Category
page 1Sports medicine
physiotherapy
health profession that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
sports medicine
medical branch concerned with the effects of sport and exercise
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
disease in which the heart muscle is enlarged
warming up
gradual increase in physical activity
elastic therapeutic tape
pseudo-medicine product; elastic cotton strip with an acrylic adhesive
shoulder impingement syndrome
syndrome which occurs when the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles become irritated and inflamed as they pass through the subacromial space, the passage beneath the acromion
cooling down
gradual decrease in physical exercise
athletic pubalgia
medical condition
relative energy deficiency in sport
syndrome caused by chronic low energy availability in athletes
Commotio cordis
heart injury
altitude training
athletes practicing at high altitude

athletic heart syndrome
nonpathological condition commonly seen in sports medicine
McKenzie method
Method of physical therapy

patellar dislocation
injury of the knee
ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction
surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced
surfer's ear
common name for an abnormal bone growth within the external ear canal
Barodontalgia
Barodontalgia, commonly known as tooth squeeze, is a pain in a tooth caused by a change in ambient pressure. The pain usually ceases at return to the original pressure. Dental barotrauma is a condition in which such changes in ambient pressure cause damage to the dentition.
athletic trainer
healthcare professional who works with physicians and other medical professionals to provide preventative care, emergency response, and rehabilitative care for patients who receive injuries as athletes or while engaging in athletic activities
kinaesthetics
Kinaesthetics (or kinesthetics, in American English) is the study of body motion, and of the perception (both conscious and unconscious) of one's own body motions. Kinesthesis is the learning of movements that an individual commonly performs. The individual must repeat the motions that they are trying to learn and perfect many times for this to happen.
exercise prescription
specific plan of fitness-related activities that are designed for a specified purpose