History of Sports Medicine

  • 2980 BCE

    Medicine was first institutionalised

    These practices of medicine were used a long time ago by Ancient Egyptians. An Egyptian named Imhotep which meant "the father of medicine"
  • 600 BCE

    Susruta

    in the 8th century in India, you can find collections of texts on therapeutic exercises. Susruta left important information as well like the relationship between health and activity.
  • 131 BCE

    first 'team doctor'

    The first 'team doctor', Galen, was only involved if there was an injury while he was appointed as the doctor of the gladiators in the Pergamum Kingdom
  • Bernardino Ramazzini

    He determined how movement and posture affect human health which then led to inspire advancements in sports medicine
  • August Bier

    studied circulatory and blood responses to exercise as a pioneer of anaesthesiology which were important to allowing sports medicine to become a formal field of study in the United States and Europe
  • Edward Muybridge's photography

    Edward Muybridge had taken photos of horses in motion and announced that he would use these photos to be an example of how posture can be in athletes, horses, oxen, any other animals that move
  • Sweden's registeration of Health and Welfare

    This validation was given to Sweden which legitimatized physical therapy
  • Chartered Scoiety of Physiotherapy

    Four nurses in Great Britain formed the first conglomerates of physical therapy which let Great Britain register physical therapists
  • Marey's chronophotography

    Etienne-Jules Marey had taken photos of "very strong and competent athletes" that he used later on to reveal the motions of the world's best athletes
  • Rebirth of the Olympic Movement

    The rebirth of the Olympic movement played a huge role in boosting the profile of the sports medicine profession
  • World's first sports medicine establishment

    in Dresden, Germany the world's first sports medicine establishment was place for the investment of investigation on sports and physical exercises
  • First physical therapy school

    In Oregon Reed College, opened the first physical therapy school which helped to create a standardized curriculums of physical therapy
  • The first Sports medicine journal

    After the first sports medicine establishment took shape, the French Society decided to publish the first-ever sports medicine journal
  • AV Hill wins a Nobel prize

    Doctor A.V. Hill discovered the production os heat in muscles which helped doctors and physical therapists begin to get how the body works
  • International Congress of Sports Medicine

    To help individuals prevent sports injuries, a small committee was formed
  • Establishment of the National Athletic Trainers Association

    This was an organization that was created to help the quality of health care to be better. This association increased athlete's longevity in their sports
  • The first school of speacialisation in sports medicine

    In Milan, Italy, Professor Rodolfo Margaria established the first school of specialisation in sports medicine. This was when sports medicine was becoming a more known worldwide subject
  • first successful arthoscopic surgery

    Dr. Watanabe in Japan performed this procedure through a small incision
  • AOSSM

    In 1972, the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine was established with a group of orthopedic suregeons
  • advancements in sport medicine

    Technology really improved at this time for sports medicine. For example, an ultrasound lets doctors see images of muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc.