Injury Prevention and Care (IP&C)

1. ​Current UMD students with an active RecWell membership
2. Current UMD Faculty/Staff members with an active RecWell membership
3. Individuals with acute or chronic orthopedic injuries (muscle, tendon, ligament, joint, bone) 

All currently registered UMD students are eligible to receive athletic training services through the RecWell IP&C program at no additional cost. These services include:

• evaluation/treatment of athletic injuries
• rehabilitative exercise prescription
• concussion management
• first aid/emergency care
• medical advice
• physician referrals

Services not offered are massage therapy and clinician assisted stretching.

Please ensure that if you are having an upper extremity (shoulder, elbow, arm, etc.) or lower extremity (knee, hip, foot, etc.) injury evaluated that you dress appropriately so that the body part can be seen and exposed during the evaluation.  It is recommended that a tank top or shorts be packed for you to change in to.

Your safety is a priority. In the event a participant sustains a head injury while participating in a RecWell facility or program, RecWell Concussion Protocols will be initiated. Based on signs observed and the symptoms reported by the participant, the participant will be advised to refrain from further physical activity until care and clearance is rendered by a medical professional. 

Traumatic Injury and Concussion 

NFHS Concussion Resource

The RecWell Injury Prevention and Care staff maintain health information and medical records for athletic injuries sustained during RecWell participation. These records and health information are considered protected health information (PHI). Under HIPAA, the health insurance portability and accountability act, RecWell participants' PHI, including evaluations, care, and treatment will be protected and private. RecWell athletic trainers will only disclose health information to applicable RecWell administrators and club coaching staff to relay whether a participant can safely continue to participate in RecWell programming. 

Our program at RecWell aligns its standards of practice as stated by National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA). For additional information regarding these standards of practice, please see the resources below.

NATA Position Statements

NATA Consensus Statements

NATA Official Statements

NATA Support Statements

DME is available to our eligible patients on a free, loan basis.  Patients may borrow DME to assist in their recovery from injury and will sign an agreement to check the item(s) out.  DME items are expected to be returned by the agreed upon date and in a similar condition in which it was loaned. Patients who are unable to follow the guidelines listed above, will be charged the current market price of the item to restock our DME inventory.

DME available:

Crutches

Cane

Tall walking boots

Surgical shoes

Knee immobilizers

Heel cups

Arm slings

Sully brace

Wrist brace

Wrist/forearm brace

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