Team Orthopedic Surgeon Role in the Hierarchy of a Professional Team's Medical Staff
This particular visual excellently demonstrates the intricacies of the NFL's Gameday Medical Staffs with both an astonishing and diverse field of 27 Different Staffs, available towards the particular player's medical need, consisting of the Home Medical Team, Stadium Medical Team, and the Visiting Medical Team. As you can see, both the Home Medical Team and Visiting Medical Team carry 2 Orthopaedists, who studied Orthopaedic Surgery. Basically, Orthopedic Surgery, is the same as Orthopaedic, where it focuses on the injured joints and ligaments of professional players. Orthopaedic: Whole Branch Orthopedic: Whole Branch, that focuses on injured joints and ligaments. They also focus intensively on one particular NFL injury. |
One of the most prominent NFL injuries costs player's seasons even careers. This particular injury is so harsh and difficult to treat, it takes nearly a complete 1 calendar year to rehabilitate. This particular injury is truly the hardest to treat as each rehabilitation plan take in account different factors therefore initiating a different recovery time.
The low predictability of such injury and the grim promise of a successful recovery make this injury literally the devil of sports!
This particular injury is referred to as the Torn ACL of the knee.
Team Orthopedic Surgeons and Physicians make it their personal objective to fund both thousands of thousands of dollars and time into the successful prevention and rehabilitation of such injuries.
To reiterate, this particular injury is so hard to prevent and rehabilitate, as a result, of the overwhelming factors that the particular surgeon and physician have to take in.
For example:
-Body Type of the Athlete: This is extremely important as different body types will react differently to different types of rehabilitation and techniques, also the type of sport plays a major role in how a particular athlete will be treated by a particular rehabilitated technique.
For example: Finesse body types who play tennis will have different responses and signs than power body types who play football, which will require a more structured and higher-paced treatment plan.
This can clearly be seen in Adrian Peterson. He is a physical and powerful freak, who daily breaks tackles for breakfast. He is a football player at the most strenuous position, running back.
His rehabilitation plan would tremendously differ from players like Roger Federer, who at a later age, would have a more flexible and slower-paced treatment plan.
Expected Recovery Time and Possibility of Full Recovery:
Adrian Peterson:
Recovery Time: 6-8 months
Possibility of Full Recovery: 75%
Roger Federer:
Recovery Time: 8-12 months
Possibility of Full Recovery: 99.99%
The low predictability of such injury and the grim promise of a successful recovery make this injury literally the devil of sports!
This particular injury is referred to as the Torn ACL of the knee.
Team Orthopedic Surgeons and Physicians make it their personal objective to fund both thousands of thousands of dollars and time into the successful prevention and rehabilitation of such injuries.
To reiterate, this particular injury is so hard to prevent and rehabilitate, as a result, of the overwhelming factors that the particular surgeon and physician have to take in.
For example:
-Body Type of the Athlete: This is extremely important as different body types will react differently to different types of rehabilitation and techniques, also the type of sport plays a major role in how a particular athlete will be treated by a particular rehabilitated technique.
For example: Finesse body types who play tennis will have different responses and signs than power body types who play football, which will require a more structured and higher-paced treatment plan.
This can clearly be seen in Adrian Peterson. He is a physical and powerful freak, who daily breaks tackles for breakfast. He is a football player at the most strenuous position, running back.
His rehabilitation plan would tremendously differ from players like Roger Federer, who at a later age, would have a more flexible and slower-paced treatment plan.
Expected Recovery Time and Possibility of Full Recovery:
Adrian Peterson:
Recovery Time: 6-8 months
Possibility of Full Recovery: 75%
Roger Federer:
Recovery Time: 8-12 months
Possibility of Full Recovery: 99.99%
Specifics of the Team Orthopedic Surgeon
Team Orthopedic Physicians:
Job Roles:
The objectives of the Team Orthopedic Physicians are to plan, prevent, treat, and recover professional athletes at the highest degree possible. This particular job is so competitive that one mistake can be career-altering, as there will be one highly-trained professional behind to take the job.
Job Openings:
Jobs are sparse in the NFL, as there are only 32 team openings, therefore working for a professional team has a low possibility of happening. But, on the bright side, with the right amount of credentials and connections, it is a reasonable job to acquire and keep.
Key Words:
Credentials-
Some Credentials include:
-IVY League
-Past Surgical Experiences
-Successful Surgeries
Connections
Some Connections include:
-Any connection with Sports Teams
-Relationship with other Physicians
-Relationship with Any Players
Job Roles:
The objectives of the Team Orthopedic Physicians are to plan, prevent, treat, and recover professional athletes at the highest degree possible. This particular job is so competitive that one mistake can be career-altering, as there will be one highly-trained professional behind to take the job.
Job Openings:
Jobs are sparse in the NFL, as there are only 32 team openings, therefore working for a professional team has a low possibility of happening. But, on the bright side, with the right amount of credentials and connections, it is a reasonable job to acquire and keep.
Key Words:
Credentials-
Some Credentials include:
-IVY League
-Past Surgical Experiences
-Successful Surgeries
Connections
Some Connections include:
-Any connection with Sports Teams
-Relationship with other Physicians
-Relationship with Any Players