Useful Links
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
The latest source for Legislation, educational, health care policy and research information. The site includes the bylaws and position papers of the AAOS, and the latest federal and state laws enacted that pertain to the practice of orthopaedics and medicine.
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is a professional society providing basic and applied exercise science conferences, meetings and workshops.
The National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) is the professional membership association for certified athletic trainers and others who support the athletic training profession.
Knee Society
The Knee Society's purpose is to provide an appropriate educational setting that will maintain the highest level of professional standards in order to promote continuous advancement in professional knowledge and improved treatment of disorders of the knee.
National Center for Sports Safety
The NCSS provides information about sports safety and injury prevention for coaches, athletes and all participants.
Safe Kids Worldwide
Safe Kids Worldwide is a global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury, a leading killer of children 14 and under.
Rapides Junior Runners
Rapides Junior Runners is a kids’ running club that was started in 2002 by a group of runners in the Alexandria / Pineville, Louisiana area called the Rapides Runners. The club has been extremely successful in exposing kids to the sport of running and has grown to have over one thousand participants, which makes us one of the largest kids’ running clubs in the nation. It’s a wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon with your family and friends.
Rapides Medical Center
Rapides Regional Medical Center, in Alexandria, LA, provides high quality, efficient and compassionate health care services through the efforts of its associates and physicians.
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS)
The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is an organization of more than 1,800 orthopaedic surgeons from the US and abroad who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of injuries, diseases, and other conditions of the foot and ankle.
CenLA Urgent Care
At CenLa Urgent Care, we're equipped to quickly diagnose and treat a large array of injuries and sicknesses. In order to get you in and out as quickly as possible, we offer in-office testing for many sicknesses, allowing you to get better, faster!
Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital
The Central Louisiana Surgical Hospital provides specialized care for patients with specific, non-critical and non-emergent surgical and related ancillary admissions. The ultimate goal of the facility is to assist patients throughout their stay to a successful recovery, by providing a setting and care that is a more effective delivery of health care. This is accomplished by providing a comfortable home-like setting, in which a caring professional staff works to insure highest level of patient care in a more cost effective setting.