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Orthopedics/SportsMayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center in Downtown Minneapolis Opens Oct. 1
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MINNEAPOLIS — Mayo Clinic announced today the opening of Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center at Mayo Clinic Square in downtown Minneapolis. Services in the new 22,000-square-foot facility include health and well-being programs, injury prevention, physical rehabilitation and sport-specific skills programs, and diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic sports injuries for athletes of all ages.
The facility will be staffed by orthopedic and physical medicine & rehabilitation physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, and strength and conditioning specialists.
“For more than two decades, the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center has provided care for professional and international sports teams, premier athletes and weekend warriors from virtually every sport,” says Jonathan Finnoff, D.O., medical director, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center at Mayo Clinic Square. “Our approach to integrated, multidisciplinary care to optimize performance, minimize risk and treat injury is truly a differentiator.”
MEDIA CONTACT: Bryan Anderson, Mayo Clinic, 507-284-5005, anderson.bryan@mayo.edu
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Dr. Jonathan Finnoff
Medical Director
Dr. Nancy Cummings
Orthopedic Surgeon
Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center is a global leader in whole-person care, providing sports and musculoskeletal injury prevention and rehabilitation, concussion research, diagnostic and interventional ultrasound, and surgical and nonsurgical management of sports-related injuries.
The facility will offer performance training programs for all sports, as well as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention and return-to-sport rehabilitation.
Also being offered at Mayo Clinic Square are the latest diagnostic techniques and treatments, as well as cutting-edge technology such as a sports medicine, musculoskeletal-dedicated GE 3T wide bore magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine.
“Mayo Clinic provides care for tens of thousands of Twin Cities residents, and we are excited to become a member of the downtown Minneapolis community,” says John T. Wald, M.D., Mayo Clinic radiologist and medical director for marketing and public affairs. “Our long-term collaboration with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx, as well as our relationships with other Twin Cities-based sports teams, will serve as a catalyst for our ongoing commitment to the community."
People who desire more information about program descriptions and/or would like to schedule an appointment can visit sportsmedicine.mayoclinic.org or call 612-313-0520.
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About Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center
The Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center offers the largest, most comprehensive and leading-edge practice in the United States for the prevention and treatment of sport injuries and optimization of performance for professional, competitive and recreational athletes of all ages. For more information, please visit sportsmedicine.mayoclinic.org.
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