Saint Joseph's University Department of Athletics, a NCAA Division I member organization, and Sparta Science, a Silicon Valley company that applies data and technology to the pursuit of human resilience, today announced a partnership making Sparta Science a Saint Joseph's Hawks partner in support of superior student-athlete performance, injury prevention, elite training methods, and precision rehabilitation.
The Saint Joseph's Athletics High Performance and Integrated Healthcare Team, will utilize the proprietary Sparta Science technology as part of their holistic and proactive approach to their student-athlete centered healthcare model with every varsity athletic team. Based on a few simple tests, the Sparta Science system creates a personalized Movement Signature and compares the profile to millions of data points collected from more than 50,000 professional and collegiate athletes to predict injury risk in a matter of seconds. With Sparta, the Hawks' High Performance and Integrated Health Team will now be able to identify players' musculoskeletal strengths and weaknesses, create personalized workouts, monitor movement health, athlete fatigue levels, player readiness, and reduce injury risks with preventive exercise programs -- all through the suite of Sparta Scans and the company's verified scientific data assessment software.
"We're thrilled to partner with the entire Saint Joseph's University Athletics Department and their innovative High Performance Team in order to bring their student-athletes more information about their performance, training and overall musculoskeletal health," said Phil Wagner, M.D., CEO and founder of Sparta Science. "Our goal is to empower the Hawks with the knowledge and information to make data-driven, informed decisions that will prevent injuries, improve recovery and help them win."
"Working with Sparta Science to bring their cutting edge technology to campus for our student-athletes will be a game-changer," said Eric Laudano, D.A.T., M.H.S., A.T.C., Senior Associate Athletics Director for High Performance for Saint Joseph's Athletics. "We look forward to working with Sparta Science to help our student-athletes achieve next-level healthcare by utilizing objective data that our healthcare team can manage to deliver personalized precision programming for our student-athletes' development."
Sparta's international client roster spans healthcare and rehabilitation, professional and collegiate sports, and the military, including partners such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Colorado Rockies, Portland Timbers, Clemson, Ohio State University, Auburn, University of Kansas, Oklahoma University, Parisi Speed School and more.
About Saint Joseph's University
Founded in 1851 in the heart of Philadelphia and in the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence, Saint Joseph's University prepares students for a rapidly changing and unpredictable world. Through a rigorous, perspective-expanding education, SJU's 7,300 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students are mentored by thought-leading faculty scholars, exposed to a curriculum that allows for radical program combinations and demands exploration. The 125-acre campus provides both urban and suburban experiences and is home to the world renowned Barnes Arboretum at Saint Joseph's University. Upon graduation, nearly 100 percent of students are employed, pursuing advanced degrees or volunteering in prestigious service programs. A proud member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, Saint Joseph's Hawks compete in 20 Division I intercollegiate men's and women's sports. The University's 72,000 proud alumni are a powerful global network that keep alive the rallying cry – The Hawk Will Never Die!
About Sparta Science
Sparta Science is a Silicon Valley technology company that uses data and machine learning software to optimize health and performance for athletes, warfighters, fitness clients and patients with evidence-based movement scans and data-driven exercise prescriptions that increase resilience, minimize injury risk and speed efficient rehabilitation to physical activity. Sparta technology is used worldwide by elite and conventional military forces, professional, collegiate, high school and youth sports organizations, strength training professionals and medical providers committed to helping people move better, at work, at play, and on duty.
