Athletic Training Research Laboratory (ATRL)
The mission of the ATRL is to conduct research that contributes to bridging theory and practice in the field of Sports Medicine and Athletic Training. Areas of focus relate to the delivery of health care including the pathoetiology, prevention, assessment, and treatment of common orthopedic injuries. Specific themes of research includes the use of therapeutic modalities for the control of swelling and pain, the role of neuromuscular training in orthopedic pathology, sports injury epidemiology, the development of functional assessment protocols for injured athletes, and athletic training education.
Research Grants
Injury Risk Factors in Youth Football, Department of Kinesiology, College of Education, Michigan State University, July 2003 June 2005. The project adds two additional years to the study of youth football injury patterns. It adds to the baseline data, the evaluation of biologic maturity as an important risk factor in youth football as well as other youth sports. Principal Investigator: Dr. John W. Powell, SPONSOR: The National Football League Charities.
Appropriate Medical Coverage for Intercollegiate Athletics, Michigan State University, July 2000 - June 2002. The project includes injury and daily treatment monitoring among intercollegiate sports team. The study includes 50 colleges and universities representing membership from the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA. Principal Investigator: Dr. John W. Powell SPONSOR: National Athletic Trainers Association Research and Education Foundation.
Doctoral Dissertations
Dompier, T, Doctoral Dissertation,
“The Validity of a Non-Invasive Method of Maturity Estimation and Intrinsic Risk Factors for Injury in Youth Football Players: Analysis of 2002 and 2003 Seasons, 2005”.
Masters Theses
Weiss L, Powell J, Covassin T, Nogle S,
The Effects on Neurocognition of Strenuous Physical Activity In Healthy Collegiate Recreational Athletes, 2006,
in progress.
Polakoff G, Womack CJ, Powell J.
The Effect of Cold on Inflammatory Cytokine Activity. 2005.
Sawicki K, Lemmer, J, Powell J.
The Effects of Muscle Energy on Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness., 2005.
Nelson A, Womack CJ, Tsang KKW, Powell J.
The Effectiveness of Transdermal Delivery by Iontophoresis of Dexamethasone, 2005
Andre P, Tsang KKW, Powell J, Brown E.
Effects of Exercise on Strength and Postural Control of Ankle Function, 2004
Bratta B, Powell J, Haut R, Tsang KKW.
Static Measurement as a Predictor to the Dynamic Axis of Rotation of the Human Foot. 2004.
Cortese D, Tsang KKW, Brown E, Powell J.
The Effects of Ankle Positional Strength Training on Strength and Passive Joint Position Sense, 2004.
Barron M, Branta, C, Powell J,
“The Assessment of First Aid and Injury Prevention Knowledge and the Decision Making of Youth Basketball, Soccer, and Football Coaches, 2003”.
DiPasquale A, Tsang KKW, Powell J, Womack CJ.
The Effects of a Plyometric Training Program on the Neuromuscular Characteristics of Female Athletes, 2003.
Masters Projects
Lewis A, Dummer G, Powell J,
Health Care Issues in Intramural Sports Programs, 2005,
in progress.
Greco J, Powell J, Ewing M,
Job Satisfaction Ratings for High School Athletic Trainers, 2005, in progress.
Kolodzy R, Powell J, Monroe J.
The Effect of Functional Knee Bracing on Performance in Soccer Players,
in progress.
Hosler A, Nogle S, Powell J,
Neurocognitive Effects Following Strenuous Exercise in Female Collegiate Rowers, 2005.
Bryd R, Powell J, Nogle S,
Ankle/Foot Fractures: Case Study and Review, 2004.
Erwin M, Powell J, Tsang KKW, Flore J.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Programs - Are They Being Implemented?: A Survery, 2004.
Wheeler L, Tsang KKW, Powell J, Womack CJ.
EMG Activation of Leg Muscles During Closed and Open Chain Activities, 2003.
Ferrell M, Powell J Nogle S,
The Effects of Jump Rope Training on Proprioception and Muscular Endurance of the Functional Ankle, 2002.
Horning E, Powell J, Monroe J,
The Effects of the Thermacare Heat Wrap on Non-Specific Acute Low Back Pain, 2002.
Venute A, Tsang KKW, Powell J, Nogle S.
Utilization of Manual Medicine Techniques in Athletic Training: A Survey, 2002.
