PFATS Foundation

Congratulations to our 2026 PFATS Foundation/NATA Research and Education Foundation Scholarship Winners! 📚🥇 Read more about each award and apply for next year on PFATS.com!

We wanted to take the time to thank our partners that have continuously supported PFATS throughout the last 5-25 years!

In honor of Women’s History Month and #NATM, check out these two spotlights! #EDAC365 #EDAC4ALL #RepresentationMatters #DiversityMatters

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What is the PFATS Foundation? Read more here and on PFATS.com!

We are just one week away from our 3rd Annual 2026 NFL Player Health and Safety Summit in Arizona! A collaboration of PFATS, PFEMS, PFPCA, and PFRDS to review injury data, receive equipment updates, participate in educational sessions, and receive updates on the latest research.

Up next is a podcast by Rethinking Rehab focusing on plyometrics and bone stress injuries, including bone loading, the role of biomechanics in injury risk, and applications of strength training and plyometrics. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/62-…

This article underpins key principles with regard to managing BSIs including load application and management, nutritional supplementation, maintaining fitness, addressing muscle function, reintroducing running and impact, and reducing risk for future BSI. jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jo…

In March we will highlight the latest research on bone injuries. Bone injuries can encompass a wide variety of presentations and mechanisms. Rehab of bone injuries requires having an understanding of anatomy, biomechanics, graded exposure, and the loading response of bone.

This next article discussing bone health consists of domain experts in bone stress injuries with the mission to establish agreement on a multitude of topics with respect to bone stress injuries. bjsm.bmj.com/content/59/2/78

Article #3: Training the Foot to Improve Performance in Sprinting, Jumping, and Change of Direction sportsmith.co/articles/train…

Article #2: Characterization of Multiple Movement Strategies in Participants with Chronic Ankle Instability pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC66…

PFATS Foundation is exciting to begin sharing the latest research and education in sports medicine. Every month will feature a relevant topics with new articles. Stay up to date via the links on our insta profile or on X! February 2026 : Optimizing the Foot and Ankle in Rehab

Congratulations to this year’s Fain Cain Memorial Award Winner, Reggie Scott! @NFLPS1966

Looks like our PFATS members had a great time celebrating their Super Bowl win! 🏈🎊🏆