Upland Hills Health Sports Medicine named official Athletic Training Provider for Area Schools

Brad Vamstad and Chris Thomas, athletic trainers and part of the Upland Hills Health Sports Medicine Team, will be working with athletes from Dodgeville and Mineral Point High Schools.

Upland Hills Health Sports Medicine is the official Athletic Training provider for Mineral Point and Dodgeville High Schools for the 2007-08 school year.

Last year, Upland Hills health Athletic trainer, Brad Vamstad provided additional after school Athletic Training service as well as game coverage to both schools on a volunteer basis.

“We supplemented the program that was in place. Now we are fortunate enough to have gotten contracts for both schools” stated Vamstad.

Brad, along with Therapist and Athletic Trainer Chris Thomas plan to provide training coverage for all sports at both schools in the upcoming year.

An Upland Hills Athletic Trainer will be available during after schools ports and practices and all home football games and will cover other home sporting events on a rotating basis. Area physicians have joined the Upland Hills Sports Medicine team for additional coverage at home football games.

The Sports Medicine team will address injury prevention during practices and games, provide rehabilitation to injured athletes, and help determine an athlete’s ability to return to competition following injury.

“Our goal is to work with all student athletes to minimize the potential for injury. And for the students that are injured to facilitate their speedy recovery and safe return to their sport,” Vamstad said.