This past weekend, a medical team from MemorialCare Medical Group in Long Beach, led by Dr. Joshua Snodgrass, provided medical care for athletes during the X Games in Ventura.
Snodgrass heads a Long Beach-based sports medicine fellowship program that emphasizes action sports, the first of its kind in the nation.
“We all have bills to pay, and one of the most difficult things for professional athletes is coping with injuries that stop them from competing,” Snodgrass said in a public statement. “Oftentimes, if they don’t compete, they don’t get paid. Our goal in Sports Medicine is to find a way to reach their performance goals while maintaining athlete safety. This is accomplished by building relationships on trust and mutual respect. I like to teach them about their injury, so they are better equipped to prevent them in the future.”
Snodgrass’s background in street skating led him to provide specialized care for action sports athletes.
The program he leads integrates sports medicine with primary care training, ensuring that fellows and residents at MemorialCare Medical Group in Long Beach can earn their board certifications while gaining unique expertise in action sports.
In addition to training on common sports injuries to the head, ankle and collarbone, Snodgrass and his team also developed drills for handling emergency situations specific to extreme sports, such as safely extracting patients from skating bowls.
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