Sports medicine orthopedic surgeons have specialized training in the field in medicine that deals with sport or exercise-related injuries. Their primary focus is on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of injuries that occur during sports and other physical activity.
What is sports science?Sports science, also referred to as exercise science, is a focused study and application of the principals of physiology, anatomy and psychology as they relate to human movement and physical activity. Exercise science is still quite young, and much of the field is focused on conducting research on the various adaptations to exercise or the lack of exercise, of the human body. This work ranges from the elite athlete to the general population, children to elderly and the physical components of fitness to the psychological.
Sprains, strains, bumps and bruises. They're all a normal part of sports participation. Proper care of these injuries can make the difference between something that is mild or a much longer disabling problem.
At the Evergreen Orthopedic Sports Medicine Institute, orthopedic surgeons undergo rigorous additional training after completing an orthopedic internship. After receiving this specialized sports medicine training, the orthopedic surgeons will become fellows at the institute, ready to handle a full range of sports related injuries.
