Show your gratitude this holiday season by giving a gift that supports the NATA Research & Education Foundation and the athletic training profession. Send personalized holiday cards by way of U.S. mail or email to friends and family when you make a gift in their name. You can also make a gift in memory of a loved one. Every donation helps support practical research and education programs that benefit the athletic training profession as a whole. READ MORE

Steve Middleton, MS, ATC, CSCS, will present “Clinical Practice Patterns for Lumbar Spine Pain” Dec. 11. Participants will learn how to list anatomical structures that are pain generators in back pain, differentiate mechanical low back pain from non-orthopedic causes, identify common movement patterns of the lumbar spine and select appropriate interventions correlated to the dysfunctional movement pattern. READ MORE

The submission window for student research grants and full proposals for professional research grants is now open. More information on eligibility requirements and submission guidelines can be found on the NATA Foundation website. The deadline to apply is Feb. 15, 2020. READ MORE

The Pac-12 Conference, NCAA and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, will host a Mental Health Summit Jan. 16-17, 2020, at the Luskin Center on the UCLA campus. The conference provides a unique opportunity for a multidisciplinary exchange with leaders in both research and the clinical care of competitive athletes as it pertains to mental health. This course is targeted toward health care personnel within intercollegiate athletic departments who work directly with collegiate and elite athletes. This may include, but is not limited to, clinical psychologists, team physicians, athletic trainers, dietitians, academic advisors and athletic administrators. READ MORE