Coach’s Corner
At WestSound Orthopaedics our approach to preventing sports injuries and effectively treating injuries is to provide coaches and parents with a basic educational tool. As coaches and parents, you are in a great position to help prevent serious injuries and often are the first one on the scene when an injury occurs. We have created brochures to provide you with basic knowledge on prevention, symptom recognition, and treatment for common sports injuries.
S.T.O.P Campaign (Sports Trauma and Overuse Protection)
There is a growing epidemic of preventable youth sports injuries that are dismantling kids' athletic hopes and dreams at an early age. In response, the STOP Sports Injuries campaign was created by a coalition of organizations and corporations to help prevent athletic overuse and trauma injuries in kids. In addition, a Council of Champions has been established that includes business, sports and medical leaders to actively engage youth sports parents, coaches, athletes and healthcare providers in sports injury prevention.
Website: www.stopsportsinjuries.org/
Concussion Information for Coaches and Parents
SportsConcussions.org was created to help educate coaches, parents, and athletes about the dangers of concussions and the importance of proper management. Founder Jean Rickerson's son sustained a concussion playing high school football in 2008 and as his four-month-long journey to recovery unfolded, she realized how pervasive the lack of education was. Initially intending to educate his football team, as the stories began flowing in, the magnitude of the problem became very evident. The staff at SportsConcussions.org is dedicated to raising awareness about sports-related concussions by providing free training for coaches, speaking to parents and athletes, and arranging community workshops with concussion experts.
Website: www.sportsconcussions.org/
The Center for Disease Control has created free tools for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, athletes, and health care professionals that provide important information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion.
Website: www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/youth.html
For more information about sports injury prevention, please call WestSound Orthopaedics at 360-698-6630 or use our online appointment request form.