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• Staff • Strength & Conditioning • Policies/Procedures • Facilities • Forms • Athletic Training Education Program
Mission StatementThe University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee sports medicine staff will provide the best possible illness and injury care, treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning to all intercollegiate student-athletes at UWM. We will work in cooperation with the university health center staff and community health care providers. The sports medicine staff is committed to providing all healthcare services in a professional manner that demonstrates care, concern, and compassion. We acknowledge that the student-athlete should have a positive athletic career and be able to live the rest of his/her life to its fullest. All will be done within the rules of the State of Wisconsin, the NCAA, the Horizon League, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Sports Medicine Services
Taking care of Sports Medicine issues for the student-athletes is UWM's Athletic Training Staff. The licensed and certified athletic training staff includes Director of Sports Medicine John Ochsenwald and Assistant Athletic Trainers Becky Worman, Renee Manofsky, Chad Henneberry, Dave Bugalski and David Lake. The entire staff is involved in the education of over 40 undergraduate athletic training students. In conjunction with the Department of Human Movement Sciences, these students are working and studying to become certified athletic trainers in the nationally-accredited Athletic Training Education Program, which is spearheaded by Curriculum Director Dr. Jen Earl and assisted by Dr. Stephen Cobb and Dr. Kyle Ebersole. The undergraduate students accrue valuable experiences while assisting the certified athletic training staff in the day-to-day care of student-athletes sports-medicine needs. The staff also includes a select group of sports medicine professionals, namely the orthopedic physicians Dr. William Smith, Dr. Todd Swenson, and Dr. Don Middleton - all of whom are associated with Columbia Hospital directly adjacent to UWM's campus and the Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin. Providing vital general medicine health care to the Panthers is Team Physician Dr. Brian Hirano who is on staff at Columbia St. Mary's. Additionally, care is also provided by the team of medical providers at Norris Health Center on campus. The Panthers also have access to other specialized professionals to assist in peak performance, such as chiropractor Dr. Kendal Hoard, dentist Dr. Joseph Schell, general surgeon Dr. Richard Cattey, MD, and registered dietician Julia Syburg, RD, all of whom provide expert care for specific sports medicine needs.
Strength & ConditioningSteven Felde, Strength and Conditioning Coach Steve Felde directs the strength and conditioning efforts for the UWM athletic department. Felde came to UWM in August of 2006 after working as an assistant strength coach at the University of Minnesota. He has also worked as a personal trainer at the Wisconsin Athletic Club and Synergy Strategic Fitness while serving as strength and conditioning coach at Grafton High School and assistant strength and conditioning coach at Concordia (Wis.) University. Felde, a Milwaukee native, now lives in Grafton with his wife, Wendie.
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