sports medicine
noun
: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports
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The defendants in the case included American University, the Patriot League, sports medicine doctor Dr. Anthony Williams and the United States, which employed Williams as a military physician at the time.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Wayne Wolff, 58, was scheduled to undergo a standard outpatient procedure to repair his meniscus by the hospital’s head of sports medicine and UC Irvine team doctor Dean Wang.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
Giana Dolor of Westmont High School will showcase her skills as a nursing assistant, and Branham High School student Kira Phan will tap into her knowledge of sports medicine at the state competition, set for March 27-29 in Sacramento.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Frozen shoulder 101 Frozen shoulder is caused by trouble in the joint capsule, Gabriella Ode, MD, a sports medicine specialist and surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City, tells SELF.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 29 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2025
Wayne Wolff, 58, was scheduled to undergo a standard outpatient procedure to repair his meniscus by the hospital’s head of sports medicine and UC Irvine team doctor Dean Wang.
—Tony Saavedra, Orange County Register, 27 Feb. 2025
Giana Dolor of Westmont High School will showcase her skills as a nursing assistant, and Branham High School student Kira Phan will tap into her knowledge of sports medicine at the state competition, set for March 27-29 in Sacramento.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025
Frozen shoulder 101 Frozen shoulder is caused by trouble in the joint capsule, Gabriella Ode, MD, a sports medicine specialist and surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City, tells SELF.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Sports medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20medicine. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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sports medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports
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