sports medicine

noun

: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports

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By squeezing the muscles and blood vessels in your legs, compression garments increase what’s called venous return, the flow of blood from your extremities back to your heart, Gregory Rubin, DO, primary sports medicine physician at Hospital for Special Surgery based in Naples, Florida, tells SELF. Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 5 Nov. 2024 One sports medicine doctor who studied game video described the injury as if Hutchinson were whacked in the shin with a bat, Frank Witsil reports, and predicted that Hutchinson likely would have a metal rod in his leg to help hold and weld the broken fragments back together. Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024 During residency, podiatrists receive additional training in areas such as surgery, sports medicine, wound care, and diabetic foot care. Adam H. Kaplan, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024 This is excellent news, and another health benefit to encourage people to get regular physical activity, says Harry Stafford Jr., MD, a primary care sports medicine doctor at Duke Health in Durham, North Carolina, who was not involved in the study. Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sports medicine 

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sports medicine was in 1952

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“Sports medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20medicine. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

sports medicine

noun
: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports

Medical Definition

sports medicine

noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports

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