Pictured, top photo, back row, left to right: Traci Stout, ATC; Cree Bown, ATC; Shawn Mechling, ATC
Front row, left to right: Kristin Whitley, ATC; Kylie Daughtery, ATC
Bottom photo, left to right: Jacob Digmann, ATC; Jessica Bragg, ATC; Katelyn Woodrum, ATC; Tia Boyer, ATC; Sonnie Neiman, ATC; Jessica Brave Heart, ATC
Being a member of a community means that you give back however you can. One of the many ways Monument Health gives back to the Black Hills community is through its Sports Medicine program. “One of our main goals of sports medicine is to be an excellent, comprehensive provider in our community.” said Tia Boyer, sports medicine supervisor with Monument Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
The presence of caregivers in schools during games, practices and training is a service that Monument Health provides at no charge to its partner school districts and universities. Caregivers on the Sports Medicine Team are responsible for establishing and maintaining the performance programs for the athletes of these schools. Trainers establish programs with three major goals in mind: improving athletic performance, reducing athletic injuries and teaching lifelong fitness and movement skills.
“We provide services to 10 area high schools and 3 area universities. We cover large scale rodeos like the Black Hills Roundup, Days of ’76 Rodeo, and Rodeo Rapid City,” said Tia. “We also cover running, biking, wrestling events and anything that takes place in the Summit Arena of The Monument. Our goal is to provide athletes at our events and on our courts with the best possible care when they’re competing.”
The life of an athlete has its uncertainties — wins and losses, injury and recovery. In the Black Hills area, though, athletes can always count on the caregivers of the Monument Health Sports Medicine Team. Whether that means working with athletes during training to reduce the possibility of injury, on the sidelines during a game or recovery post-injury, Monument Health Sports Medicine is a constant in the lives of athletes in the Black Hills.
1635 Caregiver Circle, Rapid City, SD 57702
2449 East Colorado Boulevard, Spearfish, SD 57783