To help expand access to injury prevention resources, AOSSM has partnered with Medbridge to integrate its STOP (Sports Trauma and Overuse Prevention) Sports Injuries tip sheets into Medbridge Care.
Beginning in November 2026, clinicians using Medbridge Care will be able to assign STOP Sports Injuries educational resources directly to athletes, patients, and families alongside home exercise programs. This integration makes trusted injury prevention guidance more accessible at the point of care, helping clinicians reinforce safe training practices and injury prevention strategies with young athletes.
Expanding the Reach of STOP Sports Injuries
Developed by AOSSM in collaboration with leading sports medicine and healthcare organizations, STOP Sports Injuries is a national campaign dedicated to preventing overuse and traumatic injuries in young athletes. The initiative brings together expert guidance and practical resources to help athletes, parents, coaches, and healthcare professionals recognize injury risks and promote safer participation in sports.
STOP Sports Injuries tip sheets address three key areas:
- General injury prevention: Guidance on warm-ups, cooldowns, hydration, training workloads, and safe return to play.
- Injury-specific resources: Information on common youth sports injuries, including how to recognize warning signs and take appropriate action.
- Sport-specific resources: Prevention strategies tailored to the unique demands and injury risks of individual sports.
Bringing Injury Prevention Education to the Point of Care
By integrating STOP Sports Injuries resources into Medbridge Care, clinicians can incorporate injury prevention education into their existing patient workflows.
“Preventing youth sports injuries requires a team effort, and education is one of our most important tools,” said Henry Bone Ellis Jr., MD, ex-officio chair of the STOP Workgroup and founder of the second iteration of STOP Sports Injuries. “Through this partnership with Medbridge, we’re making trusted STOP resources more accessible to clinicians and the families they serve. By putting prevention guidance directly into the plan of care, we have another opportunity to help young athletes stay healthy, participate safely, and enjoy the sports they love.”
Making Trusted Resources More Accessible
The partnership offers benefits across the sports medicine community:
- Clinicians: Convenient access to expert-developed injury prevention education that can be assigned alongside existing treatment plans.
- Athletes and families: Practical, easy-to-understand guidance from a trusted healthcare provider.
- Healthcare organizations: Consistent, evidence-based injury prevention messaging across providers and clinical settings.
Access STOP Sports Injuries Resources Through Medbridge
Medbridge Care customers can now find AOSSM’s STOP Sports Injuries tip sheets in the Patient Education Library. To learn more about the partnership and available resources, visit Medbridge’s recent blog post. For additional youth sports injury prevention information and educational resources, visit STOP Sports Injuries.
About AOSSM
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is a leading professional medical society dedicated to advancing orthopaedic sports medicine through education, research, and collaboration. Representing nearly 8,000 orthopaedic surgeons, sports medicine physicians, and healthcare professionals, AOSSM supports the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports-related injuries in athletes and active individuals of all ages and abilities. AOSSM provides continuing medical education, scientific research, professional development, and opportunities for collaboration to advance patient care and the practice of sports medicine worldwide. Learn more at sportsmed.org.
About Medbridge
Medbridge empowers clinicians and organizations to improve outcomes, consistency of care, and patient satisfaction through data-driven insights and streamlined workflows. Medbridge's integrated platform provides the highest quality continuing education, patient engagement, and enterprise tools.
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