Athletic Training Services in the Treatment of Ankle Sprains Sustained During High School Athletics

A abstract of the study by Simon et al describing athletic trainers (ATs) services provided for ankle sprain injury care in high school athletics. Results show that during the three year period, 19925 Athletic training room (ATR) visits were reported, with an average of 6.20 ± 8.11 ATR visits per ankle sprain. Most ATR visits were for NTL injuries (65.1%). Football comprised the largest proportion of ankle sprains (27.3%) and ATR visits (35.0%), although football comprised the largest proportion of ankle sprains (n = 878; 27.3%). Among girls' sports, soccer had the highest number of ATR visits (n = 1649; 8.3% of all ATR visits). Overall, 71404 AT services were provided for ankle sprains. Therapeutic activities or exercise were the most common AT service (47.4%), followed by neuromuscular re-education (16.6%), strapping (14.2%), and modalities (11.5%). An average 22.2 ± 33.2 AT services were reported per ankle sprain. The average number of AT services per injury was higher among TL than NTL injuries (34.7 vs. 19.0; p< 0.001).