Nashville, Tenn. – Baptist Sports Medicine (BSM), a division of Saint Thomas Health Services, is pleased to announce the implementation of the Dartfish software program to several of their clinic locations. 

The software program is a cutting-edge tool that is used to aid identification and measurement of abnormal movement patterns often associated with injury in patients and athletes.

By using the Dartfish software, BSM therapists are able to perform walking and running analysis as well as putting more objective measures to sports specific movements used during research projects and evaluations.

“Over the past ten years, research has shown certain movements patterns are associated with poor athletic performance and ultimately increase potential for injury,” said Trent Nessler, Managing Director of Outpatient Rehabilitation, which is comprised of Baptist Sports Medicine and Life Therapies. “In traditional therapy settings, objectively assessing these movements and showing objective improvements has not been possible.”

“However, unlike traditional evaluations, with the use of this revolutionary technology, we are able to assess those movements and predict how a patient’s body is going to respond to certain athletic or day-to-day activities,” said Nessler.

As a part of our community efforts, Baptist Sports Medicine will be partnering up with Woosley Chiropractic, the official chiropractor for the Tennessee Titans, to offer screenings to athletes in the Rivergate/Hendersonville area. 

“This technology has improved the science of identifying weaknesses that cause injury,” said Chuck Woosley, DC. “By identifying these weaknesses, we can prescribe specific exercises to correct and reduce the potential for injury.”

While it will primarily be used in orthopedic and sports medicine patient cases, the Dartfish software program has applications that can be used across the continuum from neurological rehabilitation to those suffering from gait disturbances, those at risk for falls and those with general weaknesses associated with multiple sclerosis.

For more information regarding the Dartfish program or to schedule a physical therapy appointment at one of the 14 Baptist Sports Medicine clinics across Middle Tennessee, visit our website at www.BaptistSportsMedicine.com or call 615-284-GAME.