Athletic Injuries ATC 222

The Sports Medicine Team and

Their Roles

Chapter 1

Sports Medicine

• umbrella term– concerned with sport _________

and sport __________.– name professionals that would fall

under the term “sports medicine”

• Examples– physician– physical therapist– nutritionist– psychologist– etc.

Athletic Training

• Defined– allied health care profession

accepted by the AMA (1991) dealing with various aspects of sports and sports injury

Athletic Training Domains

• Prevention...

• Recognition, evaluation, and assessment…

• Immediate care...

• Treatment, rehabilitation, reconditioning...

• Organization and administration

• Professional development and responsibilities

Summary

• Key points to remember– definition sports medicine and

athletic training– domains of athletic training