ASMF is Headed to Ponca City
The Action Sports Medicine Foundation and the Road 2 Recovery Foundation are proud to bring the ASMF Mobile Sports Medicine Unit to the 2010 Ponca City GNC Final for the second year in a row. The treatment facility will again provide sports medicine services such as taping and stretching as well as evaluation and medical treatment of injuries not requiring emergency room transport. The ASMF staff covering the event will be certified athletic trainer Christine Chmielewski and Jimmy Preuter, physician assistant Randy Fulford, Dr. Stephen Augustine and Dr. John Abbott. The foundation will also have student athletic trainers Kristina Miller and Ryan Leibreich along for the experience. All of our staff is 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.
ASMF is stepping up to lay out a new program that sets standards of care and medical protocols in place at the amateur national motocross events. The local EMS crews will be in agreement with the promoter to adopt ASMF as the medical director of the event allowing ASMF to act as the higher medical authority and direct patient care for all riders. ASMF will continue to provide a pre-event meeting, as we have in the past, to educate EMS crews of the protocols that will be followed during the event.
ASMF is rolling out this expanded service at the Ponca City GNC Final in Oklahoma in July 2010. We have acquired the proper legal medical clearance for the state to provide this level of care. We have set up meetings with the EMS crews to prepare for the week of racing.
We are doing all this without sponsorship this year. As we all know, the money in the industry is just not there. Any input of ideas you may have to help us recoup our costs to continue to provide this service and grow the program would be greatly appreciated.
The Road 2 Recovery Foundation is a 501-(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping the Supercross and Motocross athletes. One goal at the Road 2 Recovery would be to completely provide for a professional rider for the duration of their life if they are unable to generate revenue again. We can strive towards this goal with the help of everyone in the motocross community who is passionate about this sport. The Road 2 Recovery is out there to make our sport a better safer place. www.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 the Jacksonville Orthopedic Institute in 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 help 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 sports medical care at the grass roots level. In doing so, we can enable the athletes 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. www.asmfjax.com and www.joionline.net.
