After an injury, an athlete will go through rehabilitation and physical therapy. Athletes are then moved to weight training as they become able. The strength and conditioning staff uses specific programs for each injury in an effort to get the athlete back quickly. Athletes also have access to custom orthotics, custom mouth guards, specialized prophylactic bracing and many other options to help prevent or protect them from injuries. The sports medicine staff also takes great pride in treating the athlete year-round.
Special attention is paid to the offseason component of the athlete's school year.
During this time, the staff will analyze past injury data from each participant and construct a preventative program that is followed over a nine-week period between the end of the season and the beginning of spring practice. This same procedure is followed during the summer. Their programs consist of strengthening, stretching and most importantly movement pattern analysis and training to help prevent the re-occurrence of injuries. We have adopted the same mindset as our strength and conditioning staff and look at our offseason time as an opportunity to get our athletes better as opposed to time off for our staff. Most of the offseason program is based on a program called the functional movement screen, developed by Gray Cook of the Athletic Testing Services.