MBB HOKIES 17-18 | MEDIA GUIDE

The Virginia Tech Sports Medicine department is constantly evolving to incorporate new ideas, utilizing state-of-the-art resources for the betterment of all Hokie student-athletes. Under the leadership of Mike Goforth, associate athletics director for sports medicine, and Ernest Eugene, the men’s basketball athletic trainer and assistant AD for sports medicine, the department continues to improve and develop new strategies to provide the most current and comprehensive care. A team of certified athletic trainers, orthopedic surgeons, Board Certified primary care physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, massage therapists and orthotists are available on site to manage the health care needs of Tech student-athletes. The staff continually looks for ways to enhance the services provided for its athletes, as evidenced by its participation in local and national projects pertaining to related topics such as concussion management, prevention of antibiotic resistant types of staph infection (MRSA), high ankle sprains and collegiate health care management strategies. The sports medicine department considers research instrumental, which lead to it participating in several projects with the engineering department and school of education over the years. The Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center contains a fully equipped athletics training room. This area features two examination rooms, a taping area and hot and cold immersion tubs. The room also contains a state-of- the-art Alter G rehab machine. Eugene and the sports medicine staff handle all aspects of treatment and the rehabilitation of injuries from this room. Athletes possess many options to help prevent or protect them from injuries. The sports medicine staff takes great pride in treating athletes year-round, paying special attention to offseason activity. The staff analyzes past injury data from each participant and constructs a preventative program. Dr. Brad McCrady, D.O, C.A.Q., FAAPMR, serves as the team physician for the men’s basketball team. Dr. McCrady and his team of physicians offer the Hokies a full range of medical care. He is a part of Academic Primary Care Associates where he practices sports medicine and orthopedics. Team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Christopher Catterson is in his second year as team orthopedic surgeon. He has been with Carilion Clinic since 2008. Along with his duties within Virginia Tech Athletics, Dr. Catterson works as an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the Virginia Tech School of Medicine in Roanoke, Virginia The centerpiece of the sports medicine department is the Eddie Ferrell Memorial Athletic Training Room. The facility gives the athletic training staff a centralized area to care for the needs of all Virginia Tech student- athletes. It contains top-of-the-line equipment combined with a unique style of architecture, developed by Glenn Reynolds, AIA, and Larry Perry as the consulting engineer. Reynolds helped Tech spearhead the expansion project that doubled the size of the athletics training room and united the entire medical staff, putting both the athletics trainers and doctors under one roof. The expanded facility opened in the spring of 2014. Tech has more than 10,000 square feet dedicated to sports medicine, placing it in the top five percent nationally. The athletics training room also contains offices for the staff, dozens of training tables, two cold tubs, whirlpools, an underwater treadmill, a Biodex System 3 and various other pieces of rehabilitation equipment and treatment modalities. The team of physical therapists plays a large role in the overall program developed to return an injured athlete to 100 percent. The availability of a team chiropractor provides Tech athletes with specialized treatment for spine-related conditions and plays a huge role in performance enhancement through various chiropractic techniques. S P O R T S M E D I C I N E @VT_MBBall @vthokiembb VTMBBALL 90