QMG News

March is National Athletic Training Month

March is recognized as National Athletic Training Month. This year’s theme is “Health Care for Life and Sport.”

“The theme fits our goals of the Sports Medicine team perfectly at Quincy Medical Group,” states Aaron Clark, Director of Sports Medicine. “We work in collaboration with physicians to offer specialized care to people who are physically active through the teamwork of our athletic trainers, physical therapists, sports medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons.” 

Quincy Medical Group strives to meet this mission on a daily basis.  An example of this is QMG’s free walk-in injury clinic, which is an outreach service provided to the community. The free injury clinic is offered Monday thru Friday from 7-9am at Quincy Medical Group’s Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Department, located at 1118 Hampshire Street. This clinic is for all athletes “in life and sport” including weekend warriors and competitive athletes of any age.

“We would like to create a greater awareness of the role and duties of our athletic trainers,” states Dr. Anthony Biggs, Medical Director of Sports Medicine at QMG. “Their clinical skills for treating musculoskeletal disorders and ability to develop health and wellness programs make our athletic trainers a valuable member of our athletic health care team.”

Quincy Medical Group Athletic Trainers are experts in the assessment, treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of sports injuries. They provide sideline assistance and team training for many regional schools and are often the first healthcare providers to arrive at the scene when someone is injured during a sporting event. Other services they offer include sports specific training through the Maximum Athletics Program and injury assessment and consultation.  In celebration of National Athletic Training Month, the Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Department is offering a 10% discount for all performance enhancement programs purchased in the month of March.