According to an April 12, 2016 news release, Kaiser Permanente and the Sacramento Kings are teaming up to help revitalize downtown Sacramento by opening a state-of-the-art sports medicine facility at Golden 1 Center. The sports medicine facility at Golden 1 Center will be used to diagnose and treat injuries related to sports or recreational activities. Additionally, the facility will focus on early intervention and the correct athletic performance and training to prevent injury. It will include a 7, 000 square foot open gym, onsite imaging, nine physical therapy rooms, and will provide sport-specific rehabilitation with simulated environments for basketball, soccer, football, baseball, golf and running.
Kaiser, Sacramento Kings Opening Sports Medicine Facility
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“The integrated health care leader has entered into an agreement with the Sacramento Kings for 18, 000 square feet of space in the team practice center to build the comprehensive facility, where care will be provided to Kaiser Permanente members, the community and Kings players.”
“We are proud to be part of the revitalization of downtown Sacramento, ” said Sandy Sharon, senior vice president and area manager for Kaiser Permanente Sacramento. “This is the third major investment we’ve announced in this area—all as part of our focus on providing convenient, easy access to care in modern, innovative facilities.”
“Golden 1 Center has been designed as a place for the fan and now, we’re proud to make it a place to help people heal, ” said Kings President Chris Granger. “The world’s best athletes and fans will have access to high quality health care and cutting–edge technology to help them get back on the court or field. “Kaiser Permanente is making a landmark commitment to help Sacramento remain healthy—and we’re proud to be a part of it.”
“Kaiser Permanente stands for total health, ” said Jason Brayley, M.D. chief of sports medicine for Kaiser Permanente in Sacramento and team physician to the Sacramento Kings. “We are an organization dedicated to the health and well-being of our members and the communities we serve. Whether you are an elite professional basketball player, a high school student wanting to play at the next level, or just trying to run your first 5k, this will be the place to come to make sure you are performing at your very best.”
Dr. Marty Reed, orthopedic surgeon for Kaiser Permanente’s Sacramento Medical Center, and team orthopedic surgeon for the Sacramento Kings, told OTW, “We will have an AlterG treadmill which allows you to train/walk/run while maintaining a non or low weight bearing status allowing for faster return of function and an earlier return to the field.”
“This will be a center for concussion testing using the ImPACT computerized concussion evaluation system. An important tool in helping us manage head injuries across all sports.”
“We will plan on setting up an injury prevention program. Specifically, we will implement an ACL [anterior cruciate ligament] prevention program emphasizing proprioceptive and neuromuscular training which has been shown to reduce the incidence of ACL injury.”
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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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