Sport medicine is the aspect of medicine that is concerned with physical fitness and taking care of injuries associated with sport and exercise. Sport medicine plays very important roles in athletics today. Sport medicine involves professional health providers such as doctors, different types of therapists and athletic trainers. These people work together to ensure that athletes are kept in top form. The roles they perform include:
1. Checking athletes medically to determine if they are fit for the kind of sport they want to get involved in
2. Prescribing the right exercise regimen
3. Management of athletes medical conditions
4. Rehabilitation of athletes after injury
5. Prescription of preventive strategies
6. Application on non-surgical methods for some type of injuries
Sport today, relies heavily on the services which sport medicine has to offer.
