Caring for Student Athletes
Discover how Essentia Health helps keep student athletes in your community healthy, safe, and playing their best.
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Explore sports medicine and orthopedics care at Essentia Health.
High School & College Athletic Trainers
Your local student athletes are committed to making their team, school, and community proud. We want to help. That’s why our sports medicine professionals provide care before, during, and after practices and games. Our athletic trainers may:
- Educate and advise athletes on injury prevention
- Conduct baseline testing and post-injury concussion testing
- Evaluate athletes for injuries and concussions during practices and games
- Provide preventive care, such as taping
- Coordinate care for student athletes
Explore our resources for student-athletes and coaches.
Schools & Organizations We Serve
Essentia Health serves over 25,000 student athletes across Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, by partnerings with local high schools, colleges, and universities, as well as sports clubs and leagues. See which teams we care for in your community
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Northeast Minnesota & Northwest Wisconsin
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Central Minnesota
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Eastern North Dakota & Western Minnesota
- Ada, MN – Ada-Borup High School Cougars
- Barnesville, MN – Barnesville High School Trojans
- Detroit Lakes, MN – Detroit Lakes Youth Hockey Association
- Fargo, ND - Dakota Fusion Futbal Club
- Fargo, ND - Shanley High School Deacons
- Fosston, MN – Fosston High School Greyhounds
- Frazee, MN – Frazee High School Hornets
- Graceville, MN – Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley High School Wolverines
- Hawley, MN – Hawley High School Nuggets
- Horace, ND – Horace High School Hawks
- Hunter, ND – Northern Cass High School Jaguars
- Lake Park, MN – Lake Park Audubon High School Raiders
- Mahnomen, MN – Mahnomen High School Thunderbirds
- Pelican Rapids, MN – Pelican Rapids High School Vikings
- Tower City, ND – Maple Valley High School Raiders and Maple Valley-Enderlin Falcons
- Valley City, ND – Valley City High School Hi-Liners
- Wahpeton, ND – Wahpeton High School Huskies
- West Fargo - West Fargo High School Packers
- West Fargo – West Fargo Sheyenne High School Mustangs
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Sports Medicine
Choose Essentia Health’s sports medicine specialists to help you treat pain, injuries, or other conditions caused by playing sports or exercising.