NorthEastMMA would like to thank new site sponsor, OA Center for Orthopaedics. On top of becoming a site sponsor, they are going to provide monthly articles on various fitness and exercise topics geared towards MMA’s athletes. They currently work with fighters like Paul Gorman and Josh Watson, and have helped other fighters rehab injuries as well. I’m very excited to work with OA on this, and I hope the reader’s enjoy their articles!

OA Centers for Orthopaedics is the premier orthopaedic practice in Maine.  Recently the group has opened a new practice completely focused on the athlete.  The OA Performance Center located in Saco, Maine is a 100,000 square foot state of the art sports performance facility.  It offers athletes a unique orthopaedic, sports medicine, physical therapy, evaluation and training center all in one location.

MMA athletes looking to improve their physical performance will find highly skilled experts as well as the following:

• A 12,000 square foot Performance training area complete with a 4 lane mondo sprint track, 30 yard turfed training area, and a state of the art strength training area.  Inside the strength area is a full compliment of power racks, dumbbells, Woodway treadmills, kettlebells, medicine balls and freemotion training equipment. 

• A Human Performance Lab that provides athletes with the most sophisticated technology and analysis for measuring, evaluating, and improving athletic performance.  Services include: VO₂max testing, Lactate Threshold Profile Testing, and Anaerobic Capacity Testing.

• Sports Nutrition and Sports Massage Therapy services are available and Sports Psychology services will also be offered in the near future.

• A 5,000 square foot Sports Medicine Center which features orthopaedic sub-specialists who are experts in latest diagnostic and treatment options available.  This center offers comprehensive orthopedic care for our athletes including advanced imaging services through our MRI Center, as well as outpatient surgery through our Orthopaedic Surgery Center.

• A 4,500 square foot Physical Therapy Center that specializes in sports medicine and sports-specific rehabilitation. 

The premise behind OA’s sub-specialty orthopaedic practice is that physicians concentrate on a particular anatomical area of the body such as the knee, shoulder, hip or spine – and become experts in the diagnosis, repair and physical rehabilitation of related problems.  It is felt that an orthopaedic sub-specialist who performs hundreds of ACL knee repairs each year, or a trauma surgeon who encounters and repairs hundreds of complex fracture injuries, is in a much better position to achieve consistently superior results for patients.

The OA Performance Center represents a comprehensive commitment to restoring and improving all levels of athletic performance.  Having treated numerous mixed martial artists OA understands the physical needs of these athletes and uses a team approach to ensure a rapid return to the ring.  For program information please contact Stan Skolfield at sskolfield@orthoassociates.com