Explain the concept of sports medicine?

Sports medicine encompasses the range of study into the medicine of exercising people. This involves the assessment and management of sports people and the prevention of injury through the application of sports science knowledge and the application of exercise physiology knowledge.

A fundamental concept in sports medicine is the use of active rehabilitation techniques that result in the safe and timely return of the injured athlete to participation in his or her sport.

Coaches, as well as athletes, expect sports medicine physicians to use all available clinical tools to effectively rehabilitate the injured athlete.