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sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and dehydration are some common conditions that may be involved. Treatment and prevention include exercise programs for increasing strength, flexibility, and endurance; physical therapy physical therapy or physiotherapy, treatment of disorders of the muscles, bones, or joints by means of physical agents—heat, light, water, manual and electronic massage, and exercise. ..... Click the link for more information. ; fitness tests; advice concerning nutrition and fluid replacement; and use of protective equipment. Surgery may be needed to treat some injuries. Sports medicine is also concerned with the abuse of so-called performance-enhancing drugs, such as anabolic steroids anabolic steroid (ăn'əbŏl`ĭk stĕr`oid, stĭr`–) or androgenic steroid ..... Click the link for more information. . The specialty was initially practiced primarily by physicians associated with professional sports teams, but with increased interest in amateur sports and physical fitness programs in the 1970s and 1980s, it grew rapidly. sports medicineMedical and paramedical supervision and treatment of athletes. It has four aspects. Preparation (conditioning) uses diet, exercises, and monitoring of practice sessions to improve performance. Prevention identifies any predisposition to injury or illness and covers warmup, stretching, and design and use of protective equipment. Many surgical techniques developed in sports medicine, particularly for knee injuries, are now used for the general population. Rehabilitation (see physical medicine and rehabilitation) prepares an injured or ill athlete to return to activity after initial treatment. sports medicine [′spȯrts ‚med·ə·sən] (medicine) A branch of medicine concerned with the effects of exercise and sports on the human body, including treatment of injuries. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Already a doctor (MD, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1991), when she took up running, Adirim became a fellow in primary care sports medicine in 2000 and for years worked as an attending physician in both sports medicine and emergency medicine at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D. This compact text contains 45 chapters that encompass many aspects of sports medicine injury and prevention. Bronze winners included Liliana Hernandez in first aid/CPR; Anthony Trujillo in knowledge test for pathophysiology/creative problem solving; Luz Alvarez in first aid/CPR; Tyler Meredith for sports medicine and Jonathan DeGuzman for prepared speaking. |
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