Welcome!
Welcome to the Westfield High School Athletic Training
and Sports Medicine Web Site. We are revamping and updating
the web site, so if you come across a link that is not what you are
looking for, just be patient and come back often. The site will
include videos, PowerPoint and photos of athletic training interest.
The Athletic Training Staff of Westfield High School consists of three Staff Athletic Trainers, Susan Smith, Richard Davis, and Todd Matz.
Westfield High School is a Member of the UIL Athletic District 13-5A. Westfield is also part of Spring ISD.
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.
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.
Tony Ugoh of the Indianapolis Colts Visits Westfield
Athletic Training Room
Westfield High School
Graduate and current Indianapolis Colts offensive lineman Tony Ugoh visited the Westfield
High School Athletic Training room. Tony visited with the athletic
training students and gave advice on how to be successful. We appreciate
Tony and his giving back to his community.
Athletic
Training Students Becoming CPR/First Aid /AED Certified
The Athletic Training Students of Westfield High School are working hard to become CPR/FA/AED as mandated by Senate Bill 82 that was signed into law.
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.
UIL Steroid Drug Testing
The University Scholastic League (UIL) has started to perform drug testing for steroids in Texas High Schools. The UIL has created an informative web site that includes educational videos for parents and coaches. Their web site includes the new form required for the 2008-2009 school year.
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....
