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Sports Injury: Concussions

There are more than a million cases of concussion each year in the United States. 
Concussion signs and symptoms.
Read more about  causes, symptoms and  treatment from the National Institutes of Health.  

The Sentara Sports Medicine program provides the following services to the Hampton Roads community in an effort to promote fitness, increase perfomance and educate young and old about injury prevention.

Certified athletic training services are provided for many middle and high school students in the Hampton Roads public school system.

The Sentara Sports Medicine Program currently provides athletic training services to a large number of public schools, including the cities of Chesapeake, Mathews, Hampton and two schools in Newport News.

 High Schools    
 Southside  Hampton  Peninsula
 Hickory  Phoebus  Mathews High School
 Grassfield  Kecoughtan  Newport News High School
 Indian River  Bethel  
 Oscar Smith  Hampton  
 Deep Creek    
 Western Branch    

 Middle Schools  
 Southside  
 Deep Creek  Oscar Smith
 Hickory  Hugo A. Owens
 Great Bridge  Joyliff
 Greenbrier  Western Branch
Indian River Crestwood


Certified athletic training services are provided for private sports club and club sanctioned tournaments.

The program also covers large sporting events including the AAU basketball boys and girls regional tournaments, VHSL sanctioned regional and state tournaments, the Annual Sand Soccer Tournament at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, the Senior Olympics and numerous regional wrestling tournaments.

Useful Links to Dietary Information on the Web
-- American Dietetic Association 
-- 2005 Dietary Guidelines
-- Food Guide Pyramid
-- Center for Science in the Public Interest

Coaching Seminars and Educational Events
Sentaras team of sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers and sports nutritionists are available to provide educational opportunities for your sports organization.



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