ATHLETIC THERAPY

Certified athletic therapists at the University of Calgary Sport Medicine Centre provide injury assessment and rehabilitation services for the University of Calgary varsity teams. Treatments are tailored for each athlete. We work with sport medicine physicians, coaching teams and trainers to safely return athletes to their sport.

We provide quick-thinking, on-field, emergency care for elite and developing athletes. We are the first to respond when someone gets hurt on a playing surface. It is that mix of on-site care and in-clinic rehabilitation skills that make athletic therapists effective in treating injuries.

We follow a Sport Medicine Model of care. This means we treat patients using various manual therapies, modalities, exercise prescription, bracing and taping.

The injury may differ, the sport may differ, but our goal is to help athletes return to their usual activities safely and efficiently.

Athletic therapists at the Sport Medicine Centre have significant training and experience working with athletes. Additional skills and services include:

• Red Cross First Responder or Emergency Medical Response certification
• Fiber glass and Thermal plastic casting/splinting training
• Gait Analysis
• Exercise Therapy prescription
• Myofascial release
• Active Release Therapy (ART)
• Graston Technique
• Visceral Release
• Strain Counter Strain
• Cranial Sacral Therapy
• Flexibility and joint mobilization training