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Football’s Impact on Sports Medicine

Football’s Impact on Sports Medicine. Photo courtesy of casualdiscourse.com. Who will treat the bumps and bruises. Photo courtesy of failuremag.com. Football Sports Medicine. Football - an inherently dangerous sport - injuries are bound to happen

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Football’s Impact on Sports Medicine

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  1. Football’s Impact on Sports Medicine Photo courtesy of casualdiscourse.com Who will treat the bumps and bruises... Photo courtesy of failuremag.com

  2. Football Sports Medicine • Football - an inherently dangerous sport - injuries are bound to happen • As the number and severity of injuries increased the need for trained medical staff increased

  3. Football Sports Medicine • What factors have increased the risk of injury over the years? • Early 1800’s • no rules • no pads • no helmets • no refs • 50 players on the field • Result - MANY serious injuries and deaths

  4. Factors that have impacted the risk of injury • The Late 1800’s... • rules changed in 1880 • some made the game safer and others made it more dangerous • referees hired to to watch for penalties and hopefully reduce the number of injuries

  5. Factors that have impacted the risk of injuryThe Early 1900’s • 1902 AMA declared football to be as hazardous as war with almost as many casualties • President Roosevelt vowed to abolish football • As a result of political pressure football changed dramatically in 1902 • new rules • officials introduced to the game • helmets and padding required

  6. Medical Response to Changes in the Game • 1950’s - doctors not sympathetic to football players • bed rest, crutches or canes or just stop playing • Coaches and Doctors did not work well together; coaches began to discourage athletes from going to the doctor

  7. Medical Response to Changes in the Game • Orthopedic surgeons were concerned about how many football players they were seeing • New associations founded to focus on athletes • The new specialty of SPORTS MEDICINE was born in the 1960’s

  8. Medical Response to Changes in the Game • NATA founded in 1950 • ACSM - 1953 • AAOS - 1964 • AOSSM - 1971 • All of these organizations focused on athletes; how to treat injuries and also reduce their risks Photo courtesy of www.nata.org

  9. Medical Response to Changes in the Game • As you can see the field of Sports Medicine has grown and changed in response to the needs of football players and coaches • Have other sports impacted the development of Sports Medicine? That’s what you will find out...

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