Freede Sports Medicine Facility

Freede Sports Medicine Facility
The Oklahoma Athletic Department feels a strong responsibility to help its athletes reach and maintain their optimum health and achieve conditioning goals. For this reason, OU has developed excellent training and conditioning programs to lessen the possibility of injuries. However, should injuries occur, the department is committed to a comprehensive rehabilitation program.

Complete athletically-related medical services are provided to Oklahoma student athletes by team physicians and OU's certified athletic trainers. The University of Oklahoma obtains the services of the best medical consultants available.

The Freede Sports Medicine Facility within the Switzer Center spans 8,000-square feet and is state of the art in both preventative medicine and post-injury treatment and rehabilitation.

Head athletic trainer Scott Anderson says the new addition to the Barry Switzer Center has allowed the university to upgrade to a new edition of rehabilitation equipment that can best benefit the student-athletes.

From simple therobands to taping tables, the new facility offers everything a school can have or hope to have. The Sooner training room is equipped to perform isokinetic joint evaluation for preventive medicine and for post-injury rehabilitation. The therapy room is supplied with the latest modalities on the market.

"The addition of space is the greatest benefit," says Anderson. "This space allows for dedicated rehabilitation and consultation to the athletes. A new option with the facility is the water rehabilitation area. The athlete stands in a pool of water that is adjusted to his or her own physical needs. Cameras are then placed where physicians can monitor the progress made by the athlete on his or her road to recovery."

A total team effort is the key to OU's efficiency in preventing, treating and rehabilitating injuries sustained by student-athletes. These measures keep Sooner athletes at their highest level of performance as they compete for championships.

"Sports medicine is a team effort," says Anderson. "The stated goal of athletic training at Oklahoma is, first of all, care for the student-athletes, thereby granting our sports a competitive advantage and ultimately greater esteem for the entire program.

To that end we are blessed with a full complement of self-sacrificing medical professionals working on a regular basis with our athletic training staff."

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