The History of Sports Medicine

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Rehan Haider
Geetha Kumari Das
Zameer Ahmed
Sambreen Zameer

Abstract

Sports medicine has developed as a specific field dedicated to the prevention, disease, and restoration of sports-accompanying harms. Its inceptions may be traced back to old civilizations, placing Greek and Roman physicians, in the way that Galen, stressed exercise and tangible preparation for claiming health. During the Renaissance, refreshed interest in cruel plant structure influenced a more exploratory approach to sports-connected harms. However, it was not until the late 19th and early 20th a period that sports medicines arose as additional healing punishment, driven by progress in agile depiction and harm stop.


The 20th century endorsed significant growth, containing bureaucratic rules of loyal sports medicine organizations, research in biomechanics, and changes in both surgical and non-surgical situations. The launch of restoration programs, physiotherapy, and leading image techniques further transformed the field. The unification of sports medicine experts in main worldwide playful events emphasized the increasing significance of the regimen in guaranteeing player safety and peak performance.


In the up-to-date term, mechanics progress, educational situations, and personalized preparation programs have extended the outlook of sports medicine. The inclusion of wearable science, depiction, and artificial intelligence-compelled analysis persists in shaping the field’s future. Additionally, the growing devoted effort to something harm prevention, improvement addition, and insane energy in sports focal points to the developing act of sports medicine in modern healthcare. As the regimen progresses, integrative cooperation with physicians, physiotherapists, nutritionists, and sports physicists debris essential for promoting agile endurance and overall prosperity.

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Rehan Haider, Geetha Kumari Das, Zameer Ahmed, & Sambreen Zameer. (2025). The History of Sports Medicine. Journal of Sports Medicine and Therapy, 025–026. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jsmt.1001092
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