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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Savas is an honors student and wants to compete in gymnastics and study sports medicine in college.
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
As a sports medicine physician at at Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute in New Hyde Park, NY, Dr. Amy West frequently addresses patient complaints about lower back pain.
—Galina Espinoza, Flow Space, 9 Apr. 2025
Interested in majoring in sports medicine or exercise science, Kennedy is on Santa Margarita’s Varsity Leadership Counsel and has umpired and worked with young players on their mechanics.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
These workouts increase blood flow and warm muscle tissue, which can enhance flexibility, according to Dr. Dominic King, a sports medicine physician at the Cleveland Clinic.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
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Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
As a sports medicine physician at at Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopaedic Institute in New Hyde Park, NY, Dr. Amy West frequently addresses patient complaints about lower back pain.
—Galina Espinoza, Flow Space, 9 Apr. 2025
Interested in majoring in sports medicine or exercise science, Kennedy is on Santa Margarita’s Varsity Leadership Counsel and has umpired and worked with young players on their mechanics.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
These workouts increase blood flow and warm muscle tissue, which can enhance flexibility, according to Dr. Dominic King, a sports medicine physician at the Cleveland Clinic.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Sports medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20medicine. Accessed 7 May. 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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