Sports medicine is a rapidly growing and evolving branch of medicine that is focused on the management and prevention of injuries resulting from sports, exercise, and other physical activities. Sports medicine or sports and exercise medicine combines principles of sports science, exercise physiology, orthopedics, sports nutrition, biomechanics, and sports psychology with general medical education. In…
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Why Do You Need to See a Sports Medicine Doctor After an Injury?
Musculoskeletal injuries like sports injuries can happen to anyone and are not just limited to athletes. You can have a sports injury like tennis elbow if you are a factory worker, tendonitis if you are a gardener, and shoulder injuries if you are a painter. What’s more frustrating than sustaining an injury is trying to…
Orthopedic and Sports Medicine In Your Hands: How to Take Care of Your Muscles, Bones, and Joints
Today’s orthopedic doctors offer various treatments to help patients with musculoskeletal problems, from medications to physical therapy. However, you can also take proactive steps to protect this vital body system. You can ward off disease and keep your bones and muscles in good shape by making positive lifestyle modifications. Let’s go through simple ways to…
Questions to Ask Your Sports Medicine Doctor
Some of the biggest joys in life involve movement and physical activity. However, engaging in exercise and sports, even mild activities such as golf, can put you at risk of injury. A sports medicine doctor is an orthopedic surgeon who is specially trained in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries that tend to happen…
An overview of orthopaedic and sports medicine
Orthopaedic medicine is a specialty in medicine that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. Physicians who specialize in orthopaedic medicine are called orthopaedic doctors or surgeons. But wait…what about sports medicine? Don’t sports medicine practitioners also specialize in orthopaedic injuries? The answer is yes and no. Orthopaedic doctors and…