Sports medicine is a
branch of medicine that specializes in the treatment and prevention
of certain injuries from the performance of sports or exercise.
Athletes often need special treatment because of the high demands of
their sports. Sports medicine is not just physical therapy, it also
involves a personal and professional relationship with the athletes
as a way for them to keep tab of their athletes' choices and their
lifestyle that might compromise their health.
Sports medicine centers
offer different treatments for sports-related injuries for athletes
at every level to help them regain their optimum level of
performance. Most of these treatment centers offer the most advanced
treatments, the latest technology, and the most compassionate care
that a patient could ever receive.
According to the American
Academy of Sports Medicine, 3 million children aged 14 and under get
hurt annually by playing sports. The growth of youth sports also
contribute to the increasing number of sports-related injuries.
Preventing injuries is always a precaution during play, as important
as encouraging kids to play and enjoy sports.
Sports medicine
specialists may include primary care physicians who can treat minor,
yet excruciating musculosketal conditions, as well as orthopedic
surgeons trained in advanced surgical techniques. These doctors are
trained to warn athletes against using their bodies when there is
clearly not enough flexibility for the activity, or against poor
technique or inordinate training or intensity when recovery or rest
hasn't been completed.
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