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50 BCE
Herodicus also known as the father of sports medicine
Herodicus started out training gladiators but then went on to begin the study of medicine at the medical school of cindos and would later bring these fields together to begin sports medicine -
50 BCE
Herodicus the Father of sports med
Herodicus a trainer to the gladiators trained gladiators until he went on to study medicine at the school of Cnidos and later returned to sports to apply his knowledge of medicine to sports -
The first athletic trainer in the U.S helps out with a football team
James Robinson was the first athletic trainer even though he had know real training he still worked with the players on conditioning -
The football helmet is invented
Joseph M Reeves was worried that when playing football too many head injuries could make you go insane so he had a shoemaker create the first football helmet -
First sports medicine takes shape
The first sports medicine establishment took place in Dresden Germany and the first "Congress for the scientific investigation of sports and physical exercises" also took place in germany but in 1912 -
The trainers bible is written
In the trainer's bible by S. E. Bilik M. D. he focuses on science-based medicine in the field of athletic training which jump-starts science-based sports medicine -
In 1922 the noble prize for medicine is given to Archibald Hill
Archibald Hill was given the Nobel Prize for medicine for his research on how the muscles produce heat which is a key concept in sports med toay -
The Fédération Internationale Médico-Sportive is founded
The The Fédération Internationale Médico-Sportive was founded when a small number of physicians from around 11 countries met up to discuss the Winter Olympic games -
NATA is founded
Nata was founded when many athletic trainers came to Kansas City to discuss the outlook for their profession and from this NATA was born -
In 1968 a group of doctors went to mexico with the Canadian Olympic team
In 1968 Dr J C Kennedy organized doctors to follow the Canadian Olympic team to ensure they were in top health. This started the idea of doctors following sports teams around to make sure they were in good health -
Lindsey McLean outlines the steps for NATA to give certifications
Lindsey McLean writes a document that outlines how NATA should create certification tests to certify athletic trainers -
First issue of MSS is published
MSS is printed. It is a peer-reviewed paper that focuses on research in the field of sports med -
The carter administration creates a program for certifying private administrations ate admini
In this year the NCHCA was created to ensure private organizations were operating legally and to standard -
NATA gets certified by NCHCA
NATA attempts to get certified by the NCHCA but to do so has to change its own governance -
Mr Miyagi heals Daniel son in the all valley tournament
During the all valley tournament in 1984 Daniel Lurusso takes a hard hit to the leg and goes down. But thankfully to Mr Miyagi's mastery of moto-ki he heals Daniel Son which helps him go on crane kick his way to win the all-valley tournament. Mr Miyagi helped show the world the power of sports medicine which was a crucial point in it's history. -
The Board of Certification is incorporated in the certification of athletic trainers
The Board of Certification is incorporated in the certification of athletic trainers which must be passed to this day to be certified in the field of sports medicne -
The field of sports medicine is recognized by the american board of emergency medicine
Sports medicine is officially being recognized by the American board of emergency medicine and is described by them as "a clinical subspecialty certification for physicians with expertise in physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in sports activities." -
The NATA education council is founded
The NATA Education Council was founded because of the need for educational reforms in the field of athletic training -
Zach Easters many concussions change the way people look at concussions
Zach Easter got many concussions which caused swelling in his brain and almost death. This cause sports medicine to take a whole different approach to concussions -
Zach Lystedt gets brain trauma from football
This is another big event that changed the way people looked at concussions. Zach had a large amount of brain damage from the concussion and even went into a coma. This event even caused the state of Washington to pass a law that made it illegal for any athlete to return to play after an injury without medical clearance -
Mitch Hanger takes a hit to the groin area
When Mitch Haniger took a hit to the groin during an MLB game he got seriously injured since he was not wearing protective gear called a cup. His injury changed the minds of many players and trainers when dealing with cups and whether to wear them/check for them. -
Alex Smiths infection
While playing football Alex Smith got a compound fracture that later got infected and caused him to nearly die. But with the help of sports med trainers and doctors, he made it back to the field -
Damar Hamlin goes into cardiac arrest
Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field because he took a hit to the chest which caused him to go into cardiac arrest. This was a wake-up call to sports medicine on the dangers of cardiac arrest caused by sports-related illness