E EXPERIENCE Sports
MEDICINE
Lamar University Athletic Training operates four facilities on campus to provide outstanding sports medicine care for Lamar University student-athletes. The staff, comprised of three full-time certified athletic trainers and six graduate assistants, uses the latest knowledge of injury prevention, treatments and rehabilitation to support the student athletes. The Beaumont Bone and Joint Institute Sports Medicine Facility is the main athletic training facility campus. Opened in September 2010, the state-of-the-art facility includes separate taping and rehabilitation areas as well a hydrotherapy room that boasts a Hydroworx 1200 treadmill therapy pool and a Hydroworx Polar Plunge pool. It also includes the newest RichMar electrical stimulation and ultrasound units and a Hivamat 200 deep-penetrating vibration therapy device. The staff has the capability to construct custom protective braces, including casting fractures, in the facility. Rehabilitation equipment is available for the treatment of a variety of sports injuries. A second athletic training facility is located in McDonald Gymnasium, and it serves as the primary facility for cross country, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The facility has separate areas for taping, treatment and rehabilitation. It also includes a separate room for hydrotherapy as well as multiple RichMar electrical stimulation and ultrasoud units and a Hivamat 200 device. There are two satellite facilities, one located in the Montagne Center to service men’s and women’s basketball, and a second in the soccer/softball complex that services baseball, soccer and softball.