sports medicine

noun

a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.

sports medicine

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with injuries sustained through sport

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sports medicine¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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That said, there are questions around the benefits of stretching, overall, in the sports medicine community, Donaldson adds.

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In that sense, Deathracer413 is more than a subcultural vestige — its members present a sports medicine study of sorts, says Michael Burnett, editor in chief of “Thrasher Magazine,” a longtime skateboarding publication.

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Fans and politicians came to understand how grey an area sports medicine can be.

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Interested in majoring in sports medicine or exercise science, Kennedy is on Santa Margarita’s Varsity Leadership Counsel and has umpired and worked with young players on their mechanics.

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And each, aided by advancements in sports medicine and physical recovery, made it back to the pinnacle of the game.

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