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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By Susan Dominus With cutting-edge sports medicine and sci-fi gadgetry, more and more athletes are figuring out how to extend their careers.
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Susan Dominus Dina Litovsky Mark O’Connell Lulu Garcia-Navarro Amy X. Wang Nitsuh Abebe Linda Kinstler Lisa Sanders, M.d. Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Strauss served as a team physician and associate director of sports medicine in Ohio State’s athletic department from 1978 to 1996, working with athletes across many different sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
What sports medicine reveals about event preparedness Protocols used in sports medicine can offer a clear example of what reliable preparedness looks like.
—Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Other statues will be of women whose work spans sports medicine to data analytics and stadium engineering.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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Susan Dominus Dina Litovsky Mark O’Connell Lulu Garcia-Navarro Amy X. Wang Nitsuh Abebe Linda Kinstler Lisa Sanders, M.d. Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Strauss served as a team physician and associate director of sports medicine in Ohio State’s athletic department from 1978 to 1996, working with athletes across many different sports.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
What sports medicine reveals about event preparedness Protocols used in sports medicine can offer a clear example of what reliable preparedness looks like.
—Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
Other statues will be of women whose work spans sports medicine to data analytics and stadium engineering.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
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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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