Our Projects

A GROUP OF WATERSHED JACKSON TEAM MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A COMMUNITY DATA PROJECT, RECORDING IMPACTS IN SUMMER AND WINTER MOUNTAIN SPORTS. IMPACTS ARE MEASURED THROUGH A DIGITAL MOUTHGUARD FROM PREVENT BIOMETRICS. THIS DATA COLLECTION PROJECT IS ONE OF THE ONLY PROJECTS OF THIS KIND IN EXTREME MOUNTAIN SPORTS SUCH AS SKIING, SNOWBOARDING, SNOWMOBILING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, AND WHITEWATER KAYAKING.

THE MOUTHGUARD CAN DETECT MILD SPORT-RELATED CONCUSSIONS AND INVOLVED TBI’S. THE DATA COLLECTED FROM EACH SEASON OF VOLUNTEER ATHLETES WILL HELP US FOCUS ON:

• IMPROVING CURRENT INJURY SCREENING PROCESSES

• EDUCATION AND PREVENTION

• ADVANCED RECOVERY PROTOCOL

2021 BRINGS OUR 3RD SEASON OF WINTER TESTING AND OUR 1ST SUMMER COLLECTION SEASON. THROUGHOUT EACH SEASON, THE TEAM IS HARD AT WORK GATHERING INPUT BY IMPLEMENTING DISCUSSION GROUPS, FIELD TESTING, IMPROVED SCREENING PROCESSES, AND SCHEDULING RECOVERY EXERCISES AFTER A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.

IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW IS INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR SUMMER OR WINTER TEAM AS A VOLUNTEER ATHLETE PLEASE REACH OUT.

WATERSHED JACKSON STRIVES TO BE UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING CONCUSSION TREATMENT AND TO MAKE CONCUSSION SCREENINGS ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE OFFER COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PRE-CONCUSSION SCREENING WITH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE POST-INJURY CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT. FOUNDER, HAYDEN HILKE, MSR, PT, DPT, HAS RECEIVED SPECIALTY TRAINING IN THE MOST RECENT REHABILITATION TECHNIQUES FOR CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT. THIS TRAINING SPECIALIZES IN A REHABILITATIVE APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING, TREATING, AND MANAGING CONCUSSIONS.

WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH LOCAL MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, TEAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SHARE HOW THEY TOO, CAN IDENTIFY SYMPTOMS OF CONCUSSION, AND CONDUCT ON-SITE MANAGEMENT FOR INJURED ATHLETES. WE WORK WITH AND CONSULT LOCALLY WITH GROUPS INCLUDING TETON GRAVITY RESEARCH, TETON COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE, JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT, TETON ADAPTIVE SPORTS, AND THE JACKSON HOLE SKI AND SNOWBOARD CLUB.

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY ARE SHARING THIS PROGRESSIVE CONCUSSION MANAGEMENT WITH PATIENTS THANKS TO A LOT OF TEAMWORK.

CONTACT US TO SCHEDULE A TRAINING FOR YOUR GROUP OR TEAM OR TO SCHEDULE A CONCUSSION SCREENING.

WE AIM TO FUND NON-ADA (AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT) QUALIFYING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE JACKSON HOLE COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE ADA STATUS.

WITH THE HELP OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS AND ARCHITECTS, WE WILL ASSIST IN PROVIDING REALISTIC SOLUTIONS TO PRE-ADA ESTABLISHMENTS AND SIDEWALKS. THESE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCREASE THE EASE AND SAFETY OF PERSONS AMBULATING NOT ONLY IN WHEELCHAIRS, BUT THE ELDERLY, INJURED, AND FAMILIES UTILIZING STROLLERS.

THE WATERSHED JACKSON ACCESSIBILITY PROJECT INCLUDES IDENTIFYING PARTICIPANTS, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS, AND RECEIVING TRAINING FOR ADA-SPECIFIC SERVICES NOT OFFERED LOCALLY. THIS CAMPAIGN IS IN THE FIRST PHASE OF A 3 PART INITIATIVE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ACCESSIBILITY. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE SOLIDIFIED RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOMINATE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND PUBLIC PLACES THAT COULD USE OUR HELP TO MAKE JACKSON HOLE MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. GRANT FUNDING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2022.