Athletic Injuries ATC 222

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Athletic Injuries ATC 222

• The Sports Medicine Team and Their Roles
• Chapter 1

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Sports Medicine

• umbrella term
• concerned with sport _________ and sport
  __________.
• name professionals that would fall under the term
  sports medicine
• Examples
• physician
• physical therapist
• nutritionist
• psychologist
• etc.

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Athletic Training

• Defined
• allied health care profession accepted by the AMA
  (1991) dealing with various aspects of sports and
  sports injury

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Athletic Training Domains

• Prevention...
• Recognition, evaluation, and assessment
• Immediate care...
• Treatment, rehabilitation, reconditioning...
• Organization and administration
• Professional development and responsibilities

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Summary

• Key points to remember
• definition sports medicine and athletic training
• domains of athletic training