Sports Medicine, also known as sports and exercise medicine (SEM), is a branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and prevention of sports and exercise-related injuries and improving fitness and performance. The main objective of sports medicine is to help individuals engage in sports and exercise in a safe and effective manner to accomplish their training goals.
A sports medicine team may comprise medical and non-medical specialists, such as physicians, surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, sports psychologists, nutritionists, coaches, and personal trainers. Most sports medicine physicians deal with non-operative musculoskeletal conditions. Others are orthopedic surgeons who have decided to focus their practice on the surgical treatment of sports injuries.
Conditions
- Physical Therapy for Injury Prevention
- Sports Injuries
- Sprains and Strains
- Musculoskeletal Injuries
- Fracture Care
- Tendinitis
- Tendon Injuries
- Tendinopathies
- Tennis elbow
- Osteoarthritis
- Physical Therapy
