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Welcome

Elite Sports Medicine is the sports medical division of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The program is based on the multi-disciplinary approach to athletic injury prevention and care to serve the needs of the adolescent and young adult athletes. Browse the site to find bio's of the staff, overviews and detailed information on sports related injuries both by sport and anatomy. Download or read the articles we've written relating to sports injuries and their prevention.

 

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Friendly Staff

The Elite Sports Medicine team was founded in February 2006, at the Connecticut Children's Medical Center as the inspiration of Doctors Len Banco, Jeff Thomson and others who realized the increasing importance of sports medicine care in the adolescent and young adults of today. The program is built on the premise that sports injuries and rehabilitation are by necessity multi-disciplinary and that in many instances the injuries in young student-athletes can be prevented.

The center currently coordinates the care of a local college and several local high schools and AAU programs.

 

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Friends

The center currently coordinates the care of local colleges and several local high schools and AAU programs.

Click to read some testimonials from several players and coaches in and around Connecticut.

 

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Upcoming Events

Elite Sports Medicine/ Connecticut Children's and Select Medical Group present
Diagnosis and Treatment of Foot and Ankle Problems in the Athlete

August 7, 2012
Farmington Marriott
More info to follow. Please check back later for details

 

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Field Hockey

Field hockey is one of the world's oldest sports. Predominately played by women in the United States, field hockey is internationally dominated by men and requires the individual to have skill, speed and endurance - the ideal athlete.

Traditionally played on wet grass, the playing field has evolved into synthetic, faced paced turf surfaces that can lead to chronic lower leg injuries such as shin splints. Field hockey is one of the few sports that still allow athletes to play with a stick and ball composed of a solid material. The equipment increases the chance of blunt trauma such as fractures and contusion. The game is played at ground level and improper mechanics can cause injuries to the low back.

 

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Lectures

At Elite Sports Medicine we pride ourselves in education. One of our missions is to educate patients, athletes, coaches, parents and other professionals on injury prevention and care. Our clinicians have provided educational programs throughout the region. If you and your organization have an interest in having one of our clinicians come to present a program on injury prevention or care of injuries please contact us at SportsMed@elitesportsmedicine.org.

 

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Impact Testing
Post-Concussion Assessment

ImPACT is the first, most-widely used, and
most scientifically validated computerized
concussion evaluation system.

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Important Videos
Visit our gallery

Should your child be pitching? Watch
videos about Concussions, Dynamic Flexibility,
Jumping video's, and more.

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Support the kids
Help Us Help

Read testimonals from coaches
and athletes from all around the state
that support our injury prevention program.

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