No matter where you live in the South, you understand the importance of football. No matter where you live in North Alabama, you understand the importance of High School Football. Every Friday night at 7:00PM communities across the valley gather under a canopy of lights aimed directly at the stage where the contest will be played out. Young athletes strap on gear and turn to their fellow teammates to ask of them what they promise to deliver themselves, for the team…Tonight!
When the winner has been decided, we all hope it was done in a safe and injury free manner. Most nights you may only have a sprained ankle or wrist on the team. But not all teams are so lucky. When you take in to account all the players who hit the field each night, your odds of having an injury go up. As the sports medicine program at The Orthopedic Center expanded, so did the likelihood of caring for an injury. It was this determination that sparked the genesis of The Friday Night Injury Clinic.
With any injury, time is the most important item to consider. Players, parents, coaches, and teammates all show great concern for injury and during those moments no one wants to have to worry about what that next step will be. The Friday Night Injury Clinic started with one great idea…To provide immediate, non-emergency treatment to sports injuries without having to wait the weekend or even the night. Patients can come to the First Floor of the TOC-Huntsville building on Franklin Street, from 8PM until 11PM each Friday Night during the Fall Sports Season, no appointment necessary. Each young athlete will have the resource available to them to address, diagnose, and treat minor injuries that just cannot wait.
“For the minor bumps and bruises, I enjoy the relief and peace of mind that comes over the moms and dads who come in with their child and leave knowing their most precious possession is under great care and on the road to recovery. The sports medicine physicians at TOC are committed to the health and well-being of each young athlete and are proud to serve in your communities. We do not take that trust for granted. We aspire to earn it.” Tom Perkins, Sports Medicine Marketing-TOC.
"We do not take that trust for granted. We aspire to earn it.”