Sports Medicine

"Sports Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in exercise and sports activities.

Descriptor ID	D013178
MeSH Number(s)	H02.403.830
Concept/Terms	Sports Medicine Sports Medicine Sport Medicine Medicine, Sport Medicine, Sports

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Natural Sciences [H]
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Sports Medicine [H02.403.830]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sports Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Sports Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 19 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2010 and 2021 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	0	1
2010	0	3	3
2011	0	1	1
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	2	3
2022	3	0	3
2024	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1
2026	1	0	1

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Riebe D, Magal M, Kaminsky LA, Ross R, Phillips SM, Alhassan S, Arena R, Behm DG, Camhi SM, Church TS, Evans EM, Feito Y, Faigenbaum AD, Heymsfield SB, Hillman CH, Jankowski CM, Konrad A, Liguori G, Robinson LE, Shanely RA, Garber CE. The Components of Physical Fitness: A Roundtable Statement by the American College of Sports Medicine. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2026 08 01; 58(8):1827-1850.

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Bishop DJ, Beck B, Biddle SJH, Denay KL, Ferri A, Gibala MJ, Headley S, Jones AM, Jung M, Lee MJ, Moholdt T, Newton RU, Nimphius S, Pescatello LS, Saner NJ, Tzarimas C. Physical Activity and Exercise Intensity Terminology: A Joint American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Expert Statement and Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Consensus Statement. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2025 11 01; 57(11):2599-2613.

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Bishop DJ, Beck B, Biddle SJH, Denay KL, Ferri A, Gibala MJ, Headley S, Jones AM, Jung M, Lee MJ, Moholdt T, Newton RU, Nimphius S, Pescatello LS, Saner NJ, Tzarimas C. Physical Activity and Exercise Intensity Terminology: A Joint American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Expert Statement and Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) Consensus Statement. J Sci Med Sport. 2025 Dec; 28(12):980-991.

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Bhardwaj N, Pierre GS, Halloran AP, Alexander TC, Leung SH, Lu Y, Campbell KM. Failure to Participate in Sports: An Evaluation of Preparticipation Physicals in a Local School District. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 01 05; 36(6):1033-1037.

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Lennon RP, Day PG, Marfin EC, Onks CA, Silvis ML. A General Framework for Exploring Ethical and Legal Issues in Sports Medicine. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 12 23; 35(6):1230-1238.

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O'Reilly M, Hu YE, Gruber J, Jones DM, Daniel A, Marra J, Fraser JJ. Consistency and applicability of return to function guidelines in tactical-athletes with exertional heat illness. A systematic review. Phys Sportsmed. 2023 10; 51(5):482-491.

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Miller SM, Zynda AJ, Sabatino MJ, Jo C, Ellis HB, Dimeff RJ. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Docosahexaenoic Acid for the Treatment of Sport-Related Concussion in Adolescents. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2022 Nov; 61(11):785-794.

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Ash GI, Stults-Kolehmainen M, Busa MA, Gaffey AE, Angeloudis K, Muniz-Pardos B, Gregory R, Huggins RA, Redeker NS, Weinzimer SA, Grieco LA, Lyden K, Megally E, Vogiatzis I, Scher L, Zhu X, Baker JS, Brandt C, Businelle MS, Fucito LM, Griggs S, Jarrin R, Mortazavi BJ, Prioleau T, Roberts W, Spanakis EK, Nally LM, Debruyne A, Bachl N, Pigozzi F, Halabchi F, Ramagole DA, Janse van Rensburg DC, Wolfarth B, Fossati C, Rozenstoka S, Tanisawa K, Börjesson M, Casajus JA, Gonzalez-Aguero A, Zelenkova I, Swart J, Gursoy G, Meyerson W, Liu J, Greenbaum D, Pitsiladis YP, Gerstein MB. Establishing a Global Standard for Wearable Devices in Sport and Exercise Medicine: Perspectives from Academic and Industry Stakeholders. Sports Med. 2021 11; 51(11):2237-2250.

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Lapane KL, Shridharmurthy D, Khan S, Lindstrom D, Beccia A, Yi E, Kay J, Dube C, Liu SH. Primary care physician perspectives on screening for axial spondyloarthritis: A qualitative study. PLoS One. 2021; 16(5):e0252018.

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Mansournia MA, Collins GS, Nielsen RO, Nazemipour M, Jewell NP, Altman DG, Campbell MJ. A CHecklist for statistical Assessment of Medical Papers (the CHAMP statement): explanation and elaboration. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Sep; 55(18):1009-1017.

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