| Preventive care and therapeutic remedies form | | | | medicine specialists. |
| the mainstay of the specialized field of | | | | |
| sports medicine. This is basically an | | | | Here we've listed some of the most crucial |
| interdisciplinary sub specialty of medicine, | | | | ones amongst these issues: |
| providing curative options to players from | | | | |
| the amateur as well as professional groups. | | | | * Issues emerging from international sporting |
| | | | events, such as travel and acclimatization |
| The field of sports is fast gaining a | | | | |
| competitive tone at an astounding pace. In | | | | * Use of pharmacologic supplements |
| fact, this is the main reason that the branch | | | | |
| has assumed mammoth significance in the | | | | * Substance abuse |
| recent years. This holds especially true in | | | | |
| the light of the fact that a major focus of | | | | * Gender verification |
| this practice lies on the rapid recovery of | | | | |
| patients, to facilitate minimum loss of | | | | The Profession |
| performance and efficiency. | | | | |
| | | | An increasing number of medical professionals |
| The core working principle of it lies in the | | | | are now opting for specialization in the |
| modifications in training techniques, | | | | field of sports medicine. |
| equipment, sports venues and rules, decisions | | | | |
| for which generally emerge out of substantial | | | | Professionals who aspire to gain |
| and meaningful research and studies. | | | | specialization first need to begin with a |
| | | | primary residency program in one of the |
| Scope of Function | | | | following areas: |
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| Sports medicine covers a vast range of | | | | * Family practice |
| disorders and disabilities, both preventive | | | | |
| and curative, caused due to various factors. | | | | * Internal medicine |
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| The scope of this field of medicine covers a | | | | * Emergency medicine |
| vast span of specialists' branches, including | | | | |
| the following: | | | | * Pediatrics |
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| * Cardiology | | | | * Physical medicine |
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| * Pulmonology | | | | * Rehabilitation |
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| * Orthopedic surgery | | | | The above is then required to be followed by |
| | | | one or two years of additional training, |
| * Exercise physiology | | | | through accredited fellowship programs. |
| | | | Depending upon the basic eligibility |
| * Biomechanics | | | | criteria, some professionals are then allowed |
| | | | to appear for a sub specialty qualification |
| * Traumatology | | | | examination in the field. |
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| In addition to the above, there are certain | | | | The Future Scenario |
| special categories of athletes that demand | | | | |
| attention from the experts in the field of | | | | There have been a vast series of studies and |
| sports medicine. | | | | estimations being conducted to gauge the |
| | | | future of sports medicine as a means to |
| These include: | | | | enhance performance and reduce ailments. |
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| * Female athletes, with eating disorders, | | | | The majority of such analysis points towards |
| menstrual disturbances and bone density | | | | the possibility that this is likely to play a |
| issues | | | | highly crucial and effective role in |
| | | | prevention of sports-related injury. The most |
| * Aging athletes | | | | prominent aspect of research that looks into |
| | | | the application of this branch of this |
| * Athletes with dermatological and | | | | medicine in prevention is the study of the |
| endocrinological diseases | | | | body's neuromuscular adaptations. |
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| Special Concerns | | | | Overall, further developments in sports |
| | | | medicine are likely to ensure safe physical |
| Apart from the above, there are certain | | | | activity, while augmenting the performance |
| specific and occasional situations that | | | | levels to a considerable extent. |
| require an active role from the sports | | | | |