Sports Medicine Team ROP SPORTS MEDICINE MRS. CAMOU

1. Sports Medicine TeamROP SPORTS MEDICINEMRS. CAMOU

2. Sports Medicine: The Circle of Care • Sports Medicine: the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention and treatment of injuries that occur to athletes and the active population. • Main Goals • Initial treatment of injuries • Rehabilitation • Returning athlete or active individual to their sports

3. Two Components • PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT • INJURY CARE & MANAGEMENT Practice of medicine (physicians, PA’s) Athletic training Sports physical therapy Sports massage therapy Sports dentistry Osteopathic medicine Sports chiropractic • Exercise physiology • Biomechanics • Sports psychology • Sports nutrition • Strength & conditioning • Personal fitness • Coaching • Physical education

4. CENTRAL SPORTSMEDICINETEAM athlete parents coaches AthleticTrainer administration TEAM/FAMILYDOCTOR

5. PERIPHERALSPORTSMEDICINETEAM

6. ATHLETICTRAINING • Trainers associated with Greek & Roman Periods. • Increase in sports activities during the Renaissance. • Late 19th century AT’s involved with intercollegiate athletics in the US. • Rub downs, home remedies, lack of technical knowledge. • After WWI AT’s viewed as specialized in preventing and managing athletic injuries. • 1950 NATA was founded (National Athletic Trainers’ Association) • 1980’s Athletic Training Program content for bachelor’s degree. • 1980’s development of NATABOC for board certification, ATC’s. • Recognized by the AMA as a allied health care provider

7. Athletic Training cont. • Athletic training is the prevention, recognition, evaluation, treatment, rehabilitation, and health care administration of athletic injuries. • What’s in a name?? • Am I a “trainer” or “athletic trainer”?…what’s the difference? • Clarifying the roles • “Training”-implies the act of coaching/teaching • Trainers, certified athletic trainers ATC, personal trainers, strength & conditioning coaches…

8. NATABOC CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER (ATC) • Person has fulfilled the requirements for national certification (passed written simulation, practical examination, and written test) • Research has shown the injury rates increase when an athletic trainer is not on site at practices and games. • ATC serves as a liaison between the team physician, parents, coaches, and athletes. • In off-season, they work with coaches to improve the conditioning level of the team • Maintain supplies and proper equipment for sports

9. ROLES OF AN ATC • RISK MANAGEMENT • Monitoring environmental conditions to ensure safe participation • Ensuring appropriate training and conditioning of the athlete • Selecting, properly fitting, and maintaining protective equipment • Making sure athletes are eating properly • Ensuring the athlete is using any medications appropriately, while discouraging substance abuse

10. ROLES CONT. • CLINICAL EVALUATION AND DIAGNOSIS • Conducting physical exams • Understanding the pathology of injury and illness • Referring to medical care • Referring to support services • IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY CARE OF INJURY AND ILLNESS

11. ATC ROLES CONT. • TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, AND • RECONDITIONING • Designing rehab programs • Supervising rehab programs • Incorporating therapeutic modalities • Offering psychosocial intervention • ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION • Record keeping • Ordering equipment and supplies • Supervising personnel • Establishing policies for the operation of an athletic training program

12. ATC ROLES CONT. • PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES • An educator • Promoting the profession • A counselor • A researcher • PERSONAL QUALITIES- stamina and ability to adapt • People Skills Empathy • Communication Skills Sense of humor • Compassion Ethical Practice • Good Listening Skills • Team Player • Desire to Learn

13. Disciplines Areas of Study • Anatomy & physiology • Nutrition • Psychology • Pharmacology • Kinesiology • Exercise physiology

14. Career Opportunities • Physicians • primary care, orthopedic surgeons, podiatrists, neurologists, nutritionists . . . • PA • Nurses • Physical therapists • Physical therapy assistants • Athletic trainers • Fitness instructors • X-ray techs • Radiologists

15. Employment Settings • Physician offices • Hospitals • Clinical settings • rehab or pt clinics • Industrial,Disney,GMC, NASA • Professional sports • Colleges • High Schools • Wellness Centers • Military

16. “WHERE DO YOU FIT IN?” • STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINERS • Each student may have different duties, dependent upon experience in health care, interest , and desire to gain knowledge of the profession. • Should be certified in CPR/First Aid • Main duties involve maintaining a clean environment…yes, this means cleaning!!! • Other duties can include: taping, wound care, inventory control, keeping track of supplies/equipment, restocking kits, getting water ready for the teams’ practices and games, and inputting daily treatments in the computer. • May get involved with seminars, student workshops, etc.

17. STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINER • CAN’T • Evaluate • Return athlete to play • CAN • Administer first aid • Activate EMS • Tape and bandage • Assist in record keeping • Prepares field for practice or play