Development of the Sport Therapy and Innovation Center (STIC) at Universitas Negeri Medan

Muhammad Chairad; Ayu Elvana; Yulia Putri

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Development of the Sport Therapy and Innovation Center (STIC) at Universitas Negeri Medan

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Muhammad Chairad¹^{, *}, Ayu Elvana², Yulia Putri¹

¹Physical Education, Health, and Recreation, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

²Sport Science, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Medan, Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia

^*Corresponding author. Email: chairad@unimed.ac.id

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Muhammad Chairad

Available Online 24 June 2026.

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Keywords: Innovation; Sports; Rehabilitation; Health; STIC
Abstract: This study aims to develop the Sport Therapy and Innovation Center (STIC) at the Universitas Negeri Medan (UNIMED) as a service, research, and education center in the field of sports therapy. The main problem identified is the lack of sports therapy facilities that can support the needs of students, lecturers, athletes, and the general public. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach with an exploratory case study method. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews, direct observation of available facilities, and analysis of institutional documents. The results indicate a real and urgent need to establish a sports therapy center capable of integrating physiotherapy services, injury prevention education, and applied research. These findings support the importance of developing an innovation center that not only serves the rehabilitation aspect but also strengthens practice-based learning and collaborative research within the university environment. In conclusion, the Sport Therapy and Innovation Center (STIC) at UNIMED has the potential to become a model for a science-based sports therapy service center that is integrated, adaptive, and relevant to the latest developments in sports health technology.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of Sport Science, Sport Coaching Science, and Physical Education, and Recreation 2025 (ICOSSCOPER 2025)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 24 June 2026
ISBN: 978-2-38476-591-1
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-591-1_6 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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