Special Olympics is the largest global public health organization dedicated to serving people with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Program started in 1997 and offers health screenings in nine areas: Fit Feet-podiatry, FUNfitness-physical therapy, Health Promotion-better health, nutrition and well-being, Healthy Hearing-audiology, MedFest -sports physical exam, Opening Eyes-vision, Special Smiles-dentistry, Strong Minds- mental and emotional health, and Healthy Young Athletes-pediatric screening.

Join APTAMD for Special Olympics Maryland Annual Summer Games Healthy Athletes Program 6/21/25 at Towson University. Provide SOMD athletes free screenings in balance, strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. Register to Volunteer

FUNfitness provides athletes the opportunity to be screened for flexibility of hamstring, calf, shoulder rotator and hip flexor muscles; functional strength of the abdominal and lower extremity muscles; and balance. During these screenings physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and physical therapist or physical therapist assistant students work with athletes and coaches to improve optimal function in sports training and competition, prevention of or reduced risk for injury and recommending exercises and other helpful strategies.