It doesn’t have to be all pain, no gain. The Justin Sportsmedicine team is ready to help injured cowboys.
Rodeoing is tough business. People get busted up.
But the rodeo athletes have someone in their corner. The Justin Sportsmedicine team is always there, ready to help.
Each year, the group of trauma specialists, experienced physicians, athletic trainers and massage therapists travel to more than 125 Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association rodeos and treat some 6,000 rodeo-related injuries.
The concept of a mobile sports medicine team began with Dr. J. Pat Evans and Don Andrews in 1980.
“The Justin Sportsmedicine Team is dedicated to providing the best, immediate care to those athletes who are kicked around or bruised a little too hard,” according to the company’s website.
In support of the cowboys who wear their products, the Justin Boot Company became the only sponsor for the program.
The team uses 40-foot trailers with medical travel kits which hold all the equipment needed to treat injured athletes. Program Head Mike Rich, Randy Bloomer of Bloomer Trailers, and Roger Vanhoozer of Cowboy Classics Living Quarters pored over every detail of these mobile units to maximize space, ergonomics and travel durability. Housed inside these custom-made medical facilities are x-ray viewing capabilities, electric stimulation machines, ultrasound units, treatment tables, and cabinets stocked full with tape, braces and other medical supplies typically only seen in well-appointed hospital units.
