Being a Team Physician

Callender, Shelley Street

doi:10.1249/jsr.0000000000000448

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“…Based on the work of Callender (26) and the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA), the expectations of the university head team physician go well beyond the clinical treatment of illness and injuries sustained during athletic participation. Direct interaction with university and conference governing body administrators is a regular expectation in addition to the coordination of care for athletes.…”

Section: Role and Responsibility Of The University Head Team Physicianmentioning

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Evolving Expectations of the Orthopedic Team Physician: Managing the Sidelines and Landmines

Miller

Jones

Hutchinson

et al. 2021

Curr Sports Med Rep

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The role of orthopedic team physicians has evolved greatly over the past decade having been influenced by advances in sports science and performance, new surgical and biologic technologies, social media, medicolegal liability, marketing, and sexual misconduct cases by some team physicians. The great variety of events and sports that are covered from high school and collegiate to the Olympic and professional levels requires a myriad of skills outside of the traditional medical training curriculum. In the current climate of increasing media scrutiny from a 24-h news cycle it is imperative for orthopedic team physicians, whether operative or nonoperative, to continually adapt to the needs and expectations of athletes who also are patients. This is especially true in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Orthopedic team physicians' responsibilities continue to evolve ensuring their relevance and necessity on the sidelines and in the training room as well as in the operative suite.

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Section: Role and Responsibility Of The University Head Team Physicianmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolving Expectations of the Orthopedic Team Physician: Managing the Sidelines and Landmines

Miller

Jones

Hutchinson

et al. 2021

Curr Sports Med Rep

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“…SMPs provide comprehensive care to athletes, including preparticipation assessments, acute injury management, return to play decisions, facilitation and promotion of exercise as medicine (Asif et al, 2017;Hardt & Santos, 2020) and diagnosis of injuries using manual tests and/or imaging (Asif et al, 2017;Callender, 2018;Hardt & Santos, 2020;Macleod, 2000). Following an athletes sports injury, SMPs plan rehabilitation and initiate injury management (Asif et al, 2017;Callender, 2018;Hardt & Santos, 2020). Once a prognosis and a rehabilitation plan have been determined, the SMP communicates this to the athlete, relevant medical (e.g.…”

Section: Sports Medicine Physiciansmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This information includes the nature of the injury, possible injury management, the ideal rehabilitation team pathway and the expected timeframe to return to play (Ljungqvist et al, 2009;Shrier, 2015). They regularly communicate and coordinate with the athlete and staff as the athlete moves along the rehabilitation continuum and is ultimately responsible for clearing the athlete for sport (Callender, 2018;FIMS, 2020). SMPs that are contracted to a sports team are generally expected to observe games and make side-line decisions on immediate return to play (Callender, 2018;Hardt & Santos, 2020).…”

Section: Sports Medicine Physiciansmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They regularly communicate and coordinate with the athlete and staff as the athlete moves along the rehabilitation continuum and is ultimately responsible for clearing the athlete for sport (Callender, 2018;FIMS, 2020). SMPs that are contracted to a sports team are generally expected to observe games and make side-line decisions on immediate return to play (Callender, 2018;Hardt & Santos, 2020).…”

Section: Sports Medicine Physiciansmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…SMPs can provide valuable skills in rehabilitation planning and coordination (Asif et al, 2017;Callender, 2018;Hardt & Santos, 2020), but this role may also be taken on by the physiotherapist (Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand, 2018). The level of athlete, severity of injury, access to care and personal choice determines how much involvement the SMP may have in the athlete's rehabilitation (Barton & Grant, 2006;Erwin et al, 2020).…”

Section: Coordination With Physiotherapistsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Clarifying the role of the strength and conditioning coach in athlete rehabilitation

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Strength and conditioning (S&C) coaches are assumed as performance professionals, but S&C may be utilised in athlete rehabilitation. Some S&C coaches collaborate with physiotherapists in athlete rehabilitation. The role of S&C coaches in athlete rehabilitation has been poorly documented. Therefore, this thesis aimed to clarify the role of S&C coaches in athlete rehabilitation using current literature and the perspectives of physiotherapists and S&C coaches. Firstly, a narrative literature review on the roles involved in athlete rehabilitation helped to theorise a role for S&C coaches. Current literature highlights a gap in performance training at the end of athlete rehabilitation that S&C coaches could fill. Secondly, semi-structured interviews were conducted in New Zealand (NZ) with four physiotherapists, four S&C coaches and one S&C coach with a physiotherapy background. A thematic analysis of the interview data identified thirteen themes that were analysed in four categories. These themes in their respective categories were: Current role (teamwork with the rehabilitation team, level of involvement, and physical roles), proposed role (teamwork with the rehabilitation team, level of involvement, and physical roles), variables (rehabilitation team structure, governance, relationships in the rehabilitation team, and the athlete), and significance (positive and negative). The theorised role from the literature is similar to the current perceived role of S&C coaches in athlete rehabilitation. Most S&C coaches seem to have a small role in the end stages of athlete rehabilitation and take over from physiotherapists to provide performance training. Participants thought that S&C coaches should have a much greater role than this. Participants thought that S&C coaches can provide performance context throughout the athlete rehabilitation process, but poor communication and collaboration with health professionals reduces their role. Participants thought S&C coaches should be minimally involved following a health professional’s diagnosis. Their involvement should then increase as athlete function improves and the physiotherapist’s role decreases. Their most significant involvement would be in performance training. Participants agreed that the S&C coach’s role should be flexible and account for the context of rehabilitation and their own personal skillset.

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