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April 22nd, 2012
Saskatchewan Athletic Therapist is Royal Bank Cup Bound
Athletic Therapist Blair Niekamp has been asked to be a member of the Host community medical staff for the 2012 Royal Bank Cup in Humboldt, SK which runs from May 5th - 13th. The RBC Cup is the National tournament for the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), which crowns the Canadian Junior ‘A’ hockey champion.
Blair has been the Owner/Therapist of Finish First Athletic Therapy in Humboldt, SK for the last 2 years. Previous to owning his clinic Blair was employed by the Saskatoon Blades, Vancouver Giants and Calgary Hitmen. Blair resides in Humboldt with his wife Lisa.
February 1st, 2012
SATA Represented in 2011 National Athletic Therapy Month Awards
In June 2011, several SATA members were involved in events increasing the exposure of Athletic Therapy across Saskatchewan and Canada. The theme for this year's promotion was "Baby Your Brain - Understand the Signs and Risks of Head Injuries."
Lisa Swallow, owner of Stapleford Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic in Regina, was recognized as having the Best Print Award for her campaign promoting the awareness of concussions in sport. The SATA as an association was recognized as having the Best Television Ad for its presentation of the annual Sandy Archer - Saskatchewan Athletic Therapists Association Athletic Therapy Award during a Saskatchewan Roughriders game in June. A complete list of winners can be found here.
Congratulations to everyone involved and thank you for your continued support of Athletic Therapy in Saskatchewan!
December 15th, 2011
Swallow Speaks on Concussions
On Thursday, December 15th, SATA member Lisa Swallow was an invited guest on The SportsCage, a local Regina Sports Talk Radio show, to discuss the recent increase in attention surrounding sport concussions. If you would like to listen to Lisa's talk, it can be heard here.
December 1st, 2011
SATA Member Publishes Ground-Breaking Concussion Research
The SATA would like congratulate Trevor Len on the recent publication of an article in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. The article, titled "Cerebrovascular Reactivity Impairment Following Sport-Induced Concussion", was featured in the December issue and was highlighted by the Editor-in-Chief in his commentary.
Trevor recently completed his Masters of Science in Kinesiology & Health Studies from the University of Regina which focused on the pathophysiological effects of concussions on the brain.
For more information, check out the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise website and the article itself here.
