ASMF Mobile Safety /Sports Medicine Unit To Make Its Debut At Loretta Lynn's

ASMF Mobile Safety /Sports Medicine Unit To Make Its Debut At Loretta Lynn's

 Scottsdale, AZ - The Action Sports Medicine Foundation and the Road  2 Recovery 
 Foundation with the help of Title Sponsor Leatt Brace  are proud to bring the Mobile 
 Safety/Sports Medicine Unit to  Loretta Lynn’s. The unit is a mobile treatment 
 facility that will  provide sports medicine services such as taping and stretching to  
 evaluation and medical treatment of injuries not requiring  emergency room transport 
 utilizing certified athletic trainers  (Christine Chmielewski, Arden Ballard and Jimmy 
 Prueter), physician  assistant (Randy Fulford) and doctors (James McGee and Steve  
 Augustine) who are all experienced with motocross sports medicine.  In addition to 
 providing on site sports medicine care, the unit  will bring a new level and 
 understanding of the importance of  safety and health issues to the sport by providing 
 information to  the athletes.

 “This unit has been on our minds for some time now. It has taken a  lot of time and 
 hard work from both organizations to bring it to  Loretta’s this year and I am 
 excited to see it come to life. We  hope to see this program grow in the future and to 
 ultimately be  present at all of the Amateur Nationals. “ Chuck Baldwin -  Director 
 Road 2 Recovery

 “Certified athletic trainers are the backbone of the program and  are skilled health 
 care professionals who specialize in preventing,  recognizing, managing and 
 rehabilitating injuries that result from  sports participation. The goal of the 
 athletic trainers at theses  events is to provide numerous medical and educational 
 services to  the athletes and parents that do not fall under the EMS  professionals’ 
 care service umbrella.  Athletic trainers will fill  a gap in the athlete’s care that 
 has not been available in the  past.  Working together with the local EMS providers, we 
 are there  to raise the level of care to athletes competing in action  sports.” Dr. 
 Steve Augustine – President and Founder of ASMF

 On September 29th and 30th the Road 2 Recovery Foundation will  conduct its First 
 Annual Road 2 Recovery National Ride Day.  Funds  generated from this event will go 
 towards supporting the unit at  future races.  Sign ups for the Road 2 Recovery 
 National Ride Day.

 The Road 2 Recovery Foundation is dedicated to helping AMA licensed  motocross members 
 with financial assistance if they sustain career- ending injuries as well as providing 
 motivational, emotional and  spiritual support to these individuals and their families. 
  For  more information and sponsorship opportunities contact Road 2  Recovery at 480 
 276-1131 or info@road2recovery.com.

 The Action Sports Medicine Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit  organization whose 
 mission is to enhance the quality and  availability of sports medicine to athletes 
 participating in action  sports. The foundation was formed in 2003 by Dr. Steve 
 Augustine,  and is based out of Jacksonville, Florida. Our desire is to become  a 
 quality resource for athletes who are looking to receive sports  medicine on site 
 services, and for the various health care workers  who are looking to provide these 
 services. The primary sports that  we will be serving are motocross, BMX, 
 skateboarding, wakeboarding  and surfing. Within this population, we will focus on the 
 amateur  athlete. Our goal is to enhance the level of on site medical care  at the 
 grass roots level. In so doing, we can develop a healthier  and better conditioned 
 group of athletes, thus enabling them to  maximize their capabilities and participation 
 in their chosen  sports. Secondarily, we feel confident that we can raise the level  of 
 understanding of these sports within the medical community, thus  enabling other health 
 care practitioners to better deal with the  needs of this unique group of athletes. 
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