In August 2001, Korey Stringer, a Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman, passed away from exertional heat stroke. During Korey's five-year tenure in the NFL he earned pro-bowl honors. Since the time of Korey's death, his wife, Kelci, worked tirelessly to develop an exertional heat stroke prevention institute to honor her husband's legacy. To that end, she joined forces with exertional heat stroke expert Douglas Casa, Ph.D, ATC at the University of Connecticut to make this dream a reality and the institute came to fruition in April 2010.
The mission of the Korey Stringer Institute is to provide research, education, advocacy and consultation to maximize performance, optimize safety and prevent sudden death for the athlete, warfighter and laborer.
KSI is partnered with the National Football League (NFL), Gatorade, National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA), Camelbak, Kestrel, Mission,First Line Technology, and Eagle Pharmaceuticals to further advance its efforts and goals.
Recent Research
- The effects of hydration status and ice-water dousing on physiological and performance indices during a simulated soccer match in the heat
- A 3-D virtual human thermoregulatory model to predict whole-body and organ-specific heat-stress responses
- Availability of a Flavored Beverage and Impact on Children's Hydration Status, Sleep, and Mood
- Exercise Is Medicine…and the Dose Matters
- Athletic Trainers' Use of Support Systems for Balancing Roles as an Athletic Trainer and Parent