SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL

CHARITABLE CLINIC: THE OPERATION OF A CHARITABLE CLINIC IS TO SUPPORT UNDER-FUNDED COMPETITIVE AMATEUR ATHLETES FROM THE YOUTH LEVEL THROUGH THE COLLEGIATE AND POST-COLLEGIATE LEVELS, BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE SERVICES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED. SMI AS A CHARITABLE CLINIC WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ITS DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION. SMI IS A SOFT TISSUE CLINIC FOR VARIOUS STANFORD ATHLETIC TEAMS/ATHLETES. CROSS-COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, SWIMMING, GOLF, GYMNASTICS, TRIATHLON, SANTA CLARA'S CROSS COUNTRY, TRACK & FIELD, SOCCER, THE BAY AREA TRACK CLUB, TATTERSOLS, AN ALL GIRLS/WOMENS' RUNNING GROUP, NEW BALANCE SILICON VALLEY AND OTHER NON-PROFIT GROUPS SUCH AS ASHA, LEUKEMIA SOCIETY'S TEAM IN TRAINING, AND MANY LOCAL AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NEED AS WELL AS OTHER ELITE AND RECREATIONALLY ACTIVE PEOPLE IN THE BAY AREA.DURING THIS PAST REPORTING PERIOD, THE CLINIC SERVICE REVENUE WAS $2,203,215. REVENUE FROM NON-BENEFICIARY CLIENTS (89% OF OUR CLIENTS) WAS AT RATES OF $140-$250 PER HOUR. 11% OF OUR CLIENTS ARE OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL I.E, PARTNERS IN EDUCATION, LEUKEMIA SOCIETY, ETC. FEES COLLECTED FROM THEM AND OTHER ATHLETIC BENEFICIARIES TOTALED $236,155, RANGING FROM $80 TO $180 PER HOUR, DEPENDING ON THEIR FINANCIAL NEED AND ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT. SINCE THE PANDEMIC, WE ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM HAVING OUR BENEFICIARIES AT A CAPACITY THAT THEY WERE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

EDUCATION: SMI'S EDUCATION PROGRAM IS DISPLAYED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. FIRST, THE EDUCATION OF ADVANCED MANUAL THERAPISTS IN TRIGGER POINT THERAPY, MYOFASCIAL RELEASE, NEURAL MOBILIZATION, ACTIVE RELEASE THERAPY, JOINT MOBILIZATION, PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION, GRASTON TECHNIQUE, MUSCLE TAPING, ACTIVE STRETCHING, AND OTHER MANUAL ASPECTS OF ORTHOPEDIC MASSAGE THERAPY FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR CLIENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ALSO THROUGH OUR ATHLETIC EDUCATION PROGRAM AND RECOVERY CENTER. OUR ATHLETIC EDUCATION PROGRAM WORKS ONE-ON-ONE EDUCATING CLIENTS ON PROPER TECHNIQUES AND STRENGTH PROGRAMS TO HELP MAXIMIZE PERFORMANCE BOTH ATHLETICALLY AND IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. WE ALSO GIVE FREE GROUP TALKS ON INJURY PREVENTION TO VARIOUS LARGE GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA. WE DONATE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL ADVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE DONATE MANY PHLX ROLLERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE INJURIES AND TREAT SOFT TISSUE DISORDERS TO THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD THEM AND CAN'T REGULARLY VISIT THE CLINIC. THIRD, OUR RECOVERY CENTER, WHICH IS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE, OFFERS A VALUABLE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. PROPER EDUCATION AROUND RECOVERY WILL HELP THE BODY REPAIR AND REJUVENATE, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO STAYING HEALTHY AND PAIN-FREE. OUR USE OF MEDBRIDGE IS AN ONLINE TRAINING TOOL FOR OUR THERAPISTS AS WELL AS A SERVICE TO OUR CLIENTS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING EDUCATION AT HOME.