HNA column
By Angela Douglas
Wellness Innovation Dr. Selena Budge is on the cutting edge of injury prevention
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t’s inspiring to see someone aligned in their purpose, committed to what they know is right and determined to put their unique talents to work helping others. This is what you’ll see if you ever have the pleasure of meeting Stability Enhancement Systems (SES) founder Dr. Selena Budge. Budge is raising the bar on injury prevention, and her expertise is matched only by the love for her work and genuine desire to help others. Budge became interested in injury risk analysis and injury prevention programming after suffering an ACL injury as a collegiate basketball athlete. She became dedicated to investigating the causes of athletic injuries and strategies to minimize their likelihood. She received her doctorate degree in physical therapy from The Ohio State University with a research emphasis on the biomechanics of ACL and lower extremity athletic injury and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Budge is a sports injury prevention specialist with extensive expertise in non-contact sports injuries. She has evaluated and created programming for thousands of athletes at the high school, collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. Budge has received national grant funding for her work in ACL injury-related research. Her specific research focus includes clinical and biomechanical risk factors for athletic injuries, prediction and prevention of ACL injury, and movement analysis methods. She has presented her work on athlete injury risk profiling and reduction nationally and continues to lecture on these techniques at the undergraduate and graduate school level.
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Selena Budge with eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.
“I am excited for Selena to bring her talents and expertise to our community. No matter where you are in your fitness journey, Selena’s unique approach to training and rehabilitation can be beneficial to you.” Richie Wildenhaus, Director of Athletics for New Albany-Plain Local Schools SES, in business for 10 years with 11,000 athletes nationwide in its care, uses cutting edge technology and a proprietary evaluation system to assess and identify variables that predispose an individual to injury. Budge, having found great success with her model in Dublin, is bringing her first-class prevention model to New Albany. A new location will open in March at 160 W. Main St., New Albany. The SES model includes injury risk analysis, injury risk prevention programming and sports rehab and is considered a critical supplement to existing strength and conditioning programs. While many clients are elite high school and collegiate athletes, SES works with individuals of all ages. The innovative model blends research, unique methodologies and nontraditional training methods with what is traditionally practiced in sports science, all to enhance individual wellness, improve
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