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Proactive Injury Mitigation Through Prehab

by | Feb 2025 | 0 comments

Coach Trenton Smart, Director of Sports Performance at Mason (OH) High School, integrates prehabilitation into strength and conditioning to reduce injury risk and accelerate return-to-play timelines. Drawing from his own experiences with career-altering injuries, Coach Smart stresses the importance of strength coaches, athletic trainers, and physical therapists working together to create a seamless system for athlete health and performance.

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