Current Projects - Connected Communities Initiative
Project from Fall 2024
OSF-ISU Sport Program – A Connected Community Initiative
Mike Torry, PhD, Illinois State University
Karan Rai, MD, OSF HealthCare
OSF HealthCare and Illinois State University (ISU) are working together to create the OSF-ISU Sport study. This new program focuses on sports medicine in Central Illinois and will track both the physical and mental health of ISU athletes. Our goal is to help athletes perform better and avoid injuries and mental health issues – for both kids and adults.
The OSF-ISU Sport project uses advanced tools to study how athletes move, how their bodies work, and how their mental health is affected. OSF doctors and ISU’s athletics department will work together to study a group of athletes to collect data about injuries, performance, and mental health. This information will be used to build a database to help identify risk factors in other athletes.
In the second phase, the Sport program will grow to include local youth sports programs. Our focus will be on preventing injuries, improving performance, and supporting mental health – especially in rural and diverse communities.
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