Implementing Injury Prevention Techniques In Sports Medicine

Being able to help athletes return to the sport they love after an injury sounds like a great job, but what if I told you that the job of a sports medicine physician comes with a lot of health risks and lack of sleep? Many physicians work in small private offices or clinics. They are often assisted by a small staff of nurses (“Career Guide”). They must evaluate athletes before they participate in sports to prevent them from reinjuring something (“Sports Medicine Physicians”). Sports medicine physicians must perform physical examinations, record information, and maintain medical records (“Sports Medicine Physicians”). Their goal is to help treat athlete’s injuries to help them return to the sport they are in. The issues that concern me about being a sports medicine physician are the long, irregular hours, the health issues that can result from lack of sleep, and the risks that can result the irregular hours.

The Sports Medicine field focuses on helping athletes improve their athletic performance, recover from injury, and prevent future injuries. This fast-growing healthcare field affords healthcare workers who specialize in Sports Medicine the opportunity to help many non-athletes as well as athletes. In order to be seen and treated by a Sports Medicine physician, the patient is not required to be any type of athlete. Sports Medicine professionals treat people who participate in sports for their

Injuries due to sports have become an increasing health problem in our society, often resulting in lifetime injuries or even death. Participating in sports is a popular activity among many school-aged children and can be very beneficial for a child’s health. A few of the reasons parents encourage their children to play sports are to help them build self-confidence, maintain a proper weight, promote a healthy heart, and decrease the risk of diabetes. While this type of physical activity can offer many health benefits for a child, sports can also have negative consequences if parents are not cautious. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, “more than 2.6 million children 0-19 years old are treated in the emergency department each year for sports and recreation-related injuries” (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). Nurses have the responsibility of providing uneducated parents information pertaining to sports safety to ensure their child remains healthy. Although nurses can provide parents with an overwhelming amount of information, knowing how to identify signs or symptoms of a sports injury, providing adequate nutrition, and making sure children have appropriate equipment are important topics that need to be discussed with parents.

When playing any athletic sport, there are multiple risks that a player, such as I, may encounter while participating in each sport. Growing up in a sports family, meant I played multiple sports as a young athlete, such as, baseball, football, basketball and swimming. During my younger sports years, I cannot recall any major injuries or concussions in any of the sports I played. While practicing and participating in any sport or activity it is necessary to take precautions, by using the proper equipment and good technique before, during, and after the activity. As an athlete with many hours of practice and conditioning, I felt I ready for almost anything life could throw at me. As an athlete, I have pushed my body to the limit and my body started to push back with injuries leading to partial fractures, MCL tears, and UCL strain.

In all levels of sport, involvement there is a high incidence of injuries that are bound to occur. These injuries can range in severity, from simple cuts and bruises to season or even career ending injuries. In many cases, the injured athlete is initially assessed and diagnosed with whatever ailment they may have. Next, the athlete is treated for that injury whether it be surgery, physical therapy, or both and then is given time to physically recover from that injury. This execution of treatment is known as the biomedical model, which the majority of physicians in today’s practice use. This plan seems to be universal and effective in many cases. What many

With the dramatic growth in youth sports participation and the subsequent increase in the number of injuries we are seeing, there is a need for qualified medical care who understands the issues facing young athletes.  The utilization of an Athletic Trainer for recognition and early intervention as well as prevention of these injuries is the logical choice in providing appropriate medical care for our children,” says Kevin Klingele, M.D., orthopedist at Nationwide Children’s

Young athletes are at very high risks for injuries during the course of playing sports. It should be recognized that the development stage of adolescent growth is a period of physiological growth in height, muscle, skeletal and with their desire to be recognized by peers. Their belief that nothing bad will happen to them makes adolescents themselves prone to injuries. High school students play sports for various reasons such as scholarships, talents, hobbies, and fame, these reasons make high school athletics an important aspect of the student’s life.

Today’s sports medical teams have changed a lot compared to the better part of the 20th century. This is especially evident at the collegiate and professional level of sports. With this change has come the incorporation of several key medical team members, one being the athletic trainer (AT). I was an athlete in several sports from my youth through high school. Sports have led to my ongoing passion for fitness as well. Over the years, I’ve become keenly interested in the body and the way it works especially when it is performing at high levels. An AT practices in the field of rehabilitation, performance enhancements, diet and nutrition, and much

Do you enjoy getting tackled over and over again? So then why would you let your kid get tackled over and over again? There are many benefits to sports but like all things, there have to be cons. There have been countless deaths, injuries and brain damage in football.

A Sports Medicine Physician includes an advanced range of work. “It takes in simple first-aid and injury prevention, training the host of other commonsense applications”. Many specialists in this field treat children, and standard athletes that are injured by playing sports or exercising. (Edelson 17-18). Some of the daily activities include performing physical examinations, taking and reading x-rays, writing reports and devolving treatment plans for patients (Denamur). In this case Sports Medicine is calculated to hurry the recovery, so people can get back to what they were doing more quickly and healthy. Many athletes use a team of physicians, so that each one can specifically help treat them (Edelson

Elite athletes from Colorado Springs understand the importance of sports medicine, which refers to sport and exercise medicine (SEM). The primary focus of sports medicine is to improve an athlete’s ability to perform and treat any injury resulting from competition. Professionals in the field of sports medicine are responsible for the continued care and recovery of athletes. Sports medicine doctors are experts in the field of orthopedics, emergency medicine and family medicine.

Being involved in physically demanding sports, I have had several interactions with Athletic Trainers. I have seen, first hand, how their knowledge and training can have a positive effect on an athlete. These experiences have shown me how important the role of an Athletic Trainer is in both injury

Scenario: That captain of the year 10 Athletics team clutches behind her leg whilst practicing for the 4 x 100, relay with 3 other teammates. The pain is above the knee and behind the thigh. The captain will no longer be able to run in the state final on the weekend for his team.

As stated in class, sports medicine is, “a profession dedicated to maintaining and improving the health and well-being of the physical active population”. In a meeting of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, healthcare representatives stated that the field of sports medicine is specialized in addressing the treatment, physical fitness, and injury prevention tactics related to any form of sports or exercise.

On this paper we will review the formation of injury prevention coalition in Lincoln state. We will look at the ideal size, effects and impacts, member recruiting process, expectations, advantages and disadvantages of decision making, evaluation, resource management, leadership and organization of Lincoln State Injury Coalition (LSIC).