Sports and Exercise Medicine is a field of study which draws upon basic and applied biomedical and clinical sciences for the advancement of knowledge and ensuring best practice in the diagnosis and management of Sport and Exercise related clinical problems.  The subject is relevant to the whole population and seeks to advance health, prevent disease or injury, apply optimal treatment and rehabilitation, and to measure outcomes. As a multidisciplinary specialty it sits across primary and secondary care, with a focus on prevention as well as treatment.

 

Sport and Exercise Medicine represents a distinct body of knowledge, however, there will always be common ground with other specialist areas of knowledge.  As such Sport and Exercise Medicine specialists are especially well fitted to work every bit part of multidisciplinary teams working with other health professionals in the management of physical exertion-associated sickness and injury, and the utilization of therapeutic exercise for those with a broad scope of diseases and lifestyle topics.