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The name "sports medicine" can be misleading. You might think it must be for the baseball, soccer and track athletes. You could add the active jogger and golfer to the list.

If this is what you think of for sports medicine – it's time to think again.

Sports medicine is no longer only for the competitive, high-level athlete. It is for the parent trying to keep up with their child’s sports practice, a grandparent who wants to pick up their toddler grandchild and the "weekend warrior" who participates in a recreational basketball game.

Sports medicine should be renamed to “life” medicine for all of the routine tasks we tackle every day – shoveling snow, gardening, playing with kids or grandkids, cleaning the house, walking the dog, carrying groceries ... the list goes on. Simple chores can cause stress, as well as wear and tear on joints and ligaments.

The fastest growing population seeking sport medicine is not the professional athlete, but the active baby boomer. This generation is the first fitness-driven group. They have grown up being active and want to maintain a level of physical fitness.