2008 Woodie Awards
Sacred Heart, the new eye of the tiger
Joseph Pezza
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: News
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Injury management and tending to players during the pre-season and regular season games will be undertaken by active members of the university's Sports Medicine and Rehab program with the primary goal of ensuring proper health maintenance for all players.
"We will be present for all home games, practices in Shelton and other promotional activities conducted by the team," said Dr. Michael Emery, associate professor and chairman of Sacred Heart's Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Science program.
Sacred Heart's Sports Medicine and Rehab program strives to provide equal treatment to all patients regardless of age or physical condition. There is no differentiation between the eleven-year old little league pitcher and the elderly citizen.
"This partnership allows Sacred Heart to provide the Sound Tigers with one of the premier athletic centers in the state," said Rich Stieglitz, managing director and CEO of Norwalk's Integrated Rehabilitation Services.
Bridgeport's Sound Tigers, the top affiliate for the New York Islanders' season will begin Oct. 8.
Vic Vaughn, adjunct professor of physical therapy, said to as why Sacred Heart was chosen as the exclusive provider of health services for the Sound Tigers, "I believe there was one other provider that the Sound Tigers were considering but I believe the university was chosen because of its very substantial level of training and expertise in treating people with sports related injuries.
"I also think that our facility was superior in terms of equipment as we have a Swimex therapeutic exercise pool and the health fitness center downstairs from us."
These rehabilitative additions are a productive means to ensuring that there will be a firm and consistent relationship among the Sound Tigers and Sacred Heart.
According to Vaughan, there are approximately 81 students in the entire doctorate program of the physical therapy department.
Rehabilitation will most likely go to the players who are injured and unable to perform typically for over a week. Minor cuts and bruises are easily treatable so more scrutinized service will be given to those who have sustained a more serious degree of physical injury.
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