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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While Jets fans anxiously await those results, notable sports medicine physician and Injury Expertz CEO Jesse Morse believes the team could be looking at the prospect of being without their star wideout for a handful of games.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The western campus will total 700,000 square feet and focus on orthopedics and sports medicine, cancer, women’s health and heart and vascular care.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Nate Forbes and his wife, Catherine, also recently made a major donation to the University of Michigan, which will establish an institute dedicated to sports medicine, orthopedic, and physical medicine and rehabilitative care.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The days when youngsters would be sent home at lunchtime, having done a pitch session and some form of athletic development, are long gone, according to Des Ryan, who was head of academy sports medicine and athletic development at Arsenal between 2012 and 2021.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The western campus will total 700,000 square feet and focus on orthopedics and sports medicine, cancer, women’s health and heart and vascular care.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Nate Forbes and his wife, Catherine, also recently made a major donation to the University of Michigan, which will establish an institute dedicated to sports medicine, orthopedic, and physical medicine and rehabilitative care.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The days when youngsters would be sent home at lunchtime, having done a pitch session and some form of athletic development, are long gone, according to Des Ryan, who was head of academy sports medicine and athletic development at Arsenal between 2012 and 2021.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 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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