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 clinic will be open initially two days a week — Mondays and Thursdays — and provide orthopedics and sports medicine for new and existing patients, officials said.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Consistent exercise can help lower your stress levels and improve your sleep too—and those can ultimately lower overall feelings of anxiety, Caitlin Mooney, MD, assistant professor in the department of sports medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, tells SELF.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
There are also sports medicine suites and nutrition facilities, plus storage space.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Wolff was scheduled to undergo a left knee arthroscopic meniscus repair and high tibial osteotomy by the hospital’s head of sports medicine and UC Irvine team doctor Dean Wang.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Consistent exercise can help lower your stress levels and improve your sleep too—and those can ultimately lower overall feelings of anxiety, Caitlin Mooney, MD, assistant professor in the department of sports medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, tells SELF.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 20 Feb. 2026
There are also sports medicine suites and nutrition facilities, plus storage space.
—Sarah Spencer, AJC.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Wolff was scheduled to undergo a left knee arthroscopic meniscus repair and high tibial osteotomy by the hospital’s head of sports medicine and UC Irvine team doctor Dean Wang.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Sports medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20medicine. Accessed 27 Feb. 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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