Lady Tigers get head start on injury prevention -- thanks to Micki
MICKI COLLINS: As an athletic trainer, I think the most important part of my job is prevention. Prevention of injuries keeps my athletes on the court. It’s important to me that I treat the “whole” athlete. At LSU we don’t just treat the sprains and strains. Yesterday, I sat down with the team to discuss several different topics will help them be the best that they can be. We discussed sleep habits, concussions and our ACL prevention program. Throughout the year, we work on ACL prevention. This includes a jump training program and gluteus medius maintenance work. We reviewed the exercises and made sure every athlete was completing the exercise correctly. This year, Dr. David Thomas will be looking at our athlete’s sleeping habits. Yesterday, they spent time working on a questionnaire for Dr. Thomas. He will review these questionnaires and address the team later this month with his concerns. The last topic we discussed yesterday was concussions. All athletes will be completing an IMPACT baseline test. This test will help us monitor an athlete in the event that they suffer a concussion. We spent time discussing what concussions are and how important it is to report any concussion symptoms.