About Sports Injury Info

My name is Barton Anderson, and I am a certified athletic trainer. I have worked in the high school, collegiate, and clinical settings over the last 10 years. I started Sports Injury Info in 2004 as an additional resource for my patients I was seeing.

I figured that if I could put down all of the information about injuries, rehabilitation, and prevention that I teach them everyday, then I could provide them with more information - something they could access from home, and be able to take with them wherever they went.

It started out small, with just a few pages on anatomy and common injuries.

Boy has it grown.

Sports Injury Info now comprises over 200 content pages about sports injuries, rehabilitation, prevention, and surgeries. And over 1500 pages submitted by visitors...their stories, questions, and encouraging comments. Sports Injury Info has developed into a small community of strangers connected by one common thread - dealing with a sports injury.

I get emails everyday from people asking for reassurance, guidance, and motivation to help them deal with their current injury. To be able to give just a little to them is quite a reward for me.

My Training

What qualifications do I have? I get that question every once in awhile from visitors.

I received my Bachelor's of Science in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training from Missouri State University in Springfield MO, and my Masters of Science in Sports Health Care (Athletic Training) from A.T. Still University in Mesa Arizona.

I am nationally certified as an athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainers' Board of Certification. I am also licensed as an athletic trainer in the state of Arizona.

Over the last 10 years I have practiced at the high school and collegiate levels, as well as 5 years as a post-surgical and acute rehabilitation specialist in a sports medicine clinic.

My Current Position

Still Involved

I continue to help with patients as a clinical mentor for my students. And my 10 years of experience has allowed me to contribute all of the material you will find on this site.

In 2008, I made the decision to move out of clinical practice and accepted an Assistant Professor position at my Alma Mater, teaching athletic training in an advanced masters degree program at ATSU. While I miss clinical practice somedays, I find just as many rewards in educating athletic trainers to be better clinicians.

Above all, I found that nothing compares to the feeling of satisfaction a person can get from helping another person. Whether it is on the sidelines of a game, in the clinic after surgery, or on a website, the fact that I can put my knowledge and experience to use helping others truly is a blessing.

I hope you find Sports Injury Info helpful, and welcome your comments and suggestions.