Athletic training is practiced by athletic trainers (ATs). Areas of knowledge encompassed in athletic training include, but are not limited to:
- Knowledge of Risk Management and Injury Prevention
- Evaluation and Assessment of Injury and Athletic-related Illness
- Acute Care of Injury
- Therapeutic Exercise/Rehabilitation of athletic-related Orthopedic Injuries
- General Medical Conditions and Disabilities
- Health and Wellness Issues
- Recommendation of appropriate OTC medication use
- Nutritional Aspects of Injury and Illness
- Psychosocial Intervention and Referral