| LifeBridge Health Sports Medicine is celebrating its official kickoff by hosting
an event every local lacrosse player will want to mark on his or her calendar, an evening with local lacrosse legend Gary Gait. Gait, the most celebrated player in the history of lacrosse, will share his wealth of knowledge about the game including some tips on how to better any players game.
The event takes place at LifeBridge Health & Fitness in Pikesville, Thursday, April 7, 2005, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This is an opportunity for players of all ages to get a chance to meet the
Michael Jordan� of lacrosse,� said Sam Matz, M.D., medical director of LifeBridge
Health Sports Medicine. We are very proud to have such an outstanding athlete helping us spread the word about the LifeBridge Health Sports Medicine program. Our program specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of injuries and the enhancement of performance in athletes of all age ranges and performance levels.�
Along with Matz, who also serves as the head team physician at McDaniel and
Mount St. Mary�s Colleges, the other members of the LifeBridge Sports Medicine team include, Kenneth Tepper, M.D., head team physician for Villa Julie College as well as a consultant to U.S. Boxing, serving as ringside physician for the U.S. Amateur Boxing Association. Tepper also serves as assistant team physician at McDaniel and Mount St.
Mary�s Colleges. And Jon Koman, M.D. and Robert Riederman, M.D., both of whom serve as team physicians to several local high schools. All four physicians are sports medicine fellowship trained orthopedic surgeons.
Our physicians are experts in sports medicine and promote lifelong fitness, "says Matz. We believe that participation in sports, recreational games and activities should lead to better health and greater physical fitness.�
The program is also teaming up with Physiotherapy Associates, a full service
physical therapy program located inside LifeBridge Health & Fitness specializing in
manual therapy and sports medicine.
If an athlete needs a medical procedure, such as surgery, the Sports Medicine team uses the cutting edge treatment facilities and state of the art diagnostic tools of Sinai Hospital and Northwest Hospital Center.
The LifeBridge Health Sports Medicine Program hopes to help cut down on the number of injuries suffered by athletes at all levels of competition by providing the community with patient education and outreach programs. Those programs include a sports medicine educational lecture series and FREE sports injury screenings held
throughout the year.
Gait, several local and national vendors, as well as Matz and the entire LifeBridge Health Sports Medicine staff will use this evening as an opportunity to help educate and answer any questions parents or players may have about lacrosse or common sports related injuries.
And all participants will have the chance to win several items, among them scholarships to Gait�s nationally recognized lacrosse camp and clinics.
Find out more about the LifeBridge Health Sports Medicine Program, schedule an appointment with one of the program�s orthopedic surgeons, reserve a time for a screening, or attend a lecture, by calling 410-601-WELL (9355).
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