Sports Med Professionals
Licensed medical provider who can diagnose illnesses, prescribe medications, and order tests under a physician’s supervision.
Who are Physician Assistants?
This is a physician who provides non-surgical care of sports injuries, including concussion management and return-to-play decisions
What is a sports medicine physician?
These were considered the "first athletes" in Ancient Rome
Who are the Gladiators?
This organization represents over 43,000 athletic trainers worldwide and promotes the profession through education, research, and advocacy. It hosts a large annual clinical symposium and offers continuing education through its EducATe platform
What is the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)?
What is the National Athletic Trainers' Association?
This individual performs surgeries on bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles, such as ACL reconstruction or fracture repair
What is an orthopedist?
This individual specializes in prevention, recognition, and treatment of sports injuries providing on-field emergency care and injury evaluations. They can also be seen working in sports medicine clinics, in the industrial setting, and with collegiate and professional athletes.
What is an athletic trainer?
This person is considered the "Father of Medicine"
Who is Hippocrates?
This global organization is known for its evidence-based certifications such as Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES). It developed the Optimum Performance Training (OPT) model used by fitness professionals worldwide
What is the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)?
CSCS stands for this
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
This individual creates meal plans and educates athletes on fueling, hydration, and supplements to improve performance
What is a sports nutritionist or dietician?
This individual focuses on spinal and joint alignment using hands-on adjustments to reduce pain and improve mobility
What is a chiropractor?
This Roman physician is credited with the birth of modern athletic trainers by working with gladiators
Who is Galen?
This organization focuses on sports medicine and exercise science, publishing influential research like “Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription.” It offers certifications for fitness and clinical exercise professionals and hosts conferences
What is the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)?
This society is made up of orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine professionals. It publishes the American Journal of Sports Medicine and hosts conferences to advance research and treatment of sports-related injuries
What is the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)?
This individual works under a Physical Therapist to help patients complete exercises and stretches in their rehab plan
What is a Physical Therapy Assistant?
This individual uses hands-on techniques to reduce soreness and stiffness while helping athletes recover faster
What is a massage therapist?
The National Athletic Trainers' Association was founded this year
What is 1950?
This association represents physical therapists, PT assistants, and students across the United States. It advocates for the profession, offers continuing education, and publishes a leading rehabilitation journal
What is the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)?
The term PTA stands for this profession
What is a Physical Therapy Assistant?
This individual designs training programs to improve strength, speed, and endurance while helping prevent injuries
What is a certified strength and conditioning specialist?
These individuals use exercises and equipment to help patients recover movement and function after injuries or surgery
What is a physical therapist?
In this year athletic trainers were recognized as allied health professionals by the American Medical Association
What is 1990?
This nonprofit is dedicated to advancing strength and conditioning through research, certifications (like CSCS and NSCA-CPT), and education. It hosts conferences and publishes the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research
What is the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)?
This is an oath and ethical pledge historically taken by physicians, emphasizing the principles of medical ethics, patient care, and professional conduct
What is the Hippocratic oath?