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2. Sports medicine - Wikipedia

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   Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century that sports medicine emerged as a distinct field of health care.

3. Frank Jobe - Wikipedia

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   Frank Wilson Jobe (July 16, 1925 – March 6, 2014) was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. Jobe pioneered both elbow ligament replacement and major reconstructive shoulder surgery for baseball players.

4. Team physician - Wikipedia

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   The team physician for a sports team is the physician who is in charge of coordinating the medical staff and medical services for a sports team. They are also subject to activities involving team building. [1] [2] [3] The goal of a team physician is to improve performance and

5. Athletic trainer - Wikipedia

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   An athletic trainer is a certified and licensed health care provider who practices in the field of sports medicine. Athletic training has been recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as an allied health care profession since 1990. [1]

6. American Medical Society for Sports Medicine - Wikipedia

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   The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) is a large sports medicine membership organization, representing over 3000 physicians in the United States, established in 1991. [1] AMSSM includes members who serve as team physicians at the youth level, NCAA , NFL , MLB , NBA , WNBA , MLS , and NHL , as well as with Olympic and ...

7. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine - Wikipedia

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   The Society works closely with many other sports medicine specialists, including athletic trainers, physical therapists, family physicians, and others to improve the identification, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries. Formed in 1972 as a forum for education and research with 100 members, the AOSSM today has to more ...