Dr Leon Creaney
Consultant in Sports & Exercise Medicine (SEM)
Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM)
Sport and exercise medicine (SEM) addresses medical conditions and injuries in those who wish to participate in sport or exercise. It also considers the role of physical activity in the treatment and prevention of illness. The discipline is relevant to the whole population and seeks to promote health, apply best treatment and prevent disease or injury relating to sports and exercise.
Sports and exercise medicine specialists are involved in many aspects of sports and exercise medicine, from diagnosing and managing medical problems caused by physical activity to preventing related injury and disease. Specialists also consider the role of exercise in disease treatment, and offer assistance with doping and ethical issues in sport. The discipline serves the needs of sporting individuals, teams and events and provides care in extreme environments.
Sports and exercise medicine specialists carry out a variety of other procedures and interventions, including:
- physical examinations
- clinical histories
- injections
- biomechanics and gait assessment
- diagnostic ultrasound and compartment pressure measurements
Sports and Exercise Medicine covers 3 specific areas:-
Sports Medicine
Sports Injury
- Achilles Tendon
- Shin splints
- Stress fractures
- MTSS
- Compartment Syndrome
- Anterior knee pain
- Sportsmans Hernia
- Spondylolysis
- Supraspinatus Impingement
- Concussion
Musculoskeletal Medicine
- Back & neck pain
- Sacroiliac Dysfunction
- Plantar Fascitis
- Frozen Shoulder
Medical Problems Related to exercise
- Female Athlete Triad
- Iron Deficiency
- Unexplained Underperformance Syndrome (UUP)
- Exercise Induced Asthma
- Sudden Cardiac Death
- Diabetes in Sport
Exercise for Health
Health Benefits of Exercise
- Well Being
- Cardio Respiratory
- Diabetes/Cholesterol
- Obesity
- Osteoporosis
- Sarcopenia
Exercise Prescription
- Pulmonary Rehab
- Exercise for optimum weight
- Cardiac Rehabilitation/Exercise Testing
- Exercise to improve bone mineral density and strength
Public Health
Promoting Good Health in the population through:
- Increasing physical exercise in all parts of society
- Promoting a healthy diet
- Ensuring services are based on evidence
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