SPORTS MEDICINE The Sports Medicine Team at Sacramento State provides quality health care to all intercollegiate student-athletes. This is done through the following domains: risk management and injury prevention, pathology of injuries and illnesses, assessment and evaluation, acute care of injury and illness, pharmacology, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, general medical conditions and disabilities, nutritional aspects of injury and illness and psychosocial intervention and referral. We intend to fulfill our purpose by: • Creating a comfortable and caring environment within the athletic training facility.
Head Athletic Trainer Brandon Padilla
Athletic Trainer Heather Farwig
• Assuring that our emergency procedures are safe, efficient, and expedient. • Providing care for student-athletes regardless of ability, race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin or sport. • Assuring that each physician, staff member and student athletic trainer maintains a pleasant, caring, and professional attitude consistent with the National Athletic Trainers Association Code of Professional Practice. • Maintaining and operating our athletic training facility in an organized and efficient manner. • Providing essential care within the limits of the budget allocated by the University.
Athletic Trainer Joe Ramos
Graduate Assistant Tammy Gough
• Assuring that each athlete is carefully counseled regarding their injury or illness and options are explained when appropriate. • Philosophically providing all athletes with the opportunity to see a physician if he or she makes this request to a certified staff member. • Insuring that student athletic trainers are properly trained and knowledgeable regarding basic care and treatment of injuries. • Insuring that each athlete has the best possible opportunity to participate in intercollegiate athletics in a physically healthy environment. Assuring that our emergency procedures are safe, efficient and expedient.
Graduate Assistant Kelsey Hammerel
Graduate Assistant Elizabeth Silva