Pediatrics Sports Medicine Health Providers - MISSOURI

2080S0010X - Pediatrics Sports Medicine

A pediatrician who is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.

List of 17 registered providers with a business address in Missouri whose primary or secondary health provider taxonomy code is Pediatrics Sports Medicine, of which 1 are registered as organizations and 16 as individuals.