The History of Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine is a ______ approach to health care for those seriously involved in ______.

• Multidisciplinary, Exercise

• Holistic, Nutrition

• Traditional, Medicine

• Alternative, Therapy

What role does a School Nurse play in the Athletes Circle of Care?

• Provides medical care and first aid to athletes during school hours.

• Coaches athletes in their respective sports.

• Manages the athletic department's budget.

• Schedules athletic events and competitions.

Team doctors ________ patients maximize function and minimize disability and ________ from sports, work.

• Help, Time away

• Assist, Break

• Guide, Rest

• Support, Pause

Family doctor can have a _______ in family practice, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and rehabilitation.

• Specialty

• Degree

• Certificate

• License

The chiropractor is a health specialist who provides conservative _______ of neuromuscular _______ and functional clinical _______.

• Management, Disorders, Conditions

• Treatment, Diseases, Symptoms

• Care, Issues, Problems

• Therapy, Ailments, Situations

A certified strength and conditioning specialist designs and implements ____ strength and conditioning programs.

• Safe and effective

• Expensive and exclusive

• Quick and easy

• Generic and standard

The primary role of the health care providers involved in the care of athletes is to promote lifelong ________, and to encourage prevention of illness and injury.

• fitness and wellness

• competition and performance

• diet and nutrition

• recovery and rehabilitation

Coaches _______ activities in which the athlete participates.

• Teach and direct

• Observe and analyze

• Ignore and neglect

• Discourage and hinder

Parents should maintain open communication with the athletic training staff regarding ______, athletic development, proper nutrition, and treatment of injuries.

• Injury risk

• Team selection

• Game strategies

• Equipment choices

Which of the following is part of the sports medicine team?

• All of these individuals are apart of the sports medicine team

• Exercise Physiologist

• Certified Athletic Trainer

• Orthopedist