Topic 1: Introduction to the Sports Medicine Team (Athletic Therapy) Flashcards
What is CATA?
Canadian athletic therapist association formally known as Canadian athletic trainers association. Established in 1960s.
What is sports medicine?
- Broad field of medical practices related to physical activity and sport
- involves a number of specialities involving active populations (biomechanis, athletic therapists, physicians, the athlete, anatomy)
- relates to performance enhancement or injury care and management
Who and when was liniments developed for ankle sprains?
1 920’s - Cramers
Two subtopics under Sports Medicine?
- Performance enhancement 2. injury care and management
Types of specialists under performance enhancement.
Exercise physiology, biomechanist, sport psychology, sports nutrition, strength and conditioning, coaching, personal fitness training
- bigger sports teams might have all of these specialists
Why is a strength and conditioning specialist so valuable?
Help the athlete develop areas that will enhance performance, can even help transition the athlete out of rehab
Types of specialists under injury care and management.
Practice of medicine, athletic training, sports physical therapy, sports massage therapy, sports dentistry, osteopathic medicine, orthotics / prosthetics, sports chiropractic, sports podiatry
What does a sports medicine team consist of?
primary care team: provide immediate on-site health care
secondary care team: Group of specialized medical professionals
What is the core of the primary care team?
Highly trained medical professionals who are there to provide that immediate onsite health care for athletes
What is a PSW?
Personal support worker, they work with the lower functioning athletes because they require a bit more assistance in home care.
Professor mcroberts says who is the most important manager on the Paralympic sport team?
Equipment manager.
What does the primary care team consist of?
Athlete, coach, team doctor, athletic therapist
What is an athletic therapist?
A highly educated and skilled professional that is specializing in health care for the physically active. They are experts in preventing, recognizing, managing and rehabilitating injuries.
How to become an athletic therapist.
Need to go into a specialized program, and to become certified you need to graduate from a the accredited program, and then challenge the national certification exam
Roles and responsibilities of an athletic therapist
- Main role- injury prevention and health care provision of athletes
- if injury occurs, A.T. Help, treat and rehab athletes to return to play.
other responsibilities:
- critical evaluating and differential diagnosis
- Immediate and emergency care
- Treatment and rehabilitation
- organizational and professional health and well being