VIRGINIA TECH | 2017-18 WBB Team Guide

10 THE UNIVERSITY | STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT | PLAYERS & STAFF | HISTORY & RECORDS 2017-18 BASKETBALL The Sports Medicine Department at Virginia Tech is constantly evolving to incorporate new ideas utilizing state-of-the-art resources for the betterment of all Hokie student-athletes. Under the leadership of Associate Athletics Director for Sports Medicine Mike Goforth, the department is constantly improving and developing new strategies to provide the most current and comprehensive care. The team of certified athletic trainers, orthopaedic surgeons, Board Certified primary care physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, massage therapists and orthotists are available on site to manage the health care needs of Tech athletes. The staff continually looks for ways to enhance the services provided for its athletes as evidenced by its participation in local and national projects pertaining to related topics such as concussion management, prevention of antibiotic resistant types of staph infection (MRSA), high ankle sprains and collegiate health care management strategies. Research is considered instrumental to the sports medicine department. The department has participated in several projects with the engineering department and school of education, respectively. Tech is in its 11th full year in the 4,300- square-foot Eddie Ferrell Memorial Training Room, which consolidated the training rooms that existed in the Merryman Center and Cassell Coliseum. The facility gives the training staff a centralized area to care for the needs of all Virginia Tech student-athletes. There is top- of-the-line equipment and a unique style of architecture, developed by Glenn Reynolds, AIA and Larry Perry as the consulting engineer. Reynolds helped Tech spearhead another PROVIDING EXPERIENCED, PROFESSIONAL CARE GREG BEATO, D.O. Team Physician Responsibilities: As associate athletics director for sports medicine, Goforth oversees healthcare needs of all student-athletes and organizes all trainers and doctors while supervising all other services Tech offers. Joined VT Staff: 1998; 17th year. Prior to Virginia Tech: Goforth came to Tech from the Hamilton Medical Center/Bradley Wellness Center in Dalton, Georgia, where he was the director of wellness and sports medicine. He has an extensive background in sports medicine, working at East Tennessee State University, William Fleming High School, Tusculum College, Greene County Sports Medicine/Industrial Cooperative and Pioneer Sports Medicine/Physical Therapy Clinic. He also has numerous opportunities to consult on program development throughout the country. Education: East Tennessee State, 1991 (B.S. in physical education); Virginia Tech, 1995 (master’s in sport management). Family: Goforth and his wife, Tracy, a teacher at Blacksburg Middle School, have two sons – Ethan and Luke. ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR SPORTS MEDICINE MIKE GOFORTH SPORTS MEDICINE expansion project that doubled the size of the existing training room and united the entire medical staff, putting both the athletic trainers and doctors under one roof. Construction was completed in 2014 to convert the current training room into a functional rehabilitation space for preventative and post injury care, while also adding doctor’s offices adjacent to a new treatment area. Tech has more than 10,000 square feet dedicated to sports medicine, placing it in the top five percent nationally. The training room also has offices for the staff, dozens of training tables, two cold tubs, whirlpools, an underwater treadmill, a Biodex System 3 and various other pieces of rehabilitation equipment and treatment modalities. In addition, a training room has been constructed in Rector Field House for teams utilizing the facility, and the Gordon Family Mobile Sports Medicine Unit is a portable training room that can be transported to various venues. The Hahn Hurst Basketball Practice Center contains a fully-equipped training room. This area features two examination rooms, a taping area and hot and cold immersion tubs. A state-of- the-art Alter G rehab machine also is located in this area. The sports medicine staff can handle all aspects of treatment and rehabilitation of injuries from this room. Team physical therapist and former Virginia Tech women’s basketball player Erin Gibson works directly out of this facility in support of the basketball programs. Gibson plays a large role in the overall program developed to return an injured athlete to 100 percent. Athletes have many options to help prevent or protect them from injuries. The sports medicine staff takes great pride in treating athletes year-round. Special attention is paid to offseason activity. The staff will analyze past injury data from each participant a n d c o n s t r u c t a preventative program. A v i t a l p a r t o f s t u d e n t - a t h l e t e medical services is access to the Carilion Clinic. Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic have partnered in order to create the Roanoke-based Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute. The Hokies’ student-athletes will continue to benefit from this partnership for years to come. Team chiropractor, Dr. Greg Tilley, provides Tech athletes with specialized treatment for spine-related conditions and plays a huge role in performance enhancement through various chiropractic techniques. Team orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Chris Catterson brings a wealth of experience and skill to assist when athletes need orthopaedic consultation for certain types of sports-related injuries. Dr. Catterson brings a unique skill set and has excellent bedside manner that ensures that athletes and parents alike are comfortable and confident whenever surgery may be indicated. Over the past 15 years, Tech has developed the reputation for producing top-level certified athletic trainers. Graduates are now employed in positions across the country at various levels of the profession.