The new center will be based at Florida State and will promote interdisciplinary research and educational outreach programs for elite-level athletes. The center experts will also focus on long-term health, injury prevention and treatment of athletic injures.
Under the partnership, Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic physicians will lead a study on autologous condition plasma, or platelet-rich plasma injections. Center Director Mark J. Kasper will develop a database for athletes to track the incidence and prevalence of injuries and chronic conditions in athletes’ overtime. Medical students interested in sports medicine will also have mentoring opportunities through the center.
Read the release on the Institute of Sports Sciences and Medicine.
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