Welcome!
Welcome to the Westfield High School Athletic Training Web Site. The Athletic Training Staff of Westfield are ready to serve both Mustang athletes and visiting athletes with their Sports Medicine needs under the direction of our Team Physician.
NEW e-mail group to send information to members!
Join the YahooGroups WHS Athletics site to receive important e-mails about schedule changes, updates, and other vital information pertaining to your child's participation in WHS Athletics. To join send an e-mail to whsathletics-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and follow the directions of the return message.
NEW e-mail group only for WHS Student Athletic Trainers and their Parents!
Student and Parents, join our yahoo groups list group by sending an e-mail to whsatep@yahoogroups.com. You will receive news on schedules, tests, events and more!!
Westfield Athletic Training Students Raise Money for the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
During the month of October, the Westfield Athletic Training students wore pink shirts to raise awareness that there is a fight for the cure of breast cancer. The students also asked for donations at the football games and raised approximately five hundred dollars to be given to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The professional staff is very proud of how these students thought of others.
Class Notes on the Web Site
The Westfield Sports Medicine Web Site has added PowerPoint files for our students. You can reach the files and download the files to your computer so you can study the notes at home. Use the Class Notes Link above to navigate to the notes site.
Second Impact Syndrome and Need of Athletic Trainers
From ESPN, Outside the Lines, October 19, 2008.
Brachial Plexus Injury
Peripheral nerve injuries are not common in
noncontact sports. However, in contact and collision sports like football and
rugby, brachial plexus injuries occur often. The greater incidence of brachial
plexus injuries has been suggested to be the result of direct trauma from
participation in contact sports.
The result of trauma to the brachial plexus can lead to the cervical "stinger"
or "burner" syndrome, which is classically characterized by unilateral weakness
and a burning sensation that radiates down an upper extremity. The condition may
last less than a minute or as long as 2 weeks, with the latter
duration described as a chronic burner syndrome.
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Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Injuries
The triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) is a small piece of cartilage and ligaments on the little-finger side of the wrist, located just past the end of the forearm bone (ulna). Cartilage is a tough rubbery tissue that acts as a cushion for the joint. The ligaments are strong bands of tissue that attach the cartilage to bones in the wrist. The ligaments or cartilage can be torn during a wrist injury. Read More....
