Open Injury and Rehabilitation Clinic

UNK Athletic Training program and UNMC-Kearney Physical Therapy program collaborate with UNK Student Health to offer medical care to UNK general students, intramural/club athletes, recreational athletes, and staffs/faculty. Most of our services are free of charge and no appointments are needed!

Location
Cushing 166 – Athletic Training Lab

Hours
Fall semester: Tuesday and Thursday between 6:00pm-8:00pm
Spring semester: Monday and Thursday between 6:00pm-8:00pm
Summer term: Tuesday and Thursday between 11:00am-1:00pm

Services that we offer – free of charge

Evaluation for medical conditions/injuries, primarily musculoskeletal disorders (injuries or disorders of the bones, muscles, tendons, joints, cartilage, nerves), concussion screening

• Emergency/urgent conditions will be referred to the local emergency department
• Local orthopedic doctor’s office referral may be recommended as needed.
• Other medical conditions may be referred to the UNK Student Health and/or local medical groups

Application of therapeutic interventions (therapeutic modality, rehabilitation)

• Thermal therapy
• Cryotherapy
• Electrotherapy
• Manual therapy
• Rehabilitation/Exercise

Developing injury prevention exercise/rehabilitation plan

• Includes Home Exercise Plans

Services that we offer – charging per service

Selected therapeutic interventions

• High-intensity laser therapy (First 2 sessions are free)

Dynamic motion analysis/screening

• Full body screening (9 standardized exercise)
• Knee injury prevention screening (7 leg exercises)

UNK Student Health and Counseling
Open Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, Memorial Student Affairs Building, Room 184.
Appointments: 308-865-8218.