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Presbyterian Sports Network (PSN)
Presbyterian Sports Network (PSN), a referral outreach resource of Presbyterian Healthcare System (PHS), connects organized sports programs and individual athletes with sports medicine and health care professionals. PSN is supported by Presbyterian Hospitals of Dallas and Plano, and the Texas Institute for Surgery At Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas. One of PSN’s services is to provide licensed athletic trainers for sports teams during practices or games.
Many sports medicine physicians across the region provide high-quality care, however sometimes a unique case comes up or a parent wants to seek very specialized care. One of the best ways to care for athletic injuries is achieved through a comprehensive approach that includes care from both physicians and athletic trainers. Athletes throughout North Texas may now look to Presbyterian Healthcare System (PHS) for their sports medicine needs. Presbyterian Sports Network (PSN) connects sports organizations and individual athletes with health care professionals dedicated to caring for sports injuries and helping to prevent them. The affiliation with PHS offers a convenient link with a wide array of physicians on the medical staffs of the Presbyterian hospitals as well as physical therapists, dieticians, psychologists and other sports medicine practitioners.
PSN can provide individual athletes with referrals to health care professionals, and for sports teams and organizations, including public and private schools, community centers and leagues as well as institutions teaching martial arts, gymnastics, cheerleading or dance. PSN offers easy access to the following professionals: Licensed athletic trainers to assist with injury treatment and preventive care during practices or games. Sports medicine physician present or on call during athletic events. Speakers to conduct on-site educational programs on topics such as injury prevention and sports nutrition.
6th Annual DFW Sports Medicine Symposium March 27-29,2009 REGISTER NOW!!! www.texashealth.org/sportsmedicinesymposiumSee brochure in PDF format  Testing program promotes clear thinking about risk of concussions Dallas Morning News Article, October 24, 2008
Impact Sports Concussion program, Oct. 3, 2008 Channel 5
New Tool For Diagnosing And Treating Concussions NBC 5's Scott Gordon Reports Very
few young football players make it through high school at least one concussion.
While they can seem minor but can leave life-long effects. Now a new tool helps
diagnose and treat concussions.
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TIS on Radio Talk Show Thursday, Sept. 25
Listen to the Broadcast from Thursday, Sept. 25 on 100.7 The WORD with Pete Thomson. Ken Locker, MA, ATC, Director Sports Marketing for the Presbyterian Sports Network, and recent inductee to the 2008 Class of the TWU Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame, was the guest. Locker discussed TIS and the Presbyterian Sports Network, (PSN), a referral outreach resource of Presbyterian Healthcare System (PHS), connects organized sports programs and individual athletes with sports medicine and health care professionals. PSN is supported by Presbyterian Hospitals of Dallas and Plano, and the Texas Institute for Surgery at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. One of PSN’s services is to provide licensed athletic trainers for sports teams during practices or games.
TIS has a monthly presence on the Consumer Magazine talk radio show. You can also
check out on more about the Presbyterian Sports Network by visiting the TIS homepage
www.texasinstituteforsurgery.
Texas Schools Testing Athletes to Check for Concussions
For the press release please see: Read More »
ACL Injuries in Female Athletes on Fox Channel 4
Saginaw High to use Presby Sports Network’s concussion program Article with video on Wfaa.com Read More »
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HALL OF FAME COMMITTEE SELECTS FIVE FOR 2008 CLASS DENTON, Texas (February 12) – Three former Texas Woman’s University student-athletes, one former coach, and one former athletic trainer make up the 2008 Class of the TWU Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. The eighth class to be inducted includes: Dolores Copeland (1969-1976), eight years as the volleyball coach and one year as the basketball coach; Cathy Jacobson (1996 - 2000), softball; Kim (Koenig) Darling (1996-99), gymnastics; Ken Locker (1974-76), athletic trainer; and Nikki (Engelbrecht) Williams (1997-2001), softball.
Training Program Aims to Dramatically Reduce TIS Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Scott Paschal instrumental in launching training program to dramatically reduce female knee injuries. The CORE Sports Enhancement and Injury Reduction Program is offered through the Presbyterian Sports Network.
Teens using steroids cheat themselves and their health The measure of success in any sport is how well you use what you have to win, says Ken Locker, a certified athletic trainer at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas. "It's easy for someone to cheat and win," he adds. "With steroids, you're tricking your body. You're creating something that's not you, and that's why you're cheating." But in the sports world, from high school on up, the focus often is more on competition and less on following the rules. Read More »
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A concussion is an injury to the brain common to many sports. The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention estimate there are 300,000 sports concussions among children
and adolescents in the United States each year. According to Mark Lovell, Ph.D.
at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, a concussion, once considered a
relatively benign condition, is now recognized as a critical medical issue with
potentially permanent consequences. Neuropsychological testing has proven to be an effective way to obtain useful data regarding the short- and long-term effects of mild traumatic brain injury.
Pre-season baseline evaluation of athletes is beneficial for several reasons: • Athletes vary with respect to how they perform on tests of memory, attention, concentration, mental processing speed and motor speed. • When testing is only done after an injury, assessing whether any deficits detected during post-injury testing that relate to the effects of the concussion or to pre-existing factors can be difficult. • Learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders and situational factors, such as test anxiety, can affect test results. Baseline testing minimizes these factors. Neuropsychological testing is a tool to help doctors find out when an athlete has recovered from a concussion and can safely return to sports or activity. The baseline test takes about 30 minutes and can be done through the Internet. Taking a baseline is like “giving your brain a physical” and establishes a normal level of cognitive (brain) function. After an athlete suffers a concussion, the Presbyterian Sports Network (PSN) suggests that the athlete contact his or her physician. The physician may conduct a medical evaluation followed by a “post-concussion” ImPACT test. The follow up ImPACT test may be used by physicians to evaluate cognitive function. The ImPACT test assists physicians in evaluating and measuring brain functions, including memory, processing speed, reaction time and symptoms. Post-concussion testing is typically taken within 48 to 72 hours after the injury. Diagnostic testing, such as an MRI or a CT scan, may be ordered to rule out structural injury to the skull or brain. In spite of the fact that these tests are usually normal, a serious concussion may still have occurred. If an athlete has not taken the baseline test, ImPACT Inc. has developed norms that can be used to evaluate the recovery process of a concussed athlete. While these norms can be used to monitor recovery they do not replace the value of an athlete being compared to a baseline test. PSN is a Credentialed ImPACT Consultant (CIC) for the ImPACT program. This certification is obtained by fulfilling the requirements established by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Sports Concussion Program.
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If you have any questions, please call 214-345-5010.
For a physician referral for treatment of a sports-related
Visit www.impacttest.com
for more information about the
CORE Sports Enhancement and Injury Reduction Program The CORE Sports Enhancement and Injury Reduction Program focuses on strengthening the body's core muscles (abdominal, lumbar, pelvic and hip muscles), which are crucial to lower body stability and strength. Females tend to have more knee injuries, in part, because they have weaker core muscles and poorer pelvic stability compared to males.
7th Annual DFW Sports Medicine Symposium March 26-28,2010 More information: www.texashealth.org/sportsmedicinesymposium
Who should attend? This symposium is designed for orthopedists, family medicine
and internal medicine physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists,
athletic trainers and coaches. Public Education
Presbyterian Sports Network 7115 Greenville Avenue, Suite 320 Dallas, TX 75231 Ph: 214.345.5025 Fax: 214.345.5099
Ken Locker, MA, ATC Director, Sports Marketing Presbyterian Sports Network KennethLocker@TexasHealth.org » Ph: 214.345.5010
Kaila Alcantar Marketing Representative Presbyterian Sports Network KailaAlcantar@TexasHealth.org » Ph: 214.345.5034
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Ken Locker, Director of Sports Marketing for the
Presbyterian Sports Network (PSN), has been named to the 2008 Class of the Texas
Women’s University Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame. PSN, a referral
outreach resource, is supported by Presbyterian Hospitals of Dallas and Plano, and
Texas Institute for Surgery.
Texas Institute for Surgery At Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
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