Staffed by physical therapists, exercise therapists and athletic trainers, the center provides comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation, education and prevention services to both adults and children. As a community service, the center offers schools free pre-participation assessments for student athletes. These physicals are conducted by the Sports Medicine team of physicians, therapists and athletic trainers in an effort to determine if an athlete is predisposed to injury. Physicians perform a traditional check of vital signs, chest, abdomen and hernia. In addition, therapists make a check of spinal posture and range of motion, flexibility and upper and lower extremity exams.
Athletic trainers look for muscle imbalance and loose joints.
The athletic trainers routinely visit the participating schools to assess injuries, consult with coaches and administrators, maintain the training rooms, follow-up injured athletes and supervise student trainers and rehabilitation. Inservice training for student athletic trainers, coaches, police emergency medical technicians and special education instructors is also held. Commitment T he Center for Orthopaedics is committed to providing the best corrective, arthritic and injury treatment by using an interdisciplinary team approach and the most innovative techniques available. In Southwest Louisiana, the leader in orthopedic care is Lake Charles Memorial Hospital.