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C L Moss

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PubMed1996

1994 entry-level athletic training salaries.

In this study, I examined salaries for entry-level positions in athletic training during the year 1994. An entry-level position was defined as a position to be filled with an athletic trainer certified by the NATA, with no full-time paid employment experience. According to the "Placement Vacancy Notice" (NATA, Dallas, TX) and "BYLINE" (Athletic Trainer Services, Inc, Mt Pleasant, MI), there were 432 entry-level vacancies in hospital/clinics, college/universities, and high school settings. A total of 271 surveys (63%) were returned. Overall, beginning salaries for entry-level athletic training positions were $23,228 (+/-$3,177) for a bachelor's degree and $25,362 (+/-$3,883) for a master's degree. A stipend ($4,216 +/- $2,039) was included in 86% of the high school positions. The term of contract for high school was usually a 10-month position (10.0 +/- .9 months), hospital/clinic, 12-months (11.7 +/- .7 months), while the college/university varied from 9 to 12 months (10.5 +/- 1.2 months). Also included in the study was fringe benefit information: pension (other than Social Security), life, medical, dental, and vision insurance. Continued studies are recommended to establish salary norms and trends for entry-level positions so that athletic trainers will understand what monetary compensation to expect for their services.

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PubMed1994

1992 entry-level athletic trainer salaries.

The purpose of this study was to examine the salaries for entry-level positions in athletic training during the year 1992. An entry-level position was defined as an athletic trainer, certified by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), with no full-time paid employment experience. According to the "Placement Vacancy Notice" published by the NATA, there were 234 entry-level vacancies in the hospital/clinic, 135 with the college/university, and 58 at the high school setting. A survey was designed and mailed to the location of each of these 427 entry-level positions. Distribution of responses was 78 (33%), 55 (41%), and 23 (40%) for hospital/clinic, college/university, and high school, respectively. Overall, beginning salaries for entry-level athletic training positions were $23,108 (+/- $3,309) for a bachelor's degree and $25,223 (+/- $3, 794) for a master's degree. A stipend ($4,219 +/- $1,458) was included in most of the high school positions. Term of contract for high school was usually 10 months (10.2 +/- 0.8 months), hospital/clinic was 12 months (11.9 +/- 0.6 months), while the college/university varied from 9 to 12 months (10.8 +/- 1.3 months). Further studies are recommended to establish salary norms and trends for entry-level positions so that athletic trainers will understand what monetary compensation is expected for their services.

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PubMed1993

Comparison of three methods of assessing muscle strength and imbalance ratios of the knee.

Three strength measurement methods for determining muscle strength and imbalance ratios of the knee were compared in 41 (23 female, 18 male) NCAA Division I track and field athletes. Peak quadriceps extensions and hamstring flexions were measured isotonically, isometrically, and isokinetically. Isokinetic measurements were performed on a Cybex II at 60 degrees /s. Isometric extension and flexion measurements were performed using the Nicholas Manual Muscle Tester (Lafayette Instruments; Lafayette, Ind). Isotonic measurements were done on both Universal and Nautilus apparatuses. Testing order was randomized to avoid a treatment order effect. A repeated measures ANOVA and a post hoc Tukey test were used to compare the three methods of assessing strength and imbalance ratios of the knee. Absolute strength values were significantly different according to gender and mode of testing. Bilateral strength imbalance ratios for knee flexion were significantly lower for the Nautilus leg curl machine. Ipsilateral strength imbalance ratios were significantly greater for the Cybex II. Our results indicated that absolute strength values cannot be interchanged between testing modes. Except for Cybex II (ipsilateral) and Nautilus (bilateral knee flexion), strength imbalance ratios could be interchanged.

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PubMed1992

Comparison of the histochemical and contractile properties of human triceps surae.

The purpose of the study was to compare the contractile properties determined from an electrically stimulated twitch with histochemically determined fibre type parameters of the human triceps surae. Muscle samples were obtained from the medial head of the gastrocnemius of ten male athletes. Ages ranged from 20 to 29 years. Muscle samples from the belly of the medial gastrocnemius muscle were obtained using the needle biopsy technique. The samples were treated histochemically for myosin ATPase to classify the fibres as either slow twitch (ST) or fast twitch (FT) and to determine fibre areas. Surface electrical stimulation was used to determine muscle twitch parameters. The contractile variables of the muscle twitch were latency (L), time to peak force (TPF), peak force (PF), half-contraction time (1/2 CT) and half-relaxation time (1/2 RT). Backward elimination procedures for dependent variables were used to determine which contractile properties best represented the histochemical profile of the muscles. Prediction formulas were developed for FT and ST percentages (R2 = 0.98, p < 0.001), relative area percentage (R2 = 0.87, p < 0.001), and ST area (R2 = 0.85, p < 0.01). It was concluded that the use of the electrotensiometer (ETM) protocol was a valid testing procedure when studying physiological relationships of histochemical properties in intact human skeletal muscle.

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