Integrating Athletic Trainers in Esports Healthcare

Abstract

Esports’ increasing popularity has led to esport athletes receiving similar healthcare to traditional athletes. Thus, this study aims to identify how athletic trainers have been integrated into the esports healthcare team and identify the attitudes of athletic trainers toward esports through a novel online survey. Of the 151 responses received, 13 reported experiences with esports, and they identified common injuries and explained how their skills were utilized; 138 reported no experience with esports and were divided based on positive, neutral, or negative sentiment. More information should be disseminated to athletic trainers on the uniqueness of esport activity.