The Banff Sport Medicine Foundation is honoured to announce the creation of the Sather Fund with the Banff Canmore Foundation. This endowed fund has been established to provide long-term, sustainable support for BSMF’s mission to advance musculoskeletal (bone & joint) health through research, education, and patient care. Like other community foundation endowments, the fund is…
Discover Clinical Research Day on Sept 7th is a FREE community event that provides a unique opportunity for attendees to explore the intersection of science, technology, and healthcare. Through interactive and hands-on activities, demonstrations, and talks, attendees will learn about careers in healthcare, how medical research is carried out in a rural clinic setting, and how…
Prior to starting his Doctor of Medicine Program at the University of Alberta, Bow Valley local George Reed spent four consecutive summers working with BSMF as a Research Assistant and as a student in the Clinician-Scientist Summer Studentship Program. George contributed to multiple projects evaluating outcomes after ACL reconstruction. He gained experience collecting data from…
Sign-up for our free Ski Fit Ready Program for the month of October only! Sign-up for our 8-week pre-season SKI FIT READY EXERCISE PROGRAM. The exercises demonstrated in the Ski Fit Ready Program are designed around a number of essential exercises recommended during #Knees4Skis. These exercises can be done at any time during the ski…
Expert Education Series with Aly Walford We are pleased to host this free and in-person event. Join Physiotherapist and Pelvic Floor Specialist, Aly Walford from the Banff Sport Medicine Clinic, in this hands-on interactive session on improving and maintaining pelvic floor health. What to expect In this session, you will learn more about your deep…
Expert Education Series with Chelsea Deschamps We are pleased to host this free and hands-on hybrid event. Join Exercise Physiologist and Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Chelsea Deschamps from Omnia Movement & Performance in this hands-on interactive session on improving and maintaining back and core health. Thank you to the Town of Canmore’s Community Grants program…
Expert Education Series with Nani Woollings The BSM Foundation is pleased to host Nani Woollings, Physiotherapist and Coach of the Canada Youth Climbing Team, in this upcoming in-person event! In this presentation, Nani will discuss the most common injuries in climbing including why and how they happen, as well as a snapshot look at treatment,…
Sign-up for our free Ski Fit Ready Program for the month of October only! Sign-up for our 8-week pre-season SKI FIT READY EXERCISE PROGRAM. The exercises demonstrated in the Ski Fit Ready Program are designed around a number of essential exercises recommended during #Knees4Skis. These exercises can be done at any time during the ski…
We’re excited to announce that we’ll soon be moving to a new location at The Shops of Canmore!
The Banff Sport Medicine team bids adieu to our 2021-2022 Fellow, Dr. Alexis Rousseau-Saine. As part of our efforts to train healthcare professionals, BSMF offers a year long fellowship in Orthopaedic Sport Medicine, accredited by the Arthroscopy Association of Canada through the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. BSMF recently asked our outgoing Fellow a few questions about…
Gender equity is a pressing human rights issue in many professional fields and medicine is no exception. Of the surgical specialties, orthopaedics has one of the lowest rates of women and has not made any substantial gains in gender parity over time. Currently, 12.6% of the orthopaedic surgeons in Canada are female, an increase from…
Delia Roberts PhD., Researcher and Founder of the Fit For Snow program, will be discussing her research on the importance of nutrition, hydration and sleep for snowsports performance and injury prevention.
