The Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics has been providing athletic health care to Southeastern Tennessee and North Georgia communities since 1985. This community outreach program supplies certified athletic trainers to schools to provide preventive and emergent care and treatment under the supervision of the Center’s team physicians.

Currently, the 5 member athletic training staff assists secondary school athletes at Boyd Buchanan School, East Hamilton High School, Chattanooga Christian School, Girls Preparatory School, Ooltewah High School, Red Bank High School, Signal Mountain Middle/High School, Silverdale Baptist and Soddy Daisy High Schools and to Chattanooga State Technical Community College sports teams. Additionally, the Center’s physicians oversee athletic training care at Grace Baptist Academy,the Chattanooga Lookouts Chattanooga Football Club, and Chattanooga Locomotion.

Every Saturday since the Fall of 1985, the Center for Sports Medicine has volunteered at the Saturday Morning Sports Clinic to evaluate recent sports related injuries, which is currently being held at our 2415 McCallie office. During this clinic, immediate treatment is initiated and follow-up care recommendations are made with the goal of returning athletes to participation as quickly and safely as possible. In some instances, athletes are referred to D1 Sports Therapy where they can receive treatment emphasizing sports specific therapy and/or functional training that insures an optimal return to participation.

The Center for Sports Medicine physicians and certified athletic trainers play supportive roles for the Chattanooga Lookouts Professional Baseball team, the semi-pro Chattanooga Football (soccer) Club, the Chattanooga Locomotion Football team and for teams participating in the College Football National Championships at Finley Stadium every December. The Center’s Sports Medicine “team” serves as Clinical Instructors for student athletic trainers attending Lee University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

The athletic training staff regularly provides consultant services and medical coverage for southeastern Tennessee and North Georgia sporting events. To obtain more information on these services, contact Bob Nevil or Robbie Williams at (423) 622-6200.