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Health Services continues to make strides in providing quality care for students
February 15, 2016
Physical therapy now available at Health Services
Health Services is now offering affordable, on-site physical therapy to get students back in action.
Special services for the PT Clinic include therapeutic exercises, ultrasounds, cervical and lumbar mechanical traction, vasopneumatic compression, manual therapy, gait training, balance training, conditioning and more.
Highly-trained professionals help treat orthopedic conditions, joint and soft tissue injuries, workplace injuries, arthritic conditions, vertigo and sports injuries.
“The equipment and facilities in the new student health center are of advanced quality, and having a physical therapist as part of the health care team is a great asset for the student body,” said Athletic Training Program Director Steve Patterson. “The facility gives the student body a place to get rehabilitation of injuries that otherwise would be accessible only off campus. The new PT department also allows a great opportunity for the students in the athletic training program to gain clinical hours with a physical therapist.”
The Physical Therapy Clinic is located in Health Services at 984 Plant Drive, Room 2008. Physical Therapy is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. Connect with University Wellness on Twitter and Facebook for more information or visit http://auxiliary.georgiasouthern.edu/healthservices/.
Meet Dr. Chad Asplund
Dr. Chad Asplund recently joined the Health Services medical staff and serves as Medical Director for the University’s NCAA sports medicine program. Prior to his position at Georgia Southern, Dr. Asplund was the Medical Director of Student Health at Augusta University. He has provided care to athletes at all levels, including professional, Olympic, NCAA division I, II and III, high school and recreational. Dr. Asplund’s research interests are exercise-related sudden death and concussion. He has published and presented on these topics nationally as well as internationally.
Dr. Asplund, a national leader in the sports medicine community, was recently nominated as a candidate for First Vice President for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), an organization for which he currently serves on the Board of Directors as the Chair of the Practice and Policy Committee.
Recently, Dr. Asplund represented the AMSSM in front of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to speak in support of HR 921, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act, a bill he helped to author that would protect team physicians and athletic trainers when traveling with their teams across state lines.
Health Services is now offering affordable, on-site physical therapy to get students back in action.
Special services for the PT Clinic include therapeutic exercises, ultrasounds, cervical and lumbar mechanical traction, vasopneumatic compression, manual therapy, gait training, balance training, conditioning and more.
Highly-trained professionals help treat orthopedic conditions, joint and soft tissue injuries, workplace injuries, arthritic conditions, vertigo and sports injuries.
“The equipment and facilities in the new student health center are of advanced quality, and having a physical therapist as part of the health care team is a great asset for the student body,” said Athletic Training Program Director Steve Patterson. “The facility gives the student body a place to get rehabilitation of injuries that otherwise would be accessible only off campus. The new PT department also allows a great opportunity for the students in the athletic training program to gain clinical hours with a physical therapist.”
The Physical Therapy Clinic is located in Health Services at 984 Plant Drive, Room 2008. Physical Therapy is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. Connect with University Wellness on Twitter and Facebook for more information or visit http://auxiliary.georgiasouthern.edu/healthservices/.
Meet Dr. Chad Asplund
Dr. Chad Asplund recently joined the Health Services medical staff and serves as Medical Director for the University’s NCAA sports medicine program. Prior to his position at Georgia Southern, Dr. Asplund was the Medical Director of Student Health at Augusta University. He has provided care to athletes at all levels, including professional, Olympic, NCAA division I, II and III, high school and recreational. Dr. Asplund’s research interests are exercise-related sudden death and concussion. He has published and presented on these topics nationally as well as internationally.
Dr. Asplund, a national leader in the sports medicine community, was recently nominated as a candidate for First Vice President for the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM), an organization for which he currently serves on the Board of Directors as the Chair of the Practice and Policy Committee.
Recently, Dr. Asplund represented the AMSSM in front of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to speak in support of HR 921, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act, a bill he helped to author that would protect team physicians and athletic trainers when traveling with their teams across state lines.