Sports Medicine TeamROP SPORTS MEDICINE

MRS. CAMOU

Sports Medicine: The Circle of Care

• Sports Medicine: the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of injuries that occur to athletes and the active population.

• Main Goals– Initial treatment of injuries– Rehabilitation– Returning athlete or active individual to their sports

Two Components• PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT

– Exercise physiology– Biomechanics– Sports psychology– Sports nutrition– Strength &

conditioning– Personal fitness – Coaching– Physical education

• INJURY CARE & MANAGEMENT

– Practice of medicine (physicians, PA’s)

– Athletic training– Sports physical

therapy– Sports massage

therapy– Sports dentistry– Osteopathic medicine– Sports chiropractic

CENTRAL SPORTS MEDICINE TEAM

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administrationAthletic Trainer

TEAM/FAMILYDOCTOR

PERIPHERAL SPORTS MEDICINE TEAM

ATHLETIC TRAINING• Trainers associated with Greek & Roman Periods.• Increase in sports activities during the Renaissance.• Late 19th century AT’s involved with intercollegiate athletics in

the US.• Rub downs, home remedies, lack of technical knowledge.• After WWI AT’s viewed as specialized in preventing and

managing athletic injuries.• 1950 NATA was founded (National Athletic Trainers’

Association)• 1980’s Athletic Training Program content for bachelor’s

degree.• 1980’s development of NATABOC for board certification,

ATC’s.• Recognized by the AMA as a allied health care provider

Athletic Training cont.• Athletic training is the prevention, recognition,

evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and health care administration of athletic injuries.

• What’s in a name?? • Am I a “trainer” or “athletic trainer”?…what’s the difference?

• Clarifying the roles• “Training”-implies the act of coaching/teaching• Trainers, certified athletic trainers ATC,

personal trainers, strength & conditioning coaches…

NATABOC CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER (ATC)

– Person has fulfilled the requirements for national certification (passed written simulation, practical examination, and written test)

– Research has shown the injury rates increase when an athletic trainer is not on site at practices and games.

– ATC serves as a liaison between the team physician, parents, coaches, and athletes.

– In off-season, they work with coaches to improve the conditioning level of the team

– Maintain supplies and proper equipment for sports

ROLES OF AN ATC• RISK MANAGEMENT

– Monitoring environmental conditions to ensure safe participation

– Ensuring appropriate training and conditioning of the athlete

– Selecting, properly fitting, and maintaining protective equipment

– Making sure athletes are eating properly– Ensuring the athlete is using any medications

appropriately, while discouraging substance abuse

ROLES CONT.• CLINICAL EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS

– Conducting physical exams– Understanding the pathology of injury and illness– Referring to medical care– Referring to support services

• IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY CARE OF INJURY AND ILLNESS

ATC ROLES CONT.• TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, AND • RECONDITIONING

– Designing rehab programs– Supervising rehab programs– Incorporating therapeutic modalities– Offering psychosocial intervention

• ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION– Record keeping – Ordering equipment and supplies– Supervising personnel– Establishing policies for the operation of an athletic

training program

ATC ROLES CONT.• PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

– An educator– Promoting the profession– A counselor– A researcher

• PERSONAL QUALITIES- stamina and ability to adapt

• People Skills Empathy• Communication Skills Sense of humor• Compassion Ethical Practice• Good Listening Skills• Team Player• Desire to Learn

Disciplines Areas of Study • Anatomy & physiology• Nutrition• Psychology• Pharmacology• Kinesiology• Exercise physiology

Career Opportunities• Physicians

- primary care, orthopedic surgeons, podiatrists, neurologists, nutritionists . . .

- PA• Nurses• Physical therapists• Physical therapy assistants• Athletic trainers• Fitness instructors• X-ray techs• Radiologists

Employment Settings• Physician offices• Hospitals• Clinical settings

– rehab or pt clinics– Industrial,Disney,GMC, NASA

• Professional sports• Colleges• High Schools• Wellness Centers• Military

“WHERE DO YOU FIT IN?”• STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINERS– Each student may have different duties,

dependent upon experience in health care, interest , and desire to gain knowledge of the profession.

– Should be certified in CPR/First Aid– Main duties involve maintaining a clean

environment…yes, this means cleaning!!!– Other duties can include: taping, wound care,

inventory control, keeping track of supplies/equipment, restocking kits, getting water ready for the teams’ practices and games, and inputting daily treatments in the computer.

– May get involved with seminars, student workshops, etc.

STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER

• CAN’T– Evaluate– Return athlete to play

• CAN– Administer first aid– Activate EMS– Tape and bandage– Assist in record keeping– Prepares field for practice or play