Musculoskeletal Assessment In Athletic Training & Therapy

About American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)Andrea CrippsMatthew R. Kutz

Matt Kutz is aProfessor at Bowling Green State University an award-winning author and an international athletic training scholar. He has lived and taught in Rwanda (Fulbright Scholar University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Science) and Australia (Visiting Research Fellow Gold Coast University Hospital and Griffith University). Matt is a member of The CAATE Ethics and Professional Standards Committee the NATAs International Committee and Educational Journal Committee. He serves as Senior Associate Editor for the Athletic Training Education Journal and has been an athletic trainer for 23 years. With more than 38000 members the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (aaos.org or orthoinfo.org) is the premier not-for-profit organization that provides education programs for orthopaedic surgeons and allied health professionals champions the interests of patients and advances the highest quality of musculoskeletal health. Orthopaedic surgeons and the Academy are the authoritative sources of information for patients and the general public on musculoskeletal conditions treatments and related issues. More than one in four Americans have bone or joint health problems making them the greatest cause of lost work days in the U.S. When orthopaedic surgeons restore mobility and reduce pain they help people get back to work and to independent productive lives. Orthopaedic surgeons keep this Nation in Motion. To learn more about A Nation in Motion campaign or to read hundreds of patient stories or to submit your own story visit ANationInMotion.org.