sports medicine
noun
: a field of medicine concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports
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The 10-3-2-1-0 sleep rule is a sleep routine that has grown in popularity after circulating the internet, originating from a social media post from sports medicine physician and pediatrician Dr. Jess Andrade.
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Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
Both the insurer and the sports medicine clinic declined to comment.
—Lauren Sausser, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior is a two-time team MVP and is looking to play football at the next level while studying either something in the sports medicine world or business.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2024
The sports medicine clinic treating Preston told Lothar that the procedure had no medical billing code — an identifier that providers use to charge insurers and other payers.
—Lauren Sausser, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Cristina Mutchler, Health, 7 Jan. 2025
Both the insurer and the sports medicine clinic declined to comment.
—Lauren Sausser, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior is a two-time team MVP and is looking to play football at the next level while studying either something in the sports medicine world or business.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2024
The sports medicine clinic treating Preston told Lothar that the procedure had no medical billing code — an identifier that providers use to charge insurers and other payers.
—Lauren Sausser, CBS News, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Sports medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20medicine. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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sports medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the prevention and treatment of injuries and disorders that are related to participation in sports
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