Athletic training is one of the most valuable healthcare professions and that’s why it’s still misunderstood. Hard to find another healthcare profession that has the orthopedic and gen med knowledge, sideline evaluation skills we have and that’s cutting the list very, very short.
If you’re dehydrated you have lower blood volume
Lower blood volume means increased HR to maintain the same output to deliver O2 to muscle
Why is this an issue?
It accelerates fatigue & can lead to:
-altered cognitive function
-poor quality movements
-increased risk for injury