Join us in celebrating your fellow OATA ATs involved in the 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games!!

The countdown to Toronto’s hosting of the PanAm Parapan Games has been underway for some time. The gates open July 10 at the Pan Am Ceremonies Venue (Rogers Centre) at 5:00 p.m. For athletes, the training began many months ago. Recruitment of the medical team volunteers began two years ago. Of the 23,000 volunteers, 1,750 will provide comprehensive medical care, including on-field emergency treatment, to athletes, coaches and officials. The medical teams have to be at the ready to help prevent and treat the injuries that can hamper performance. First on the scene of any injury is likely to be a certified Athletic Therapist.

DID YOU KNOW? HEAD, ANKLE, KNEES AND MUSCLES

HEAD FIRST: The most frequently injured body part during most major games (Olympics, PanAm, Commonwealth, etc.) is the head. Athletic Therapists are concussion and mild traumatic injury specialists.

SECOND HURT: The second most frequently injured body part is the ankle.

THIRD PAIN POINT: The third most frequently injured body part, during most major games, are the knees.

PERFORMANCE BARRIERS: Almost half of reported injuries are diagnosed as contusions, sprains, strains and muscle fibre ruptures.

SIDELINED CULPRITS: Injuries that can sideline athletes include fractures, dislocations, concussions and lesions of the meniscus.

Alana Gulka – Judo, Wrestling, Taekwondo and Surinder Budwal – NSF, Head Therapist: Jerome Camacho – and Para Basketball Karate Canadian Wrestling

Jacqueline Camley – Equestrian Jonathan Maister – Lead Therapist: Water Mara Chaplin -Tennis and Para Tennis

Alan Sze – Cycling-Road and Track Terri Reynolds – Rugby 7’s and Rob Tarulli – Indoor Volleyball

Alison Chasczewski - Co-Lead: Para and Sarah Llew-Williams – and Jennifer Childs – Lead Medical: Indoor Volleyball Lead: Para Judo

Sam Gibbs – Chief Therapist, Stefan Zlatanov – Gymnastics, Racewalks, Wendy Hampson – Lead: Slalom Canoe/Kayak and Canadian Olympic Committee Waterski, and Roller Equestrian

Loriann Hynes – Judo, Wrestling, Taekwondo, Chris Jackson - Soccer Kourtney Matysek - Equestrian Karate and Cycling-Road

Stef Moser - Lead Medical: Trampoline, Indoor Danièle Gervais – Soccer Kirsty McKenzie - Basketball Volleyball and Rhythmic and Artistic Gymnastics

Mike Recine - Lead Medical: Rugby 7’s Joseph Rotella - Core Medical John Sage – Baseball and Lead Medical: Softball

Tina Szeto – Para Tennis and Lead Medical: Judo, Lacey Scott – Baseball and Softball Chris Walsh - Lead Medical: Baseball Wrestling, Taekwondo and Karate

Kristen Wells - Raquetball, Squash, Handball and Amanda Halls – Lead Medical: Field Nicole DiFilippo – Lead Medical: Roller Sports

Nathan Campbell – Soccer and BMX Tamara Sagadore – Handball Leslie Dias – Equestrian, Tennis and Athletics

Madeleine Hunter - Soccer Jessica Pemberton - Soccer Candice Thomas –

Catherine Cabral-Marotta – Trampoline Heather Robinson - Athletes' Village Polyclinic Peter Cobb – Field Hockey

Brittany McLean –Roller Speed Skating, Softball, Nikki Allen – Para Rugby, Goalball, Cycling-Track Lindsay Dixon – Trampoline and Gymnastics Swimming, Diving and and

Scott Gallagher – Judo, Karate, Wrestling and Drew Laskoski – Waterski/Wakeboard, Paige Martin – Judo Taekwondo Cycling-Road and Marathon

Stephanie O’Neill – Baseball and Softball Jo Hurtubise – Athletics and Para Athletics Eric Mattias – Lead: Basketball

Jean-Sebastien Hartell – NSF, Kyra Lindsay-Ng – Judo, Wrestling, Taekwondo and Andrea Prieur – Core Medical Team, Diving and Men’s Indoor Volleyball Karate Taekwondo

Tyson Campbell – Basketball, , Field Lauren Tannenbaum – Racquetball, Squash, Chellaine Shockness – Para Tennis Hockey and Volleyball Handball and Roller Figure/Speed Skating

Kevin Montgomery - Athletics Samantha Washburn – Athletics and Tennis Carly Goldberg – Rugby, Swimming and Para Athletics

Angela Nardella – , Triathlon, Helen Holubec - NSF, Women’s Soccer Jen Mark – Lead Medical: Field Hockey Marathon and Squash

Sarmila Thanigasalam – Basketball and Volleyball Roville Daniel – Baseball and Softball Kalina Adams – Shooting and Nottawasaga Inn Medical Clinic

Christine Mo – Modern Pentathlon Fencing and Lily Fan – Boxing and Athletes' Village Polyclinic Kristin Hodgen - Equestrian Para Swimming

Seadon Pereira – Judo and Lead Medical: Clare Richard – Field Hockey Sharon Welsby – Rhythmic and Artistic Gymnastics and Road Cycling Canoe/Kayak

Julie Chiu – Table Tennis Gus Kandilas - Lead Medical: Karate Jessica Patterson - Beach Volleyball

Dr. Frances Flint - Slalom Kayak and Canoeing, Vincent Fung - Athletes' Village Polyclinic Alison Pinto - Athletes' Village Polyclinic Equestrian, Athletics and Para Lead: Table Tennis

Erin Brooks – Field Hockey Tom Knox – Cycling-Track Nancy Harvey - BMX

Kristina Milligan – Rhythmic and Artistic Joe Kenny – Judo and Wrestling Karen Shatford – Mountain Bike, Canoe/Kayak Gymnastics and Triathlon Slalom, Tennis, Athletics and Equestrian

Jennifer Martins – Rowing Rebecca LeMarquand – Artistic Gymnastics, Brent Smith – Rugby 7’s and Golf Beach Volleyball and Handball

Khan Vy – 5 and 7-a-side and Para Archery Amy Stefaniuk – Water Polo, Swimming, Karate, Rodney Bogart – Weightlifting Taekwondo, Goalball, Soccer and Para Rugby

Douglas Freer – Shooting, Equestrian and Marianna Varpalotai – Equestrian Brent Martens - Soccer PVN-Residence at Nottawasaga Inn

Valerie Beaulieu – Para Athletics Paige Martin – Judo Jason White – Handball and Para Cycling-Road

Scott Lavigne – Squash, Racquetball, Handball, Sebastian Buitrago - NSF Men’s Soccer Claire Biafore – Karate, Taekwondo and Wrestling Triathlon, Marathon, Waterski/Wakeboard and Beach Volleyball

Katy Lillie – Squash, Racquetball, Janette Yee – Indoor Volleyball Melissa Fequet - Soccer Waterski/Wakeboard, Marathon/Racewalk and Para Cycling-Road

Corby Anderson – Weightlifting and Modern Katie Mitchell – Para Rugby, Powerlifting and Sherry Knight – Cycling-Track, Goalball and Pentathlon Goalball Para Cycling-Road

Aaron Cho – Baseball, Softball and Boxing Jason Meehan – Men’s Basketball Mike Grafstein – Para Athletics

Bryan Dunham – Squash, Racquetball, Handball Annette McClelland – Baseball, Softball and Golf Erin O’Grady-Bimm – Cycling-Track and Road and Roller Sports

Kevin Halford – Gymnastics, Handball, Roller Maria Revenboer – Handball, Racquetball and Kelly Craig (Walsh) – Baseball and Softball Sports and Para Cycling-Road Squash

Marietta Wong - Athletics Michelle Young – Equestrian and Shooting Heather Tugnett – Lead Medical: Shooting

Tara Gilliland-Smith - Soccer Christopher Torresano – Swimming, Basketball and Nicole Ettorre - Soccer Soccer