Sports medicine notes
Sports nutritionist
A health care specialist who designs special diets with the goal pf emhamcing athletic preformance
physical therapist assistant
A health care specialist who works with pysical therapists to assist in developing treatment plans for the rehabilitation of injury
Physician Assistant
A mid-level health care practitioner who works interdependently with physicians to provide diagonistic and therapeutic
Team doctor
A physician who specializes in sports medicine and helps the athlete maximize fuction and minimum time away from sports
Certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS)
A specialist who designs and implements safe and effective strength and conditioning programs
National Strength and Conditioning Association certified personal trainer
A specialist who designs and implements safe and effective strength and conditioning programs for individual clients
Chiropractor
A specialist who provides conservative management of neuromusculoskeletal disorders and fuctional clinical conditions
sports psychologist
A specialist who works with athletes to recover from serious injury through emotional support
Athlete's circle of care
All individuals involved in care of the athlete; may include coaches, parents, cerified athletic trainer, family doctor, school nurse, school nurse, ect
Physical therapist
Health care specialist who is responsible for preforming treatments that require special training in therapeutic excersizes
Role of coaches
Teach activities in which the athlete participates, the coach is kinda like a trainer
Family doctor
The primary physician in the care of the athlete
Sports medicine
The study and application of scientific and medical knowledge to aspects of exercise and injury prevention
