sports medicine

American

noun

a field of medicine concerned with the functioning of the human body during physical activity and with the prevention and treatment of athletic injuries.

sports medicine British

noun

the branch of medicine concerned with injuries sustained through sport

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Etymology

Origin of sports medicine

First recorded in 1960–65

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A sports medicine doctor says: The thinking around creatine has changed in the last two decades, says Tracy Zaslow, a Cedars-Sinai Sports Medicine specialist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

We queried experts across sports medicine, personal training and physical therapy to devise easy routines comprising simple exercises you can do at home to test and train your balance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Dr. Mary K. Mulcahey, chief of sports medicine at Loyola University Medical Center, who specializes in shoulder and knee injuries, said AI would likely have a hard time distinguishing between different types of meniscus tears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Michael Fredericson, a sports medicine doctor at Stanford, says the performance of masters athletes declines roughly 5% to 6% a decade.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

‘It’s sports medicine with a little nature magic,’ said the coach.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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