Intro to Sports Medicine Flashcards
What does sports medicine deal with?
Injuries and illnesses that result from participation in sports and athletic activities
Concerned with the proper functioning of the human body
Why does sports medicine continue to grow?
People are participating in a greater range of sporting activities than before to sustain or boost their fitness level
People are participating in dangerous sporting activities
Where did sports medicine originate?
In ancient Greece and Rome athlete, contests were the way of everyday life.
Who was the founder of therapeutic exercise?
Herodicus, a 5th century BCE physician whose theories are considered the foundation of sports medicine
Who wrote the first textbook on athletic training?
Iccus of Taranto
Who was a heroic winner of 5 consecutive Olympic championships who encouraged athletes to strength train?
Milo of Croton
When did the first documented team physician arrived later?
During 2nd century CE
Who did copious amounts of research in anatomy and physiology to help gladiators? Who’s work and medical knowledge became the principle of the Western world?
Galen
Professional athletes and recreational athletes are witnesses to
The advancement and expansion of sports medicine
What do perviously seasoned athletes now choose to do instead of a break period during season?
Choose to undergo year-round training to gain edge over their competitors
What has been done in the sport medicine field to combat the rise in sports-related injuries?
Coaches, trainers, and physicians have united to develop sporting facilities which often have state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment
What other parts have sports science incorporated?
Nutritional understanding of the athlete and how supplements, foods, and drinks affect athletic performance.
Game engineering
Different doping strategies-. Some formulate agents are not teachable on health screens and others look for better detection methods of such agents.
Sports doping has progressed to gene doping- Some genetically modified superior athletes are being produced.
Where did the term sports medicine originate?
U.S Olympic in Moriz, Switzerland
What does science and technology play an important role in?
Making the correct diagnosis of a sports injury, which improves the likelihood of full recovery
What can new diagnostic techniques, such as various imaging modalities allow?
Physicians to peer into the body without breaking the skin.
