The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Sports Medicine Home
Texas Athletics Sports Medicine is responsible for ensuring the health and safety of every student-athlete in UT's 20 intercollegiate sports programs. The staff consists of board certified, state licensed athletic trainers, sports physical therapists and fellowship-trained sports medicine physicians with varied experiences and expertise. In addition, St. David's Healthcare staff members assist in staffing our medical clinic with triage, clinical support and concierge medical services.
Student-athletes safely and efficiently return to their sport thanks to state-of-the-art technology that aids in injury and illness prevention and diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services. Texas Athletics collaborates with expert clinicians and consultants to assist in fostering both the physical and emotional well-being of all student-athletes and their individual needs.
Sports medicine scope:
- Sports and general medicine
- Individualized care
- Orthopedics
- Women's health
- Psychology and psychiatry
- Optometry and ophthalmology
- Dental care
- Nutritional counseling
Additional services:
- Chiropractic care
- Sports massage
- Manual therapy
- Acupuncture and trigger point dry needling
Mission Statement
Texas Athletics Sports Medicine personnel provide comprehensive medical screening and best-in-class diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitative services to ensure the health and safety -- as well as foster -- the physical and emotional well-being of all student-athletes.
Vision
Texas Athletics Sports Medicine personnel serve The University of Texas student-athletes to help them succeed on and off the field.
Texas Pioneers
Sports medicine at The University of Texas has a rich history of influential and distinguished professionals who not only established athletic training at UT but also were pioneers in the profession of athletic training as a whole.
- Frank Medina
- Michael "Spanky" Stephens
- Becky Bludau Marshall
- Christine "Tina" Bonci