in Kewanee

Beat the competition with advanced training from the CompetitiveEDGE program at OSF Saint Luke Medical Center in Kewanee, Illinois. With professional coaching, you or your team will identify goals and opportunities to improve your performance. Then, you’ll work on targeted areas for six, 12 or 18 sessions. Ask about sport-specific training for:

• Baseball/softball
• Basketball
• Football
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Learn more about CompetitiveEDGE, or call OSF Saint Luke Medical Center Rehabilitation Services at (309) 852-7931.

Contact Your Coach

Ask your team’s coach to connect you to an OSF HealthCare athletic trainer.