Children's Healthcare Brings Sports Medicine Program To Cherokee

Sign up for the Canton-Sixes Patch newsletter!

---

The nationally recognized Sports Medicine Program at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is now available to young athletes in northwest Metro Atlanta area.

Children’s at Cherokee, a service of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Hospital, is now open at 1554 Riverstone Parkway Suite 160 in Canton.

Children’s Sports Medicine physical therapists and certified athletic trainers use personalized and sports-specific treatments to help young athletes excel and return to sport better and stronger than they were before. Specialized medical, orthopaedic and rehabilitation services are available for student athletes at the middle school, high school and elite levels.

“We want to bring the expertise of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to the community of Cherokee county. Not only are we opening a physical therapy clinic, we are contracted with all six Cherokee high schools to provide certified athletic trainer coverage to their teams and athletes.” said Bob Breingan, director of Outpatient Therapies, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. “Because we focus solely on kids, our certified athletic trainers and therapists recognize when a young athlete is ready to progress to the next level of treatment and how to push them to get back better than before. “The 2,800-square-foot facility offers specialized therapy and rehabilitation to patients, as well as access to sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, certified athletic trainers, strength and conditioning specialists and a registered dietitian.

Young athletes in the Cherokee area can now utilize ImPACT concussion testing, a throwing lane for pitching analysis, dance floor and bars for dance therapy and technology like Dartfish motion analysis that allows patients to have their mechanics reviewed and assessed by pediatric physical therapists who specialize in their sport.

Children’s at Cherokee is one of 14 Children’s Sports Medicine Program facilities located throughout metro Atlanta. More information can be found at www.choa.org/sportsmedicine.

In March 2016, Children’s at Cherokee will expand to include an Urgent Care Center. This will be Children’s sixth Urgent Care Center to serve families in the metro Atlanta area. Children’s Urgent Care Center locations offer specialized pediatric care for minor illnesses and injuries, lab and x-ray services, on-staff pediatricians and hours of availability seven days a week including holidays.

For more information on Children’s Urgent Care Center locations or to view current Urgent Care Center wait times visit www.choa.org/urgentcare.

---

Photo 1: Janet Read, community outreach liaison for Cherokee County, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Photo 2: John Polikandriotis, vice president of Ambulatory Services, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
Photo 3: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta staff members, former Children’s patient Cherokee Rabjohn, and Mayor Gene Hobgood of Canton take part in the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Photo 4: exterior shot of the facility.
Photo credits: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta