The role of sports medicine in physical culture and sports

This article discusses sports medicine. The importance of sports medicine and its individual branches for sports and physical activity is described. The article discusses the history of the emergence, formation and development of sports medicine. The article contains information about the role of sports medicine specialists, such as: physiotherapist, certified sports coach, psychologist. Much attention in the article is paid to doctors of sports medicine. The article contains information about sports psychology as a special branch of sports medicine that focuses on the mental and emotional needs of athletes and sports enthusiasts. It reveals the advantages of sports medicine, namely: improved prevention of injuries and repeated injuries, specialized care, advanced treatment methods, improvement of sports results.