Thursday February 18, 2010
Women's Downhill Skiers Keep Olympic Medical Team Busy
Did you see the women's downhill skiing last night? If you did, you know that the Olympic medical team was very busy attending to many athletes from the women's downhill Olympic team. Run after run, the skiers took turns tumbling, crashing, and slamming into the ice, losing skis, with some competitors plunging face-first onto the ice. Fortunately, a team of top-notch physicians and sports medicine professionals were there to attend to the athletes.
Orthopedic surgeons, trauma doctors, physical therapists, massage therapists, physiatrists, and primary care physicians are a few examples of sports-related medical career professionals who may be available on site to help manage the team's health, provide preventative care, and tend to injuries. Additionally, EMTs and a variety of nurses are most likely rounding out the medical team tending to the world-class athletes. Additionally, if not for a team of sports medicine professionals who helped her recover from a recent shin injury, Lindsey Vonn of the US team may not have been able to score the gold medal with her winning performance.
If you are a sports fanatic, there are numerous health careers in sports medicine that may appeal to you. While only a select few medical professionals get to treat the Olympians, there are a number of other sports medicine careers available. You could be a team doctor for a local school's team or pro team for football, basketball, or any team sport or other competitive athletics. If you want a front seat to the sports action, and perhaps even impact the outcome of an event or restore an athlete's sports career, a job in sports medicine may be for you!
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Sports Medicine Careers
Is There A Doctor On The Slopes? It Could Be You!Source: www.about.com
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