Patient, Treatment, and Cost Characteristics Associated With Sport-Related Ankle Sprains: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

Characteristics of Injuries Occurring During Cross-Country: A Report from the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

“…Medians and IQRs were calculated due to the presence of outliers. Using previously reported definitions, 8,13 we defined type of care as the athletic training service provided (Current Procedural Terminology [CPT] codes), amount of care as the number of episodes of care (ie, visits to the athletic training facility) over the duration of care, and duration of care as the number of days from intake (completion of the injury demographics form) to the last documented episode of care. Shapiro-Wilk tests were significant for the amount of care, duration of care, and number of services between groups (non-time loss, time loss), indicating non-normally distributed data.…”

“…In recent studies of treatment characteristics of ankle 13,17 and knee 18 injuries, researchers cited therapeutic exercise as one of the most frequently documented athletic training services. Furthermore, both Simon et al 17 and Marshall et al 13 reported that while ATs generally used good practice patterns when treating ankle sprains, they were still underusing services with high strength of recommendation taxonomy evidence, such as therapeutic exercise/activities (grade A evidence) 22 and manual therapies (grade B evidence). 22 Authors 2,23 of epidemiologic studies have described the most common injuries related to running activities as lower extremity sprains, strains, tendinitis, and inflammation.…”

Research at the Point of Care: Using Electronic Medical Record Systems to Generate Clinically Meaningful Evidence

“…36 Common approaches to descriptive studies are the case study and series, 37 in which the goal is to depict the characteristics of a patient or group of patients with a rare condition, and descriptive epidemiology designs, 38 in which the goal is to describe injuries, illnesses, or conditions in relation to time, place, and patient (Tables 1 and 2 (2) ingfulness of descriptive designs. Using data derived from these networks, researchers have offered insights into athletic training clinical practice, including common injuries managed, 26,39 evaluation techniques employed, 44 treatments and services provided, 26,[39][40][41][42][43] and estimated direct costs recorded by ATs. 41 Descriptive studies are also valuable for quality improvement initiatives, which have been a recent focus in athletic training education 19 and practice.…”

“…Using data derived from these networks, researchers have offered insights into athletic training clinical practice, including common injuries managed, 26,39 evaluation techniques employed, 44 treatments and services provided, 26,[39][40][41][42][43] and estimated direct costs recorded by ATs. 41 Descriptive studies are also valuable for quality improvement initiatives, which have been a recent focus in athletic training education 19 and practice. 45,46 The first step of any quality improvement effort is to describe a problem that is based on data collected during patient care.…”

Cost and Treatment Characteristics of Sport-Related Knee Injuries Managed by Athletic Trainers: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network

“…Recently, investigators have begun providing insight into treatment characteristics (eg, type, amount, and duration of care) for different sports 9,10 and body parts. [11][12][13] For example, Grooms et al 13 reported that the average patient who suffered a knee injury 12 athletic training services across 4 visits, with therapeutic activities or exercise being the most commonly reported service provided. While these findings provide insight to the care and management of knee injuries provided by athletic trainers, the available evidence on treatment characteristics is otherwise limited.…”