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Athletic Therapist specializes in the prevention of athletic
and orthopedic injuries while offering expertise in specialized
rehabilitation techniques. Athletic Therapists design and implement
long term programs of posture, flexibility and total conditioning
of an injured individual. This total approach to injury management
helps decrease potential re-injury and can lead to an overall decrease
in the length of disability.
An Athletic
Therapist specializes in on site coverage including injury
assessment, emergency life support, recognition and management of
acute traumatic head and spinal injuries, first aid and preparation
for subsequent health care delivery.
An Athletic Therapist specializes in injury prevention
skills including musculosketal evaluation, equipment selection and
fitting, warm-up and conditioning programs and preventative and
supportive taping.
Certified Athletic Therapists also make use of the
latest rehabilitative techniques including electrotherapeutic modalities,
physical reconditioning and manual therapy techniques.
 Our
forerunner organization the Canadian Athletic Trainers Association,
was founded in 1965 by a small group of athletic trainers working
for professional hockey and football teams. They recognized the
need to enhance their skills in the management of sport injuries.
Since then, the National Association and the individual provincial
memberships have grown to include certified members, member emeritus
and honorary members.
In 1975
the Association became the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association
(CATA) to reflect a more appropriate image of the professional
therapist. The CATA and the individual provincial chapters continue
to be at the forefront of the Canadian sports medicine community.
President
Shauna Stone BSc., DipSIM, CAT(C)
Head Athletic Therapist
Memorial University
St. John's , Newfoundland
709-737-3442
athletictherapy@mun.ca
Nova Scotia Representatives:
Kurt A. Stevenson B.Sc.Kin, CAT(C)
Assistant Athletic Therapist
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
902-867-2231 (clinic)
kstevens@stfx.ca
Jason Price CAT(C)
Capte Breton Screaming Eagles - QMJHL
jason.price@capebretoneagles.com
New Brunswick Representative/Treasurer
Joe Glenn CAT (C)
UNB
Box 4400
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A3
506 453-5045
rglenn@unb.ca
Newfoundland Representative
Todd Row B.Kin, CAT(C)
Athletic Therapist
St. John's Fog Devils
709.726.8305
todd@fogdevils.com
Insurance Billing Committee Chair
Stewart Munroe CAT(C)
Ken-Val Rehab & Sports Injury Center
69 Marr Rd. PO Box 4428
Rothesay, NB
E2E 5X8
atpt@nbnet.nb.ca
Ethics Committee
Chad Newhook CAT(C)
Head Athletic Therapist
Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
chad.newhook@smu.ca
Tara Sutherland CAT(C)
Head Athletic Therapist
StFX University
Antigonish , Nova Scotia
tsutherl@stfx.ca
Sport Liason Committee Chair
Geoff Mabey CAT(C)
c/o East Training
248 Douglas Ave.
Saint John, NB.
E2K 1E6
506- 333-8447
506- 672-9425
ecoastboy@yahoo.com
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