The Rose Garden roared to life for the 7^th Annual Dew Tour on August 11 to 13 in which skateboarders and BMX riders converged. Two faculty members and two UWS students were on site to help with first aid and medical evaluation.

Dr. Craig Kawaoka, the Clinical Director of the Masters in Exercise and Sports Science Program and Dr. Jun Kawaguchi, the Clinical Supervising Physician of the Masters in Exercise & Sports Science Program, along with MS students David Martin and Karlie Steiner-Bailey, attended the Dew Tour to assist first responders and treat the athletes.

Dr. Kawaguchi said he spent a lot of time observing the other chiropractors on site and how they operated. “I was impressed by their rehearsing with an athlete on the floor after head trauma. They would do scenarios so they were ready for the actual situations.”

Dr. Kawaguchi lent a hand as well, performing several adjustments, taping ankle sprains and evaluating potential fractures of some BMX riders who had collided.

David Martin, in his 11^th quarter, said he would love to work with the Dew Tour and the medical staff from WMW Corporation again.

“I was able to meet many healthcare providers from around the country and I was impressed with their efficiency and the level of respect that they showed to each person’s profession,” Martin said. “Everyone conducted themselves in a professional manner and provided quality healthcare to all the athletes at the Dew Tour. I was truly impressed with the caliber of the WMI Corporation Medical Staff that were working this event.”

Photos Courtesy of WMI Corporation Achieves (C) 2011

More than twenty students volunteered their time at the three-day Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament on August 12 – 14. For the past twenty-nine years, this has been the largest amateur beach volleyball competition in the United States and is viewed by more than 10,000 people each day.

Two UWS Massage Therapy students and twenty Masters in Exercise and Sports Science students were part of the sports medical staff that treated approximately 500 patients for conditions such as chronic issues, rolled ankles, sprained ankles, cuts, general first aid and heat exhaustion.

Eleventh quarter master’s student Bradley Capp said, “We got a lot of experience with athletic taping, which they teach us about but we don’t get a ton of exposure to. It’s busy, and you get to see a lot of people.”

Jun Kawaguchi, the Clinical Supervising Physician of the Masters in Exercise & Sports Science Program, said that for students, this is a beneficial experience to work with professional athletes who have high expectations of care.

“Being there and getting to treat acute situations, the students must be on their toes and decide if the patient can play within a day or two hours,” Kawaguchi said. “The students in the master’s program all have an interest in treating sports injuries and this gives them first hand experience treating these athletes where everything happens fast.”

Peter Szucs, Director of Massage Therapy, said, “These types of events are great for the massage students to participate in because it gives them the opportunity to work right alongside the DC interns. The athletes benefit from an integrated approach to their care right on the beach just like they would at one of our integrated outpatient clinics.”