South Laurel
High School
Alyssa Hampton,
MS, LAT, ATC
Alyssa Hampton, MS, LAT, ATC is originally from Lexington, KY. She received her undergraduate degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and went on to earn a Post-Professional Master of Science in Athletic Training at Ohio University. When not working, she enjoys hiking, going to the lake, interior design, and working out. She is very excited to be the first full time athletic trainer at South Laurel and serve the community of London.
Connect With
Your Athletic Trainer
The athletic trainer at South Laurel High School can be found at different places depending on the time of the day. She arrives at the school at 1:30 pm and can be found in the athletic training room. Once practices begin at 3:00 pm, the athletic trainer can be found at games and practices of the various sports, in the athletic training office doing treatment until the last practice is over.
The athletic trainer can be contacted at alyssa.hampton@bluegrassortho.com.
What the Athletic Trainer
Can Do for You
The athletic trainer at South Laurel High School performs many different functions, some that you may not know about. Their biggest job is to keep the student-athletes safe and as healthy as they can. They do this through these different areas.
Timely Referral to an Orthopaedic Specialist
Athletic trainers have close relationships with the orthopedics physicians and physician assistants at Bluegrass Orthopaedics. These relationships allow for appointments to be made the day or day after an injury that needs advance imaging or evaluation, saving your family time and money compared to going to an emergency room, and then getting referred to a specialist to receive higher level care.
Injury Prevention
The athletic trainer helps student-athletes be in the best state possible condition to compete well while minimizing the risk for injury. This is done by teaching proper body maintenance through ensuring proper body mechanics in their desired activity, proper nutrition, proper strength and conditioning, and other activities that might be needed.
Injury Evaluation
If an injury does occur, athletic trainers have the skill set to evaluate the injury and make the decision on what is the next best step for that athlete, whether rest, rehabilitation, or a more advanced diagnosis and imaging to discover the severity of the issue.
Injury Rehabilitation
After an injury occurs, student-athletes can spend time doing rehabilitation with the athletic trainer to help them return to their sports not only faster, but with less risk of injury if they did not do any therapy.
Emergency Preparation
In case of emergencies, the athletic trainers are trained to handle these situations. They have the skills and expertise to handle any emergency, while also helping emergency service personnel get to the scene as soon as possible if necessary.