Websites containing quality and reliable health information can provide people interested in sports medicine with valuable support and resources. You can follow the updates and news of these sites easily with RSS as described in this video.
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We collected the best sites focusing on sports medicine-related support and information below. Please let us know if you have suggestions.
Description: "About Sports Medicine provides quality information and advice for athletes, coaches and trainers to improve sports performance, prevent and treat sports injuries, train safely, understand sports nutrition and learn the latest sports training techniques."
Description: "The American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine serves to advance the understanding, prevention and management of lower extremity sports and fitness injuries. We believe that providing such knowledge to the profession and the public will optimize enjoyment and safe participation in sports and fitness activities. We will accomplish this mission through professional education, scientific research, public awareness and membership support."
Quality: "Robert Barnes, DPM, officially founded the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine (AAPSM) in 1970. Today, the AAPSM has over 700 members and is the second largest affiliate of the American Podiatric Medical Association (previously known as APA or American Podiatry Association). The AAPSM continues to be the preeminent leader in all areas of lower extremity sports medicine."
Description: "The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) is a professional society providing basic and applied exercise science conferences, meetings and workshops. Our members research and apply the science of human performance, movement and clinical sports medicine. ACSM Certification is for personal trainers working with healthy individuals, or health and fitness and clinical exercise specialists and professionals for special populations and patients under a doctor's care. Research grants and scholarships are available from the ACSM Foundation."
Quality: "ACSM was founded in 1954. Since that time, our members have applied their knowledge, training and dedication in sports medicine and exercise science to promote healthier lifestyles for people around the globe. As the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world, ACSM has more than 20,000 International, National, and Regional Chapter members."
Description: "The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), is a world leader in sports medicine education, research, communication, and fellowship."
Quality: "Founded in 1972, AOSSM is an international organization of orthopaedic surgeons and other allied health professionals dedicated to sports medicine. Formed primarily as a forum for education and research, the AOSSM has increased its membership from its modest start of less than 100 to nearly 3,000 today."
Description: "The present International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) is an international organisation comprised of national sports medicine associations that span all five continents. The aim of FIMS is to assist athletes in achieving optimal performance by maximising their genetic potential, health, nutrition, and high-quality medical care and training."
Quality: "The International Federation of Sports Medicine / Fédération Internationale de Médécine du Sport (FIMS) was established in 1928, shortly after the first of the modern Olympic Games was held. FIMS is a structured and well-organised association, strongly committed to the promotion of the study and development of sports medicine throughout the world."
Description: "MDLinx Orthopedics / Sports Medicine helps physicians and healthcare professionals stay up to date with the latest orthopedics - sports medicine news articles and research, as well as orthopedics - sports medicine jobs, conferences, and resources."
Quality: "MDLinx is an award-winning, practical tool that busy physicians, healthcare professionals, and a growing number of educated consumers use to stay up to date with the latest research in the medical field."
Description: "The latest Sports Medicine News and Fitness News articles published daily. Includes news on sports injuries, injury prevention, treatment, maximizing peak performance and exercise physiology."
Quality: The most comprehensive medical news site. More than 2 million unique visitors every month.
Description: "MedPage Today is the only service for physicians that provides a clinical perspective on the breaking medical news that their patients are reading. Co-developed by MedPage Today and The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, each article alerts clinicians to breaking medical news, with summaries and actionable information enabling them to better understand the implications."
Description: "Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools. After a simple, 1-time, free registration, Medscape automatically delivers you the specialty site that best fits your profile. You can also change your Medscape homepage to any of our other specialty and profession sites at any time."
Quality: "This comprehensive site offers valuable resources to aid in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of sports-related injuries. Also featured are the latest medically relevant advancements in exercise science and the uses of physical activity for health."
Description: "ScienceDaily is one of the Internet’s most popular science news web sites. Since starting in 1995, the award-winning site has earned the loyalty of students, researchers, healthcare professionals, government agencies, educators and the general public around the world. Now with more than 3 million monthly visitors, ScienceDaily generates nearly 15 million page views a month and is steadily growing in its global audience."
Description: "Sports Medicine Australia is a national multidisciplinary organisation committed to enhancing the health of all Australians through safe participation in sport and physical activity. Sports Medicine Australia achieves this through the provision of expert information, advice and leadership on a diverse range of sports medicine and related issues."
Quality: "Sports Medicine Australia can provide expert information, advice and commentary on a diverse range of issues. These range from government policy and funding for Sports Medicine and community activity through to sports health, gender equity, participation of the aged in sport, safe sport for children, to drugs in sport problems."
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