Fall Update

Over the past few years the Wright State Sports Medicine team has been working overtime to provide better care to the Wright State student-athletes. Just last spring the team finally moved into their new home at the Wright State Physician’s Building.

could it happen to me?

As Athletic Trainers, our entire education and clinical experience is designed to prepare us for "the worst case scenario" in hopes that when an emergency does happen, our instincts will kick in. In more cases than not, a situation will not warrant the title "worse case scenario", but they do happen and the question is […]

Shock to the system

Shock is a serious condition that takes place in the body when the blood vessels dilate, and therefore inhibit circulation.  The plasma in the blood permeates through the blood vessels, leaving the blood cells within the vessels, causing stagnation and slowing the blood flow.   There are many different types of shock that result from different […]