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Barrie sports medicine physician off to the Paralympics
Barrie, ON, March, March 4, 2010 - Sports medicine physician Dr. Shannon Bauman, of Barrie, Ontario, will be going for Triple Gold when she cares for athletes at the Paralympic games in Vancouver March 12 to the 21.
With Canada winning double gold in men's and women's hockey, Dr. Bauman is excited to see if they can make it three gold medals. Dr. Bauman, who is the physician for Sledge Hockey, will be caring for the world's top Sledge Hockey players representing eight countries in competition at the Thunderbird arena in Vancouver.
Dr. Bauman is a primary care sports medicine physician at Barrie Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre in Barrie, Ontario. She will be overseeing the Paralympic Sledge Hockey Trauma Room, providing on-ice acute care, and assessing and managing injuries. Dr. Bauman is affiliated with Barrie's Trainer's Choice, which is the official supplier of orthopaedic braces and supports to Hockey Canada.
"I often recommend Trainer's Choice braces to athletes for various injuries," says Dr. Bauman. "They are well made and I trust they will exceed the expectations of our hockey players in Vancouver."
...Rock Selects Trainer's Choice as Official Supplier
January 20, 2010 - Trainer's Choice, a leading supplier of orthopaedic braces and supports in Canada, is pleased to announce the renewal of its Official Supplier status with Hockey Canada, the sole governing body for amateur hockey in Canada following the merger in July 1994 of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and Hockey Canada.
The Toronto Rock Lacrosse Club announced it has selected Trainer's Choice once again as its official supplier of sports medicine products, as well as a preferred partner for its therapy and rehabilitation program.
Trainer's Choice is the largest sports medicine product supplier in Canada, providing the team with training room materials, medical supplies and a wide range of support products such as wrist and knee braces. When required, local Toronto Rock athletes also utilize the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Centre located in Barrie, Ontario and is a sister company of Trainer's Choice for ongoing athletic and physiotherapy. "The athletic therapy experts at Trainer's Choice play an integral role in providing guidance on how to rehabilitate an injury, as well as which sports medicine product is suited for a...