PEDS240 Lecture Notes - Personal Trainer, Osteopathic Medicine, Sports Medicine
29 Apr 2013
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Jan 9 essentials of athletic injury management chap 1. Chap 1: fitness professionals, coaches, and the sports medicine team: Injury is a part of athletics: athletes have a right to expect that those that are overseeing them, view their health and safety as a priority. Its critical to have individuals that are aware of both treatment and prevention: as a member of the sports medicine team, we should be concerned about the athletes health and well being. It involves biomechanics and sport psych involves all aspects of sports: the main goal of sports medicine is to prevent and treat any diseases or injuries sustained by athletes. However, personal training is generally geared to the general population, not just to athletes: coaching, physical education. Some are concerned with both performance and injury management. Areas of specialization that focus on healthcare and injury/illness management: practice of medicine (physicians and physician assistants) generally at games.
