

Services include expert care for injuries and pain including sprains, fractures, ACL and MCL tears, rotator cuff tears and concussions. Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine – RISE will provide athletes, children, adults and the entire community with convenient injury evaluations, treatment, and physical therapy. FOR A LIST OF CONVENIENT ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC LOCATIONS,Ītrium Health Wake Forest Baptist has opened a new Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine clinic as part of the RISE Indoor Sports complex, adjacent to Truist Sports Complex, home of NC Fusion. Visit the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Athletic Trainer Program website for more information.

Develop and implement comprehensive emergency action plans for when serious injuries occur.Recognize and evaluate head injuries and concussions.Treat and rehabilitate injuries and athletic related illnesses.“On the playing field or court, they act as our ‘eyes and ears,’ keeping athletes safe and healthy during practices, games, and beyond.”Ĭertified athletic trainers are qualified to: “Certified athletic trainers are an integral part of our sports medicine team at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist,” says Heath Thornton, MD, Medical Director of the Athletic Training Outreach Program. They work with student athletes on injury prevention as well as guiding students back to health should an injury occur.

The certified trainers attend practices and games for each men’s and women’s sport. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist partner together to provide athletic trainers at every traditional high school in the district.
