The athletic training department is available for the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of Horace Mann athletes. Priority will be given to in-season athletes, especially when athletes are traveling with their team off campus and time is a priority to get the student-athlete to the bus. The athletic training staff is available throughout the day for rehabilitation and evaluation of injuries during free periods.
Modalities
The athletic training room is fully equipped with many modalities to assist an athlete in injury recovery. A modality is a method, device, or machine that can assist with injury recovery.
Heat Therapy
The athletic training room has a hot whirlpool, and a hydrocollator (heat pack machines) to enable student-athletes to have heat therapy.
Heat therapy will:
Cryotherapy
The athletic training room has a cold whirlpool and an ice machine, as well as a Game Ready Machine.
Cold Therapy can:
The Game Ready machine provides cryotherapy as well as compression to further assist in reducing swelling.
Electric Stimulation
The electric stimulation machine in the athletic training room typically is used in combination with heat or ice packs.
Electric Stimulation can:
UltraSound
The ultra sound machine is used to assist in injury recovery.
Ultrasound can:
There are some contraindications for the use of the ultrasound. The athletic training staff will not use the ultrasound modality over student-athletes growth plates, areas of reduced sensation or circulation, and for heating in the acute and post acute phases.
In-person instruction resumes on April 19. All employees and all students are required to submit a negative COVID-19 test by 5 PM on Friday, April 16. On-Campus testing is available on Wednesday April 14 and Thursday April 15. Click here for details regarding this Gateway Testing.