Christopher Ashton
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Credentials
MS, LAT, ATC
Credentials
MS, LAT, ATC
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Biography
Bio
Chris Ashton, MS, LAT, ATC serves as adjunct faculty with the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. He currently serves as Concussion Program Coordinator at Twin Cities Orthopedics as well as providing collaborative primary care sports medicine care with Dr. David Olson.
Research Summary
Sport Concussion Diagnosis and Treatment
Teaching Summary
Concussion Evaluation & Management, Bracing & Splinting, Return to Play Decision Making
Certifications
Board Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
Minnesota Board of Medical Practice (LAT)
Education
BS,
West Virginia University
Major: Athletic Training
MS,
University of Michigan
Major: Kinesiology
Honors and Recognition
Athletic Trainer Service Award, Minnesota Athletic Trainers Association
Professional Memberships
National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), Great Lakes Athletic Training Association (GLATA) Minnesota Athletic Training Association (MATA) Athletic Trainers in the Physician Practice (ATPPS)
Selected Presentations
Selected Presentations
"An Acute Neurological Condition in a Collegiate Football Player",
Annual Symposium-Free Communication,
National Athletic Trainers’ Association,
Dallas,
Texas,
United States.
"Return to Play after Prolonged Post-Concussion Syndrome in a Collegiate Football Player",
Spring Symposium,
College Athletic Trainers’ Society,
Las Vegas,
Nevada,
United States.
"Blunt Chest Trauma in a Collegiate Football Player: A Case Study",
Annual Symposium- Free Communication,
National Athletic Trainers Association,
St. Louis,
Missouri,
United States.
"Functional Training & Rehabilitation",
Team Physician Course,
American College of Sports Medicine,
San Diego ,
California,
United States.
"Bracing Options in Football",
TRIA Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Conference,
TRIA Research and Education Center,
Bloomington,
Minnesota,
United States.
"Modality Use & Rehabilitation in the Athletic Training Room",
Team Physician Course,
American College of Sports Medicine,
San Diego,
California,
United States.
"The Role of the Rehab Team in Sports Medicine",
Team Physician Course,
American College of Sports Medicine,
San Diego,
California,
"Understanding Core Stabilization & Instability",
Team Physician Course,
American College of Sports Medicine,
San Diego,
California,
United States.
"Interdisciplinary Treatment of Concussion: From the Physician Office to the Therapy Clinic",
The Concussion Health Summit,
Dallas,
Texas,
United States.
"What is Appropriate Return to “Play” for the Brain? Academic Modifications and Return to Learn after Concussion",
The Concussion Health Summit,
Dallas,
Texas,
United States.
Concussion Treatment: The Role of Pharmacologic Interventions,
2nd Annual ATPPS Conference & Meeting,
Boise,
Idaho,
United States.
"Acute Care of Sport Concussion – Implementing the SCAT6 & Return to Sport",
Twin Cities Sports Medicine Conference – Marathon Weekend: Return to Play,
M Health Fairview,
Virtual,
Minnesota,
United States.
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