A specialist in this profile constantly advises professional athletes, so he must not only be able to diagnose diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system, but also have a perfect knowledge of physiology, nutrition and psychology. The competence of a sports doctor includes the development of special nutrition for an athlete that promotes muscle growth.
Most often, a sports doctor has to diagnose and treat the following pathologies:
- Inflammation of the joint capsule;
- Nosebleeds resulting from a strong blow;
- Synovitis;
- Brain concussion;
- Neuropathy;
- Sprain;
- Bone fractures;
- Dislocations;
- Inflammation of the periosteum (periosteum);
- Meniscus tear;
- Nose fracture.
This is not the entire list of pathologies that a sports doctor has to treat, but only those that a specialist in this profile most often deals with.
When is it necessary to consult a sports doctor?
Of course, there is not a single professional athlete who does not have his own sports medicine doctor. A specialist in this profile is contacted for advice or assistance. Sometimes conditions arise that require immediate medical intervention, otherwise complications may develop. The following pathologies are reasons to contact a sports doctor as soon as possible:
- Severe bruise of the limbs or body, which led to impaired mobility;
- Swelling of tissue in the area of the blow received, severe pain;
- Swelling and redness of the skin over the joint, impaired mobility in the joint area;
- Exacerbation of chronic inflammatory diseases of the joints or joint capsule;
- Dizziness and vomiting after receiving a blow to the head;
- Dislocation of a limb;
- Nosebleeds.
Where can I find a good sports doctor?
If you are professionally involved in sports and you need advice from a sports doctor, but you don’t know who is best to contact, our website will help you make the right choice. In the “doctors” section, we have selected for you the best sports doctors in Moscow who have extensive work experience, extensive work experience and a high popularity rating among professional athletes.
Detailed reviews from other people will help you choose a really good specialist in this field. By studying reviews from current or former athletes, you can quickly decide which doctor is best to turn to for advice or help.
How to get an appointment with a sports doctor?
In order to get a consultation with a sports medicine doctor, you must first contact the clinic administrator and make an appointment. This can be done in any way convenient for you: by coming to the center in person, by calling or by contacting an online consultant directly on the website. Making an appointment in advance will allow you to choose the most suitable day and time.
Who constantly monitors the health of athletes and is responsible for their preparation for competitions of various levels? Who immediately comes to the rescue in case of injuries and other emergencies during training? Such a specialist is a sports medicine doctor, whose range of responsibilities is extremely wide. This profession is considered one of the most necessary in sports. Doctors work both with specific athletes and with entire teams.
What does a doctor do?
Sports doctors need to have broad knowledge of various medical specialties: cardiology, traumatology, nutrition, surgery, pharmacology, etc. Moreover, such specialists must have excellent organizational skills, especially if they supervise large sports teams.
What does the doctor do? He must be able to:
- diagnose the condition of athletes taking into account their specific activities;
- constantly monitor the health of their clients;
- provide first aid for dangerous conditions that arise during sports exercises;
- treat viral and somatic diseases;
- control the intake of medications by athletes and prevent the use of prohibited medications;
- make a correct diagnosis for all kinds of injuries to the musculoskeletal system, etc.
Many sports doctors also conduct scientific activities, which involve conducting research in various fields of medicine directly related to the specifics of their work.
When should you visit a specialist?
The specificity of this specialty is that a sports doctor is constantly close to his patients and closely monitors their health. He will always come to the rescue in case of injuries or other diseases, and, if necessary, will carry out treatment together with other specialists (neurologists, orthopedists, surgeons, etc.). Quite often, such a doctor is consulted when symptoms of bursitis appear.
How to become a sports doctor?
If you decide to become a sports doctor, then first you need to obtain a higher medical education in the specialty “General Medicine”. The training will last for 6 years. Then you can take the shortest route and continue your residency studies in the specialty “Therapeutic physical education and sports medicine.” But it will be more reliable for a future career to first study in an internship in one of the specialties you need (1 year), and then in a residency (2 years). You will not only receive two specialties, but also significantly expand the range of positions that you can subsequently occupy. You can enroll in the following Moscow universities: RNIMU, RUDN University, MGMSU, etc.
Famous Moscow specialists
The development of domestic sports medicine dates back to the 20s of the last century, when the USSR began to pay more attention not only to physical education, but also to related problems. In 1931, the need to create a new medical profile – a specialist in physical therapy – was first identified. A great contribution to the development of this branch of medicine was made by S.P. Letunov, who took over the leadership of the medical control laboratory at the Central Research Institute of Physical Education. The role of N.D. Graevskaya, who headed the Federation of Sports Medicine in the 70s, is also great.
European Clinic of Sports Traumatology and Orthopedics ECSTO (European Clinic of Sports Traumatology and Orthopedics) is one of the leading private clinics in Russia, the largest private orthopedic clinic in the Russian Federation, working according to Western standards and meeting international standards in the field of diagnosis, treatment and subsequent rehabilitation of patients. The most modern medical equipment, experience and knowledge of the best European and Russian doctors are at your service. Medical care at the highest international standards, combined with 5-star hotel service and attentive staff, will make our patients’ stay in the clinic as comfortable as possible.
European Clinic of Sports Traumatology and Orthopedics ECSTO (Moscow) is today one of the few private clinics that has a whole range of high-tech facilities and a number of advantages that allow it to provide services to patients with diseases and injuries of any complexity.
Treatment at ECSTO is, first of all, a unique opportunity to undergo diagnostics and treatment in one of the leading European clinics, with highly qualified doctors, attentive and caring attitude of the staff and health for many years. We offer premium medical care based only on the latest achievements of medical science and medical technologies that correspond to the best practices of developed countries.
The Orthopedic Center has a wide range of services, thanks to which experienced doctors will be able to conduct a high-quality and highly accurate examination of the musculoskeletal system and offer optimal treatment, individually selected for each patient. With us you can make an appointment with an international-level orthopedist.
The center provides accurate diagnostics of injuries and diseases: round-the-clock computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, digital radiography and other diagnostic methods that allow you to make a diagnosis quickly, accurately and painlessly. Advanced surgical techniques and highly qualified specialists guarantee effective treatment, rapid restoration of motor functions and excellent cosmetic results.
We are the only clinic in Russia that provides qualified medical care in accordance with European standards in Russian, English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese at any time of the day. All employees of the ECSTO Clinic are fluent in one or more foreign languages, regularly attend international medical congresses, have repeatedly completed internships in leading clinics in the world, and are guided in their work by the latest scientific advances in the field of medicine.
Our task is to ensure the functioning of a system of highly qualified medical care in Moscow for patients with any problems of the musculoskeletal system, providing services of a level that is accepted in leading private and university clinics in developed European countries.
The main goal of our work is to provide qualified medical care to patients with injuries, damage and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
The ECSTO Clinic was created as part of the European Medical Center (EMC). This is the largest private clinic in Russia, which has powerful resources in almost all areas of modern medicine. Here you can also get advice from leading Russian and foreign experts.
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Our principles in work
- impeccable and attentive attitude to the health of each patient
- use of modern equipment for treatment according to international standards
- maximum safety and careful attitude towards patients at all stages of diagnosis and treatment
- personal responsibility of doctors for the quality of treatment
- The experience of international doctors allows us to offer optimal treatment methods
- absolute personalization of treatment for a high-quality approach to solving the problems of each patient
- close monitoring of the patient’s health at all stages of medical rehabilitation
- mandatory assessment of long-term results is the standard of treatment in our Clinic
The author of the monograph - Candidate of Medical Sciences, a famous sports surgeon - examines various methods of restoring sports performance after injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The section describes in detail methods of prevention, treatment, and subsequent rehabilitation using a variety of means of influence.
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Modern sport is characterized by a sharp increase in the volume and intensity of training loads, which places high demands on the athlete’s body and increases the risk of injury. Therefore, sports medicine is mainly aimed at preventing injuries and strives to reduce this risk to zero.
Sports traumatology, one of the areas of sports medicine, deals, in particular, with the problems of complex rehabilitation of athletes with injuries of the musculoskeletal system. Its methodological basis is:
study of the characteristics of the pathology of the musculoskeletal system in connection with a combination of mental, biological, social, material and other factors;
studying the pathology of the musculoskeletal system, taking into account the need to improve sports and technical skills, psychological stability, etc.;
measures to restore sports performance, organically related to the physical, mental and moral education of a person and combining the interests of pedagogy, sports science, and in particular practical medicine.
The treatment process in the sports traumatology clinic is characterized by stages. It includes the stages: medical and sports rehabilitation and the stage of sports training. Each of them is divided into periods.
The stage of medical rehabilitation consists of restoring the function of the injured organ, as well as restoring the athlete’s general and professional ability to work.
The sports rehabilitation stage aims to gradually and consistently lead the athlete to normal training, taking into account previous specialization and the required level of volume and intensity of physical activity. Restoring such a quality as endurance occupies a large place here. At this stage, cyclic, strength, speed-strength and, finally, complex coordination exercises are gradually and consistently included. Upon completion of this stage of rehabilitation, the athlete begins training without restrictions according to an individual plan. It should be noted that this diagram is only a general idea of the progress of rehabilitation measures. In each specific case, depending on the nature of the pathology, the type of sport, the period of preparation, the qualifications of the athlete and his personal characteristics, the rehabilitation process is built individually. Without going into details, we can only point out that the higher his qualifications, the earlier after the operation the exercises of this sports rehabilitation are included and, moreover, elements of the sports training stage can be used.
In the process of treating an athlete, analgesic, dehydration and other therapy is carried out, surgical intervention is performed, medications are used, which makes it possible to eliminate changes in the affected segment, restore the initial level of general and special sports performance and transfer readaptation to extreme physical activity in terms of power, intensity and duration.
The increased laboratory and technical equipment of specialized care allows for paraclinical in-depth examination to be carried out at a fairly high level. New physiotherapeutic devices expand the range of complex therapy. A targeted effect on the course of recovery processes is achieved by using various biologically active drugs, massage liquids, ointments, medicinal and warming rubs and creams.
In accordance with the above, “managed” or “programmed” rehabilitation options are widely used for highly qualified athletes with musculoskeletal injuries. For this purpose, a special universal sports orthopedic system is being developed that dose-regulates the angle of flexion and extension, force, angular velocity with feedback to prevent disruption of the recovery process and a mathematical apparatus for assessing symptoms and managing rehabilitation processes.
An essential feature of the treatment process at all levels of trauma care (team doctor - collection doctor - doctor of the medical and physical education clinic - doctor of the specialized orthopedic and traumatology department - doctor of the rehabilitation department - team doctor) is strict continuity in the organization of specialized care, which significantly improves the quality of rehabilitation treatment.
This monograph is based on sixteen years of experience in the sports injury department of the 1st Moscow City Medical and Physical Education Dispensary (MGVFD No. 1), where more than 10,000 injured athletes received treatment. The work of this hospital is organized in such a way that an injured athlete is hospitalized not only to provide the necessary medical care (planned or emergency), but is also observed at the stages of medical and sports rehabilitation. Therefore, the operating surgeon has the opportunity not only to observe the athlete who has undergone surgery, but also to take a direct part in the process of his recovery. Experience shows that this position of the surgeon is highly desirable. At the same time, the monograph reflects the experience of a large team of specialists in the rehabilitation and recovery departments of the dispensary. In this regard, I would like to express words of gratitude and gratitude for the help in my work to the chief physician of the Moscow State Medical University No. 1 L. N. Markov, head. Department of Sports Trauma A. A. Shchukin, Head. rehabilitation department V. A. Grigorieva, head of the physical therapy department M. I. Gershburg, colleagues A. A. Balakirev, P. S. Terentyev, V. L. Safonov, I. A. Baranov, V. M. Grachev . Special thanks to I.M. Tovbin, with whom the main developments in the restoration of the knee joint, Achilles tendon and spine began.
I also express my gratitude to professors R. Sh. Saifulla, V. A. Shestakov, N. A. Khudadov for the opportunity to use their materials on medicinal and psychological means of athlete recovery. It is possible that the work is not without its shortcomings. Not all sections of complex rehabilitation have received full coverage and completeness. All critical comments and suggestions will be accepted with gratitude.
