Mountain River Physical Therapy

is proud to provide outreach services for:

• Ohio Valley University

• Parkersburg High School

• Parkersburg South High School
  

Our staff of Certified Athletic Trainers and Physical Therapists provides onsite coverage of all football practices and games as well as coverage of home events for all other sports at our local schools. This coverage includes the management of acute injury and illness, providing injury prevention programs, facilitating any necessary specialty treatment, maintenance and operation of an onsite training room and working in concert with team physicians to ensure the best care available is provided for our athletes.

Each head Athletic Trainer is responsible for the development and maintenance of an emergency care plan at all of our outreach sites. This includes the management of emergencies and acute injuries. In addition we work closely with school administrators and coaches to ensure EMS services, severe weather plans and communication contingency plans are always in place.

Throughout the year the MRPT staff provides Functional Movement Screens (www.functionalmovement.com) as part of our injury prevention program. This unique battery of functional tests is performed to identify any possible movement or stability anomalies which may impede performance and or increase risk of injury. We then follow up with athletes and coaches to ensure any needed corrective plan of action is put in place. In addition our staff participates in preseason physicals and provides ongoing injury/illness prevention programs related to a host of issues related to athletic participation and safety.

 

Athletic Training Staff:

Joe Leaman, MS, ATC
Director of Marketing and Sports Medicine

Joe graduated from WV Wesleyan College in 1986 with a BS degree in health, physical education and athletic training and earned an MS degree in Sports Medicine from Marshall University in 1989. He has 20 years of experience in the Athletic Training arena. He has worked in the college, high school and clinical setting and has served as an Athletic Trainer for US Soccer National Teams and the 1996 Olympic Games Track and Field venue.

Cassy Offenberger, MS, ATC
Staff Athletic Trainer

Cassy graduated from WV Wesleyan College in 2006 with a BS in athletic training. She earned a MS degree in athletic training from WVU in 2008. She worked as a graduate assistant for WV Wesleyan's women's soccer, men's basketball, and track team for two years while attending WVU. She is currently working in the clinical setting and is the head athletic trainer for Parkersburg High School. Beginning August 2009 she will become the Head Athletic Trainer for Ohio Valley University.

Joe Blauser, MS, ATC, CEAS
Staff Athletic Trainer

Joe earned his bachelor's degree from Salisbury University in 1991 in Biological Science and Physical Education and his Master's degree from Marshall University in 1993 in Sports Medicine. Joe has been a National Athletic Training Association certified athletic trainer since 1991 and has worked at the college, high school and clinical settings as well as industrial workplace setting and served as an athletic trainer for the 1996 Olympic games at the Greco-Roman Wrestling Venue.

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