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Everyone is an “Athlete”
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Merrian-Webster defines an athlete as: ‘a. a person who is trained or skilled in exercise, sports or games requiring physical strength, agility, or stamina. b. a person who exhibits dexterity or coordination especially an execution of learning physical tasks.’ The term athlete is often confusing for physicians and patients of all ages. As sports medicine physicians we are asked by young physicians in training: ‘Just how much of your practice is real Sports Medicine?' When we look puzzled, the question is often clarified somewhat sheepishly: ‘How much of your practice is in the care of the elite athlete? ’
Each day as a sports medicine physician, we encounter a patient who has set goals and challenged …