Sports Medicine Broad medical field encompassing performance enhancement And Injury care and Management

Performance Enhancement Exercise Physiology Biomechanics Sport Psychology Sports Nutrition Strength and Conditioning

Injury Care and Management Practice of Medicine Athletic Training Sports Physical Therapy Sports Massage Therapy Sports Dentistry Osteopathic Medicine Orthotists/Prosthitists Chiropractic

Field in allied health professions Athletic Training Field in allied health professions Concerned with prevention, management, evaluation, and rehabilitation of injuries related to physical activity

Athletic Training Goals Prevention Evaluation and Treatment Rehabilitation

Athletic Training Steady INCREASE in athletic injuries DECREASE in catastrophic injuries

Sports Medicine Team Goal – To combat and manage athletic injuries Team Members Athlete Coach Athletic Trainer Doctor High School – Athletic Director, Parent

Athlete

Coach

Athletic Trainer

Doctor Preserve the health and safety of the athlete Advise on conditioning Report on fitness Final determination of fitness (Clearance) Medical coverage Education Supervise the Athletic Trainer

Parent

Athletic Director School Level County Level

Legal Concerns Liability State of being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person

Legal Concerns Assumption of Risk An individual, either by expressed or implied agreement, assumes the danger and relieves the other individual of legal responsibility to protect him or her, thus agreeing to take their own chances.

Legal Concerns Tort Legal wrong committed against the person or property of another TWO KINDS Act of OMISSION – Failure to perform a legal duty Act of COMMISSION – commits an act that is not legally his/hers to perform

Legal Concerns Negligence Medical Diagnosis Creation of “unreasonable risk of harm to others” Medical Diagnosis Can only be made by a licensed physician Difference between DIAGNOSIS and EVALUATION