On June 29th, Akeem Davis, Defensive Back for the Washington Redskins joined South Central’s Joel Pierce, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS, along with three junior college athletes and Keon Howard (Laurel High School) at the Wellness Center for an explosive power training session designed to enhance their athletic skills. Sports Performance+ is specifically designed to maximize […]

On June 20th, Redskins Safety & Special Teams, Akeem Davis, will be coming home to Laurel, MS to launch the Inaugural AD47 Football Leadership Academy. The half day skills clinic will focus on leadership, academics and athletics. South Central Sports Medicine has been chosen to provide the academy’s official sideline coverage. South Central Sports Medicine, […]

The fourth annual Jason Campbell Fellowship of Christian Athletes Football Camp drew its largest crowd ever on Saturday, June 6th at Jones County Junior College. Jason Campbell is a Taylorsville native who’s currently a NFL free agent quarterback Derrick Burgess, M.D., South Central Sports Medicine Medical Director, and Dan Diers, Physical Therapist, were in attendance on Saturday […]

Laurel High School will host a Basketball Clinic on Saturday, March 21st. The Basketball Clinic will be held at Laurel High School Gymnasium from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. To register for the clinic or for more information, please call 601-649-4145.

Derrick Burgess, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgeon & Sports Medicine Medical Director, and Joel Pierce, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS, spoke to approximately 200 coaches and umpires at the Dixie Youth Preseason Baseball Clinic on February 24th at Sanderson Farms. The South Central Sports Medicine team provided information on injury prevention for young athletes, as well as improving […]

Christy Sumrall was selected as the Employee of the Month for January 2015. Christy works at South Central Orthopaedics as a Supervisor. She has been employed with South Central Regional Medical Center for 2 years. Christy is married to Bryan Sumrall and has one child, Sarah, 14. “In my free time I enjoy watching my […]

South Central’s Wellness Center is offering two specials to help you kick-off a healthy and active 2015. Special 1 – Bring a friend for free. The Wellness Center invites you to have a non-member of the Wellness Center join you for 3 free work-outs during the month of January. Special 2 – Group Personal Training […]

South Central Sports Medicine would like to congratulate all local athletes for their effort during the 2014 football season. Each week students would continue to practice and grow in their positions. We congratulate you on your efforts on and off the playing field. South Central Sports Medicine offers strengthening programs, performance programs and agility programs […]