CoxHealth opens new Sports Medicine Center to care for area athletes

The center features state-of-the art equipment for injury prevention, recovery and post-concussion assessment 

Athletes of all ages and skill levels need expert guidance to improve their performance and help prevent injuries – and they need expert care to recover, should they become hurt on the playing field. 

CoxHealth has opened a new Sports Medicine Center for the training and rehabilitation of area athletes, from young athletes playing competitively to weekend warriors. The center houses state-of-the-art equipment, including the area’s first Alter G anti-gravity treadmill, CoxHealth experts who use ImPACT computerized tools to help determine an athlete's ability to return to play after suffering a concussion, and more. 

The center is also home to the CoxHealth Athletic Advantage program, which offers one-on-one strength training and conditioning, ACL injury prevention, and speed and agility camps for athletes ages 10 and older. 

An open house will be held Monday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., at the new CoxHealth Sports Medicine Center, 3555 S. National, inside The Bone and Joint Center. Media and the public are invited to tour the training facility, meet the physicians, athletic trainers and therapists on the sports medicine team; and check out the area's latest training equipment. 

For more information about the open house or the CoxHealth Sports Medicine Center, call 269-7778, or visit http://www.coxhealth.com/body.cfm?id=5587