Sport Medicine & Science

SPORT ‘SCIENCE’ PROGRAMS & SERVICES

For all sport Medicine inquiries, contact Scott Julé, Manager of Sport Medicine Programs and Services. Scott is in our Regina office (s.jule@sasktel.net).

• Sport First Aid– 7 hour workshop is available with content consisting of role of the first aider and liability concerns, fitness & injury prevention, the medical kit, facilities & equipment, emergency action plans, life threatening injuries, injury recognition, and common sport injuries. Phone for costs.
• Sport Taping– 7 hour workshop is available with content consisting of injury assessment & management, taping theory, (benefits, when and why you tape, common mistakes, taping techniques, taping supplies), and plenty of actual taping instruction and practical taping time on the ankle, wrist, thumb, finger, and functional wrapping of the hip. Phone for costs.

Sessions range from one to three hours in length and can be on one topic or a combination of many. Suggested topics include injury prevention (warm up/cool down and stretching), recognition & care of common injuries, life threatening injuries, emergency action plans, etc.

Individual services include personalized injury assessments and return to sport programming following injury.

Various sport first aid kits and supplies are available for purchase. Everything from tensors and tape to ointments and finger splints. Consultation on developing sport specific kits is also available.

On a request basis, the SMSCS will make every attempt to provide a variety of medical personnel, equipment, supplies, and services to assist sport groups to provide adequate medical coverage at sport events. Phone for costs. SMSCS can also assist in the development of safety policies & guidelines for sport events and organizations.

Medical equipment and supplies such as ultrasound machines, sport 1st aid ‘trainers’ kits, splint kits, and portable treatment tables are available for rent or loan on a first come-first serve basis. Some restrictions apply.

This one-day conference is offered twice a year, in the spring and fall on designated Saturdays. The conference offers a multidisciplinary, educational approach to sports injury management.

Workshops consist of information on banned substances and methods, doping control procedures, exemption procedures/forms, athlete rights and responsibilities, alternatives to doping, and fair play & ethics. The SMSCS can also assist organizations in developing drug education policies and programming. A separate Nutritional Supplement Workshop is also available.

Workshops consist of information on banned substances and methods, doping control procedures, exemption procedures/forms, athlete rights and responsibilities, alternatives to doping, and fair play & ethics. The SMSCS can also assist organizations in developing drug education policies and programming. A separate Nutritional Supplement Workshop is also available.