Mayo Clinic and the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx have announced a partnership which extends the Mayo Model of Care for patients in sports medicine to the Twin Cities. The collaboration includes: 1) the opening of a Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center at 600 Hennepin, 2) designating Mayo as the preferred medical provider for the teams, and 3) utilizing the teams’ international reach to educate the public about numerous health and wellness topics.
Mayo Clinic, Timberwolves, Lynx Form Partnership
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Mayo Clinic will be a part of the redevelopment of 600 Hennepin, formerly known as “Block E, ” in downtown Minneapolis, where Mayo will open a Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center facility and the Timberwolves and Lynx will open a new practice facility. Mayo and the teams will occupy the third level and 600 Hennepin will be renamed “Mayo Clinic Square.”
“This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, and meet the wellness, performance and rehabilitation needs of Twin Cities residents, ” said Michael Stuart, M.D., co-director, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center, and team physician for USA Hockey, in the February 4, 2014 news release.
“We are extremely excited by this strategic partnership with the Mayo Clinic. They are one of our state’s greatest assets and are known around the world to represent excellence in health care, ” says Rob Moor, CEO, Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. “We believe working with them will bring those qualities to our players with a world class experience that is unparalleled in professional sports.”
Services in the new, 20, 000 square foot sports medicine facility will include health and well-being programs, injury prevention, performance solutions, physical rehabilitation, and sport-specific skills programs for elite and amateur athletes and active adults. The facility is expected to be staffed by orthopedic and physical medicine & rehabilitation physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and strength and conditioning specialists. In addition, a Mayo Clinic navigator will be available to help ease the process for patients desiring integrated care at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
Dr. Stuart told OTW, “Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine and the Timberwolves/Lynx are working to ensure a smooth transition to provide the highest quality of care for our athletes. We continue to build on existing relationships with the athletic training staff and are recruiting experienced health care providers for the new Sports Medicine Center.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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