Texas Sports Medicine Center

About Texas Sports Medicine Center

The Texas Sports Medicine Center (TSMC) is a department of Tomball Regional Hospital. TSMC was the first hospital based sports medicine program in the Texas Gulf Coast and began its operation in the fall of 1982.

TSMC is located on an 11-acre complex. The building has an interior space of 55,000 square feet and features a full court gymnasium, a 25 yard swimming pool, a dance studio, 2 weight training areas, and 1/10 mile indoor track. The outdoor area covers over 5 acres is fenced and lighted. The outdoor facilities include: tennis courts, batting cages, a 100 meter incline hill, a agility/sprinting area and multipurpose grass fields.

The sports medicine facility houses four programs:
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Community Fitness and Recreation
- Strength and conditioning for athletes of all ages and sports

Schools Using ImPACT

- Texas Soccer Club
- Prairie View A&M University - committed
- Klein High School - committed
- Klein Oak High School - committed
- Klein Collins High School - committed
- Klein Forest High School - committed

Community Work and Involvement

- Presented a lecture to high school trainers at a local continuing education program
- Presented an in service to the Texas Soccer Club
- Scheduled to speak before members of the Greater Houston Athletic Trainers Association Spring 2004
- Scheduled to speak to the athletic director of a 4 high school school district winter 2004
-Hosting a community seminar on concussions (Dr. Summer Ott, Dr. Louis Harman)

ImPACT History:

TSMC began using ImPACT in August 2003. In our first year as ImPACT providers we chose to begin with two licenses. One was for the Texas Soccer Club and the other was for TSMC. Our goals were to learn the program through the soccer club and to be able to provide an important service for individual athletes within our service area. TSMC's service area includes 14 high schools and 1 university.

The Texas Soccer Club's Board of Directors and coaches endorsed the program and in a month's time we had baseline tested 218 athletes. Because TSMC's athletic trainers travel with Challenge to several competitions during the year, we purchased a lap top computer to assist in testing the injured athlete. Since the baseline tests have been completed, we have tested seven concussed athletes. In doing so, we have a established a physician network which understands the concept behind ImPACT. More importantly, we have earned rave reviews on the program from the injured athletes parents.

For the program purchased for the community. We had six concussions during football season. The athletes came from 3 different schools. As we hoped, word has spread about our ImPACT program. We have given lectures and meet privately with athletic trainers and athletic directors.

Currently, we have commitments from one university and four high schools. We are meeting with administrators from four other high schools in February.