A PARTNERSHIP THAT IS REVOLUTIONARY & INNOVATIVE
Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio has teamed up with Texas Physical Therapy Specialists and St. Mary’s Athletics to create one of the best sports medicine programs possible exclusive to St. Mary’s University students, athletes, faculty, and staff.
BELOW SMASA’S DR. SAENZ, TEXPTS’S DR. ROGGIA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AT ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY ROBERT COLEMAN, AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS TALK ABOUT THIS REVOLUTIONARY PARTNERSHIP.
Dr. P. Saenz: I'm very pleased to announce something that I think is very revolutionary and innovative in the San Antonio community. And that's a partnership that Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio, along with St. Mary's University and now Texas Physical Therapy Specialists has developed on the campus of St. Mary's University.
Dr. Roggia: Universities are dramatically changing in how they treat athletes and especially as they provide services for athletes, students, faculty. And St. Mary's is really at the forefront of developing a strong relationship with Sports Medicine.
Coleman: Paul brought me the concept of having physical therapy and an individual with our staff. And it really interests me quite a bit because we're constantly looking at ways to, you know, provide the best health care we can with our student athletes.
Dr. Roggia: Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio has by far the most experienced and quality sports medicine surgeons and physicians. Texas Physical Therapy Specialists has the most board certified physical therapists in this area. When you put those groups together, St. Mary's University now has one of the best sports medicine programs possible.
Dr. P. Saenz: So we are now bringing individuals who have doctorates in physical therapy to join the medical team. The team of athletic trainers and strength conditioning coaches and coaches and team physicians at St. Mary's, and now bringing physical therapy on site.
Dr. Cioti: And it gives us that connection to the community, that connection to the people who work there, as well as it gives us that chance to work with the athletes, not in a clinic, but somewhere where they're used to. So these athletes are going to be able to practice at the facility that they're at and be able to see the doctors where they live.
Dr. Kidd: Where working at St. Mary's, we can not only watch them on the field in practice or a game and then immediately get them into the training room and the gym and the pool. But we also have the opportunity to bring them back into the clinic for if they need more treatment on top of it.
Coleman: So when our trainers are traveling, physical therapy would come to a halt. Right? And so now with with Texas PTS here, it allows us that physical therapy doesn't have to stop. And so those two or three days are crucial that we might be able to get an athlete back, you know, on the team that much faster.
Dr. P. Saenz: It's really really an exciting area of development in the area of sports medicine and so pleased that we could bring this to the university and so pleased that the three organizations are embarking on something very innovative.