1. What is Sports Medicine?
is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise.

2. Sports Medicine Team
Doctor
Athletic Trainer
Coach
Athlete

3. Secondary Members Specialized doctors Physical Therapist Nurse
Physician Assistant
Dentist
Ophthalmologists
Massage Therapist
Nutritionist

4. Athletic Trainer
Prevention, care, treatment, and management of athletic injuries

5. Responsibility of ATC Prevent injuries First Aid Emergency care
Safety of equipment and grounds
Evaluate injuries
Rehabilitations of injuries
Conditioning of Athletes
Administration of training room and supplies

6. Responsibilities continued
Taping, bandaging, and bracing
Amateur Psychologist
Nutritionist

7. High School training Room

8. NATA-
CEUs

9. Responsibilities of Team Doctor
Medical History/Exam
Medication (RX)
Diagnosing Injuries

10. Anatomical Position
WHY?????

11. Anatomical Movements Flexion Rotation Extension Pronation
Flexion Rotation
Extension Pronation
Plantar Flexion Supination
Dorsiflexion Circumduction
Inversion
Eversion
Abduction Adduction

12. Anatomical Terms Anterior Posterior Medial Lateral Superficial Deep
Superior Inferior
Proximal Distal

13. Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

14. Legal Notes Negligence- A breech or gap in a person’s duties.
Examples for AT:
Informed Consent- Not notifying athlete about harm from treatment
Failure to warn- not tell about possible dangers
Faulty Equipment

15. Standard of Care- What another minimally competent person with the same educational background would do in a similar situation