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Athletic Training Service

Mass General Brigham Sports Medicine offers world-class athletic training and injury rehabilitation for student athletes.
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About the service

Athletic trainers are licensed health care professionals who are key in recognizing, treating, and preventing sports injuries. Whether you are looking for an athletic trainer to become a long-term member of your athletics program, or short-term medical care to help with rehabilitation or sideline emergency medical care for a sporting event or season, Mass General Brigham will match you with exceptional licensed and certified athletic trainers that will exceed your program goals.

Part of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Why are athletic trainers essential to school athletic programs and sporting events?

Athletic trainers:

  • Are experts in emergency care
  • Participate in emergency action planning and ensure the safety of all athletes
  • Specialize in management and rehabilitation of sports injuries
  • Coordinate all sports medicine return-to-play decisions
  • Are uniquely empowered to return athletes to play following concussion
  • Provide small group leadership, working with your team to maintain and improve player health and performance and facilitate teamwork/collaboration
  • Work closely with each athlete in your program, designing custom training plans tailored to each individual’s personal physical abilities and performance goals

Why choose Mass General Brigham Athletic Training?

Our athletic trainers meet Mass General Brigham’s highest standards of care, are fully insured, covered for workers compensation, and undergo thorough training and certification before working with athletes, including:

  • CORI background check
  • Board certification and state licensure
  • CPR/AED certification
  • Safe Sport certification
  • Physician oversight, in accordance with state law
  • Continuing education requirements

Our licensed and certified athletic trainers provide:

  • Access to care for all students
  • A flexible and customizable model for your program's specific needs
  • Coordination of care for athletes, including physicals, play clearances, and digital health documentation
  • Timely referrals to appropriate sports medicine clinicians and specialists within our network
  • Access to a comprehensive sports medicine network of health care professionals, including a dedicated team physician paired with your athletic trainer
  • Excellent communication and integration with an athlete’s existing support team, including coaches, parents, school administrators, teachers, and primary care providers
  • Emergency and sideline care for sporting events, including practices, games, and tournaments, and the possibility of additional support with events occurring in multiple locations on the same day
  • Pre- and post-event preventative and rehabilitative services
  • Peace of mind that athletes will receive the research-backed, high-quality sports medicine care Mass General Brigham has provided for decades

Our clients include:

  • Professional and semi-professional sports organizations
  • Colleges and universities
  • Public and private high schools and middle schools
  • Performing arts programs
  • Club sports leagues
  • Municipal sports leagues

Mass General Brigham Athletic Training Programs

Long-Term Athletic Training Program

Mass General Brigham’s full- and part-time athletic trainers provide the highest level of service to athletic departments on a yearly basis.

Working with a Mass General Brigham athletic trainer can be a game changer for athletic organizations. Our athletic trainers immerse themselves in your school’s athletic environment and culture, becoming an integral member of the team. On the sideline, they are injury-care experts, but the relationships our athletic trainers establish go far beyond this. To coaches and parents, they become reliable sources of health care information. In the athletes’ eyes, they are not just health care professionals, but also caring mentors, teachers, and trusted adults. These interpersonal elements, informed by the clinical research knowledge Mass General Brigham provides, make our athletic trainers indispensable to your school and community.

Short-Term Athletic Training Program
Mass General Brigham’s Short-Term Athletic Training Program assists organizations that need athletic trainers for practices, games, tournaments and camps or staff absences. Our experienced specialists pride themselves on providing informative and professional health care for your athletes, and seamlessly integrate with and complement any scholastic athletics organization. Our short-term program is a simple and effective way your school can contract local, knowledgeable, and personable athletic trainers for sporting events of any size and duration.

Our orthopedic and sports medicine specialists

Our care team includes physicians, surgeons, physiatrists, advanced practice providers, and rehabilitation specialists who work together to support your care from diagnosis and treatment through recovery.
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Orthopedic research

Our research is shaping the future of orthopedic care. We offer access to clinical trials and emerging therapies, including treatments that may not yet be widely available. Eligibility depends on a person’s diagnosis, treatment history, and more. Explore our research and clinical trials or talk with your care team to learn about available options.
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Explore our orthopedics research
https://research.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/institutes-centers/orthopedics-department-research

Contact the Athletic Training Service

Call us to speak with a team member who can help you understand your options and guide you to the care that is right for you. With locations throughout New England and support for patients traveling from outside the United States, we make it easier to access coordinated, expert care.
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International Patient Services

Contact information for international patients

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