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  2. Physical therapy - Wikipedia

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    Physical therapy addresses the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. [3] PTs use an individual's history and physical examination to arrive at a diagnosis and establish a management plan and, when necessary, incorporate the results of laboratory and imaging studies like X-rays, CT-scan, or MRI findings.

  3. Kinesiotherapy - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] It is the core element of physiotherapy/physical therapy. Equivalents of the term "kinesiotherapy" are used in place of the term "physiotherapy" or "physical therapy" in several non-English speaking countries (e.g. Bulgaria, Lithuania, Rwanda, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Belgium, France, Chile, Paraguay, and Romania). [3]

  4. Kinesiology - Wikipedia

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    It was the foundation of the Medical Gymnastics, the original Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy, developed for over 100 years in Sweden (starting 1813). [ 79 ] The new medical therapy created in Sweden was originally called Rörelselära ( sv ), and later in 1854 translated to the new and invented international word "Kinesiology".

  5. Sports medicine - Wikipedia

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    Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century that sports medicine emerged as a distinct field of health care.

  6. Physical medicine and rehabilitation - Wikipedia

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    Physical medicine and rehabilitation encompasses a variety of clinical settings and patient populations. [citation needed]In hospital settings, physiatrists commonly treat patients who have had an amputation, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other debilitating injuries or conditions.

  7. Benefits of physical activity - Wikipedia

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    Physical exercise results in numerous health benefits and is an important tool to combat obesity and its co-morbidities, including cardiovascular diseases. Exercise prevents both the onset and development of cardiovascular disease and is an important therapeutic tool to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.

  8. Sports injury - Wikipedia

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    Sports that have a higher incidence of contact and collision have the highest rates of injury. [41] Collisions with the ground, objects, and other players are common, and unexpected dynamic forces on limbs and joints can cause sports injuries. Soccer is the sport leading to the most competitive injuries in NCAA female college athletes.

  9. Sports science - Wikipedia

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    Over two-thirds of the research was done regarding four sports: rowing, cycling, athletics, and swimming. [14] In America, sports play a big part of the American identity, however, sports science has slowly been replaced with exercise science. [18] Sports science can allow athletes to train and compete more effectively at home and abroad. [18]