Sports Medicine Professionals (Care of the Young Athlete)

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Patient Education| 2021 Sports Medicine Professionals (Care of the Young Athlete) Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Sports Medicine Professionals (Care of the Young Athlete). Pediatric Patient Education 2021; 10.1542/peo_document569 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsPediatric Patient Education Search Advanced Search Subjects: Care of the Young Athlete Topics: athlete, sports medicine, physical therapists Athletes may deal with many different types of medical personnel after an injury. Athletes also may be referred by their primary care doctors to a sports medicine doctor or other sports medicine specialists for further evaluation and treatment. The following is information from the American Academy of Pediatrics about the most common sports medicine specialists. Primary care sports medicine doctors are pediatricians, family medicine doctors, and other doctors with special training in sports medicine. Training includes 4 years of medical school and 3 years of general residency training. In addition, some have 1 to 2 additional years of fellowship training in sports medicine and a Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ). Primary care sports medicine doctors diagnose, treat, and manage musculoskeletal and medical problems, including the following: Sprains and strainsDislocationsLigament injuriesFracturesApophysitisTendinitisOveruse injuriesCartilage injuriesExercise-induced asthmaConcussions... Copyright © 20122012American Academy of Pediatrics You do not currently have access to this content.