Our Lady of the Lake Health and Traction Sports Performance have announced a partnership that will combine Our Lady of the Lake’s medical expertise with Traction’s integrated training system, helping to improve athletic performance, decrease injury potential, reduce rehabilitation time, and develop athletes that are educated and motivated to maximize their health and performance.
“This partnership brings together the top sports performance and sports medicine institutions in the region to provide world-class care to our community’s athletes,” said Our Lady of the Lake Health President Chuck Spicer. “Over our 100-year history, Our Lady of the Lake has been a catalyst for collaborating and bringing together the very best care for our community.”
Through this joint venture, participants in Traction programs will have closer access to the Our Lady of the Lake Health Sports Medicine team with onsite physician presence and a seamless referral process to Our Lady of the Lake specialists and testing. They will also have access to cutting-edge research through Our Lady of the Lake’s Championship Health Partnership with Louisiana State University.
“This relationship with Our Lady of the Lake will take Traction to the next level and allow us to serve more children and families in the community,” said Mack Chuilli, Traction Sports Performance CEO and Performance director. “Together, these two community institutions will transform sports performance and medicine, helping to make champions in both athletics and health.”
The new partnership is the result of Our Lady of the Lake purchasing a 40 percent minority stake in Traction Sports Performance and Traction Sports Management. Traction Sports Performance operates all Traction facilities and programming at their 45-acre Burbank Drive complex, excluding Traction Sports Therapy. Traction Sports Management is responsible for the management and operation of all other venues and programming in the state of Louisiana, in addition to youth sports events hosted throughout the Gulf South which attract thousands of athletes each year.