The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention partners with Southeastern Massachusetts YMCA’s branch

The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention (The Micheli Center) opened in April 2013. Founded by Dr. Lyle Micheli, Director of the Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, The Micheli Center uses evidence-based strategies to reduce risk of injury in athletes while enhancing individual sports performance. Personal programs are developed to prevent athletes from obtaining injuries in their sport, to be able to play longer and safer.

For each individual athlete to be successful a work out regime is essential. The Micheli Center is partnering with YMCA Hockomock in Foxboro, so athletes from all over New England can train and fulfill their individual program prescription for injury prevention at their local YMCA.

Personal Injury Risk Profiles are at the core of The Micheli Center’s operations. After going through an extensive fitness evaluation, clients meet with a board-certified Sports Medicine physician and are provided with an individualized prescription outlining steps they can take to minimize their risk of sports injuries.

Concussion Prevention Programs offer athletes a comprehensive description of concussive brain injury and its occurrence in sports. Athletes learn about their own personal risk of injury, receive instructions on how to reduce their risk of sustaining a sport-related concussion, baseline testing, computerized measurements of their brain function, standardized assessments of their balance, and guidance on how to play their sports safely.

The Running Program at The Micheli Center assists healthy runners of all ages and skill levels who seek a multidisciplinary analysis of running style, gait, distance, age, competition level, and more to determine an individualized injury risk profile.

Specialty Programs to develop sports injury prevention plans for dancers, figure skaters, throwing athletes, and more are also available.

Coach and Community Clinics are informational sessions for those currently involved in coaching, athletic training, strength and conditioning, or parenting young athletes. During these clinics The Micheli Center team reviews the most current research in the fields of sports medicine, injury prevention, and performance training.

Personal Training sessions to ensure proper technique when fulfilling the prescriptions received at The Micheli Center will be led by certified professionals who specialize in training children and young adults.  Both one-on-one sessions and small session with groups of 2-10 customers are offered.

“The YMCA is an ideal partner, as they are respected, reliable, and available to everyone.  Together, we hope to make athletics safer, while continuing to encourage exercise and sports participation for everyone,” said Dr. William P. Meehan III, Director of The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention

“The Greater Boston Y branches partner with like mined cause driven organizations like The Micheli Center For Sports Injury Prevention in Waltham to promote healthy living among youth.  It is a natural fit for trainees progressing in their program to continue their prescription at a full service YMCA in their community, as they do in Waltham.  There is potential for valuable research outcomes that will result from a partnership such as ours and shared nationwide.  In addition, through a combination of educational lectures, attendance at Y events and using cross referral channels when appropriate, our organizations are strengthening the community together,” said Natalie A. Norton, Senior VP of Operations at the Greater Boston YMCA

About The Micheli Center:

The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention at Boston Children’s Hospital in Waltham opened in April 2013. Founded by Dr. Lyle Micheli, Director of the Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, The Micheli Center uses evidence-based strategies to reduce risk of injury in athletes while enhancing individual sports performance.

Personal programs are developed to prevent athletes from obtaining injuries in their sport, helping these athletes play longer and safer. The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention is a 7,400 square foot facility dedicated entirely to sports training and injury prevention. At The Micheli Center, athletes are informed of injury awareness that tailors to their specific sport including dancers, figure skaters, throwing athletes (e.g. baseball pitchers), football, hockey and rugby players, runners, and racquet sport enthusiasts. Athletes obtain world-class treatment for a current injury and learn how to avoid common injuries in his or her field of fitness.