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What To Expect From Your First Appointment
What to Expect From Your First Appointment By: Keri Sotak, MS, ATC, CES, MFDc Owner of The Athletic Training Room of California Oakland, CA & Elk Grove, CA At The Athletic Training Room, we specialize in acute and chronic injuries that occur from exercise, sport,...
Showing Your Value & Setting Yourself Apart as an AT
Showing Your Value & Setting Yourself Apart as an AT By: Keri Sotak, MS, ATC, CES & Alisha Pennington, MS, ATC Covid-19 has turned many of our lives upside down in more ways than one. Many athletic trainers around the nation have been furloughed or laid off,...
Do I Need a Vibrating Massage “Gun”?
Do I Need A Vibrating Massage “Gun”?By: Keri Sotak, MS, ATC, CES, Owner, The Athletic Training Room, Oakland Key Words: Percussion Therapy, Vibration Therapy, Vibration Massage, Handheld Vibrating Massage Device If you are a manual therapist or are a fitness or sport...
Flexibility vs Mobility…What’s the Difference?
Flexibility vs. Mobility...What’s the Difference?By: Keri Sotak, MS, ATC, CES, Owner of The Athletic Training Room, Oakland Key Words: Flexibility, Neuromuscular Control, Mobility, Functional Mobility “Grab a foam roller. We are going to work on mobility before our...
Covid-19 Precautions at The ATR
COVID-19 Precautions at The ATR During this unique time, we are taking extra precautions when helping clients in our office. We ask that if you are feeling ill, have been around someone who has been ill, or have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for...
Forum: A Changing Tide In Athletic Training Settings?
Forum: A Changing Tide in Athletic Training Settings? By: Keri Sotak, MS, ATC, CES – Owner of The Athletic Training Room, Oakland I have recently been asking fellow certified athletic trainers if they believe there is a changing tide in athletic training settings....
The ATR is a BOC Approved Provider For Continuing Education
The Athletic Training Room is a BOC Approved Provider! If you are an ATC in the SF Bay Area and would like to attend events, please let us know! We want to hear what topics interest you and goals we can help you achieve!
ATvantage Feature
The Athletic Training Room is excited and honored to be featured in the ATvantage series highlighting Certified Athletic Trainers in non-traditional settings. We are thankful for companies such as ATvantage to help educate the public about Athletic Training and the...
What Soft-Tissue Therapies to Use and When
What Soft-Tissue Therapies to Use and When By: Keri Sotak, MS, ATC As clinicians, we have come to be able to provide a variety of soft-tissue therapies on patients. In recent years with the “boom” of Myofascial Decompression, clinicians have many options to provide...
The ATR is Excited to Launch our New Blog for Health Care Professionals
Hello Certified Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Personal Trainers, Chiropractors, Physicians, and future health care professionals! The Athletic Training Room provides elite-sports medicine services to individuals of all activity levels in the San Francisco...