The Department of Kinesiology is proud of its associations with the Korey Stringer Institute and the Nayden Rehabilitation Clinic.
Korey Stringer Institute
The Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) is a not-for-profit organization housed within the Department of Kinesiology at Gampel Pavilion dedicated to the prevention of sudden death in sports, with a focus on exertional heat stroke. Its mission is to provide research, education, advocacy, and consultation to maximize performance, optimize safety and prevent sudden death for the athlete, warfighter, and laborer. KSI serves the needs of active individuals and athletes at all levels – youth, high school, college, professional, people who are physically active, recreational athletes, as well as those who supervise and care for these individuals. This institution was founded in memory of Korey Stringer, a Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman whose premature death resulted from complications of exertional heat stroke. KSI is funded both federally and through 16 corporate sponsors, including the National Football League (NFL), Gatorade, National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), Camelbak, Kestrel, Mission, and Eagle Pharmaceuticals to further advance its efforts and goals. KSI operates with 8 UConn Faculty and with guidance from 75 professionals on their science and advisory board. KSI teaches and trains 80 students per semester at the UConn facility, including 20 graduate masters and PhD students, with the other 60 in instructional programs of exercise science, physical therapy, athletic training, and independent study. KSI operates on a fee-for-service model.
UConn Institute for Sports Medicine
The UConn Institute for Sports Medicine (ISM) is a collaboration between the UConn Department of Kinesiology and UConn Health, bringing together a multidisciplinary team of nationally recognized clinical researchers and clinicians who are committed to the health, performance, and longevity of athletes. The ISM partners with the UConn Health division of Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, the Korey Stringer Institute, the UConn Health Nayden Rehabilitation Clinic, the SOAR Laboratory, and the Human Performance Laboratory. Investigators, Dr. Edgar and Dr. Devaney, serve as co-directors of the ISM with PI, Dr. DiStefano, and Co-Is Dr. Glaviano, Dr. Arciero, and Dr. Burland contributing as active ISM members. Dr. DiStefano is also a member of the ISM Steering Committee.
Nayden Rehabilitation Clinic
The Britta R. Nayden Rehabilitation Clinic is a 4000 square foot physical therapy clinic on the Storrs campus affiliated with UConn Health John Dempsey Hospital. Board certified physical therapists provide rehabilitation services to the community utilizing treatments that are evidence-based, culturally competent and exhibit fiduciary responsibility to the patient and to society in general. The clinic is a cornerstone for educating and developing the skills of future Doctors of Physical Therapy (DPT) and provides real time integration of didactic knowledge and laboratory learned psychomotor skills in an operational rehabilitation clinic. Clinicians and students ask pertinent clinical questions and contribute to the body of evidence supporting physical therapy interventions as part of a multi-faceted mission of providing high-quality patient care, education and research.
PT C.A.R.E.S.
PT C.A.R.E.S.: A Service-Learning Physical Therapy Clinic. This 1,500 square foot space houses the UConn PT C.A.R.E.S. Student-Oriented Learning Experience, a student-led, faculty-guided initiative of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program that offers rehabilitation and wellness services to uninsured or underinsured community members who may not otherwise be able to receive physical therapy services. Students, working with licensed physical therapy faculty, provide a variety of physical therapy services at the clinic site, via telehealth, and within the community. This dynamic clinical care and teaching facility includes aerobic equipment (treadmills including an Alter-G, upper and lower extremity ergometers) resistance training equipment (squat rack, weights, Redcord, Cybex isotonic equipment, cable columns, Iron Neck) therapeutic technologies (neuromuscular electrical stimulation, ultrasound biofeedback, Biodex isokinetics, SIMI and Theia markerless motion capture) and even a ping-pong table for stability rehabilitation. Additional classroom space and five physical therapy offices round out the clinic.