Dr. Alex Homaechevarria is a Team Physician for the US Ski Team who travels annually for one to two weeks at a time providing medical coverage during World Cup races and Downhill racing training camps in Europe or South America. Visit USSA.org for more information about the association and their programs.
The Boise Young Rider Development Squad (BYRDS) is a Treasure Valley bicycling program designed to introduce youth (ages 8 to 18) to the sport of cycling. Intermountain Orthopaedics is proud to sponsor them in 2006. For more information, visit their website at http://www.byrdscycling.com/.
Northwest Spine Care Institute's mission is to educate the community regarding treatment and prevention of spinal disorders. It is a collaboration between several spine specialist physicians, St. Lukes Regional Medical Center, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center, Blue Cross of Idaho, and the Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital.
The program collects clinical data from patients who are treated at one of the participating medical physicans' sites (via electronic kiosk). This data is blinded (not tied to any one patient) and compared against national data collected by the Dartmouth Medical Center.
State of Idaho Media Center
Visit NorthwestSpineCare.org.
Intermountain Orthopaedics is a proud sponsor of the McCall Ski Racing Team, providing the club with their Racing Bibs for competition.
MSRT is a non-profit organization providing quality ski training and race experience to young skiers, from beginner to elite alpine levels.
The Center for Biomechanics Research (COBR) is a research program and laboratory supported by the sports and spine physicians of Intermountain Orthopaedics in conjunction with Boise State University's Kinesiology Department. The laboratory has successfully published studies on sports medicine and spine injuries and treatment.
National Institutes of Health Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) Biomechanical Evaluation of Provocative Tests for Superior Glenohumeral Labrum Lesions
M Sabick, RPfeiffer, M Curtin, K Nilsson, KG Shea
$189,890
As stated previously in this report, this funding will support continuation of the provovative shoulder tests research. This is the first NIH grant for COBR and we're hopeful that we can build on this success in the years to come!
Grant Funding The 2006-07 academic year has been our most successful year thus far for obtaining external grant funding. Thus far, COBR has been awarded a total of $1,318,932 and we have one substantial grant pending. These grants are not only important for expanding and updating the laboratory equipment and staff, but they provide some external validation of the quality of research being conducted by COBR researchers.
Source document: BSU College of Education newsletter, Sprint/Summer 2007
Visit the COBR website for more information.
Intermountain Orthopaedics supports and funds the IO Optimist Youth Football Team.
Intermountain Orthopaedics Sports Physicians are the Team docs for the competitive athletes of Intermountain Orthopaedics Cycling. Intermountain continues to be the corporate sponsor for this growing and successful local bicycling club.
Visit LostRiverCycling.org.
Read an article about the Intermountain Orthopaedics/Lost River cycling team that appeared in Cycling News.
Intermountain Orthopaedics will sponsor the Bogus Basin ski patrol this year by purchasing helmets for all patrol members to wear. Look for this sticker on a patrol person this winter. To get your own helmet sticker, email us at pcarlson@IntermountainOrtho.com. (Be sure to include your mailing address.)
The physicians of Intermountain Orthopaedics in combination with the Physical Therapists from St. Luke's / Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Services provide pre-dance injury prevention education and conditioning for the dancers of Ballet Idaho. In the unfortunate event of an injury, we are involved in rehabilitating the dancers back to performance. Ballet Idaho is a professional ballet company that performs a diverse mix of classical and contemporary work. For tickets and peformance schedules, contact Phone: (208) 343-0556. Visit BalletIdaho.org.
SP.O.R.T.S. is the Sports and Orthopaedic Therapy Services Program. It is a virtual relationship between Intermountain Orthopaedics Sports Physicians and SL.I.E.R.S. (St. Lukes / Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Services). SLIERS provides trained Sport Medicine Physical Therapists and Certified Athletic Trainers offering coverage at sporting events and schools throughout the Treasure Valley. Intermountain Orthopaedics brings fellowship trained sports medicine doctors to the relationship working collectively with the SLIERS therapists to ensure athletes are back on the course, slopes, or track quickly, safely and armed with additional knowledge to help reduce the likelihood of future injury. For information regarding our roaming SP.O.R.T.S. trailer and having it available at your sporting event to provide on-sight therapy and/or Sports Medicine Physician Services, please contact (208) 489-5028.