Athletics

Riverside Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Specialists named the official sports medicine team for NNPS

Newport News Public Schools has formed a partnership with Riverside Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Specialists to provide sports medicine care to its high school athletes. Riverside's sports medicine team will also support NNPS athletes by reviewing all athletic trainer protocols, providing professional development to athletic trainers and serving on division-wide athletic committees.

Riverside Sports Medicine Specialists will partner with the school division's athletic care network, including certified athletic trainers, to provide medical care and oversight in several areas including sports physicals, injury management at sporting events and medical management of sport related injuries to help return athletes to play.

"We could not be more excited to have this opportunity to bring our expertise to work with the student athletes at NNPS," says John Barley, D.O., a sports medicine physician with Riverside Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Specialists. "Our team is dedicated to providing the highest quality medical care, where we focus on improving performance, decreasing injuries and providing access to highly qualified sports medicine specialists."