What is Sports Medicine
What does Sports Medicine Mean?
A broad field of health and related to Physical activities.
Where did the first coaches and trainers come from?
Greece and Rome
What year was the trainers bible made?
1917
Do practitioners have to pay a fee for registration? True or false?
yes
what is the major responsibility of an athletic trainer?
Injury and illness prevention.
Why is sports medicine considered an umbrella?
many topics are listen under sports medicine.
When did modern athletic training become a thing?
the 19th century
When did the evolution of athletic training start?
after ww1
What license is required to hold the credentials of an athletic trainer?
LAT
what does the athletic trainer do after an initial injury to a player?
they stay through rebilitation.
The Clinical applications treat what?
Injuries from exercise or sports
What was the key to an early training technique?
a rub
In 1950 101 athletic trainers met where?
Kansas City, Missouri
What state does not require a license to be an athletic trainer?
california
What does BOC stand for?
Board of Certification
What does ACSM stand for?
American College of Sports Medicine
After the fall of the Roman Empire, there was a lack of interest in?
Sports activities
In 1974 how many NATA memberships were there?
more than 4500
Which athletic job is exemted from other license profesions.
Physical therapy
What 2 degrees are required to enter professional programs to study athletic training?
bachelors or masters degree
Areas of specialization that focus on healthcare?
the practice of medicine.
it has taken an athletic trainer many years to become?
a healthcare professional
What was the chemical company that developed ankle treatment?
Cramer family
How many states require some regulatory law for sports medicine?
49
What is an exercise physiologist?
someone who deals with cardiovascular and metabolic effects and mechanisms of exercise?