September 4th, 2023
As I have dived deeper into my topic of Sports Medicine, I have learned a lot of new and interesting things about this field. This week, I focused specifically on types of common Orthopedic Sports Medicine Procedures to learn more about the type of cases Sports Medicine physicians treat. The biggest takeaway I realized was that a particular challenge for Sports Medicine Physicians is timing. This is because for athletes their biggest concern is how fast they can return to playing and that drives their treatment plan decisions. This makes sense to me because as an athlete myself if I was injured, my first question would be when can I play again. I realized this is a key idea that I should remember when I make my Final Product later in ISM, because it is such an important aspect specific to this career.
I also realized that I might want to research more on Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine rather than just about Sports Medicine Physicians. The reason I set this new goal for myself was because I learned that ACL tears account for 200,000 athletic injuries in the U.S and almost always require surgery. However, Sports Medicine Physicians can not perform surgery, therefore those patients could only go to an Orthopedic Surgeon.
Overall, I learned a lot this week about the types of procedures Orthopedic Sports Medicine Physicians perform, and I am looking forward to accomplishing my new goal of looking into Orthopedics more.
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