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The ATR provides sports medicine services to individuals of all ages, activity levels, and goals.

Our Board Certified Athletic Trainers specialize in injury evaluation, rehabilitation, prevention, and manual therapies.

06/06/2022

🏆 Congrats to all our athletes & friends who competed in the competition this past weekend! Thank you to the community for showing up to cheer these athletes on!
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20/05/2022

✅ Core, Glutes, & Balance
KB High Knee March
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Simple. Effective. Versatile.
Loaded high knee marches are a great way to help individuals with core & glute strength, focus on full knee extension, and distributing weight evenly during gait.
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Core: Counterweight for oblique & lumbar strengthening

Glutes & Balance: Counterweight for glute strength, translating to the single leg balance.
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Give it a try and let us know how it benefits you!
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02/05/2022

🏋️‍♂️ Modifications: Bench Press
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📲 Stay up to date on resources like this and many more in the News Wall on The ATR app - 🔗 Link in Bio
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Close/Narrow Grip - Brining the grip closer together brings the hands over the shoulders instead of a wide grip, which often reduces shoulder pain by brining it out of a “vulnerable” position. This decreases the lever angle of the shoulder and arm, causing less stress on the shoulder.
Bench From Floor, Not The Bench - This gives the arm a stopping point on the way down with the barbell, eliminating added shoulder extension and strain on the anterior shoulder.
Neutral Grip Single Arm Press - Use a dumbell in neutral grip (thumbs facing to the wall behind you). This allows the humeral head to sit in a “neutral” position as opposed to added internal rotation with the palm facing out.
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Give these modifications a try for bench pressing with shoulder pain and let us know what you think!
Download The ATR App for more resources like this. Available on iTunes and Google Play stores.
🔗 Link in Bio.
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19/04/2022

💬 Testimonial Tuesday! Check out what has to say about his experience with The ATR. Josh is an incredible athlete, which comes with some wear & tear on the body. It’s been a pleasure helping him along his journey in lifting, running, Spartan Races, CrossFit, flag football, and everything in between!
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23/03/2022

💭 AT’s are often asked about specific injury prevention programs as it is one of the core pillars in our scope of practice.

My response is always the same:
The majority of injury prevention should be occurring in the strength & conditioning program. If it’s not, it’s time to find a new program and/or coach. Mobility before loading, loading in all planes, teaching proper technique, and body position for maximizing a muscle’s use are all signs of a great S&C program.
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10/03/2022

📊 Introducing Biofeedback at The ATR California!

Now our patients can see in real time how well they are activating and inhibiting various muscles! When rehabilitating an injury or muscle dysfunction, we often focus on activating specific muscles while relaxing/inhibiting others. With the we can now provide our patients real time data and visuals to help them achieve their goals!
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Schedule your next visit to start living pain free and reach your goals!
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08/03/2022

📣 Testimonial Tuesday 📣

Check out what Cal Baseball Alumn & MLB Veteran has to say about his experience working with Keri Sotak, Owner & Certified Athletic Trainer of The ATR California.
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Book your appointment with us in Elk Grove or Oakland/Emeryville. Link in Bio.
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28/01/2022

💭Friday Food For Thought:

-The conversation of the lack of AT’s pursuing the collegiate setting and burnout of collegiate AT’s due to poor compensation has been the topic of discussion between many of my colleagues in recent months.

-The topic of being short handed in the training room and not being able to receive services has been the topic of discussion between many of my collegiate student-athletes in recent months.

You have a business, a product, and the need to protect & maintain the product. AT’s have specialized skills. They are the experts in initial injury evaluation, injury prevention, and injury rehabilitation in the Athletic population. Why wouldn’t you expect to pay top dollar to those servicing your product, your💰maker?!

AD’s & Coaches:
-Would you accept $47k/year with a Masters Degree & specialized skills?
-Would you accept $47k/year to work over 40 hours/week with no days off for weeks at a time, and being the first one in and out the door everyday?
-No, you don’t get a bonus for winning a National Championship even though you maintained & repaired the product for months.
-No, you don’t get a raise for preventing product breakdown year after year.

AT’s, does this make you angry? It should.
AT’s making what you deserve, it’s up to you to help pave the way for future AT’s. Advocating for yourself is advocating for the profession, the future of AT’s, and the health of the student-athletes.
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24/01/2022

🎙 Couldn’t have said it better - everyone needs to hear this!

Everything in our lives takes work at some point - physical health, spiritual health, financial health, mental health, emotional health, social health.

Do you want long term outcomes, or short term? Invest the time and energy to creating long term outcomes for yourself!
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Thank you at for the shoutout!
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10/01/2022

Did you get a massage gun for the Holidays but just not sure what to do with it? Get the most out of your massage gun by using the scan, pin, move method.
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1️⃣ Scan ~1 minute over the targeted area to increase blood flow.
2️⃣ Pin ~30 seconds on a tender area to target the adhesion/trigger point.
3️⃣ Move ~30 seconds on the tender area to aid in lengthening the tissue and targeting receptors in the tissue that influence movement.
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Massage guns and foam rollers can be used before, during, and after exercise. Drop us a line and let us know how this works for you!
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This video and more can be found on our YouTube channel and on our app available on ITunes and Android
Link in Bio
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3811 San Pablo Ave

94608

Website

http://TheAthleticTrainerCA.com/

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