Heggie Vanessa
Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge.
Can Bull Med Hist. 2011;28(2):249-69. doi: 10.3138/cbmh.28.2.249.
Historians have not so far considered Britain as a pioneer in sports medicine, instead arguing that an amateur ethos retarded developments in science and medicine. This article demonstrates that Britain institutionalized and formally recognized sport (and exercise) medicine in advance of most other nations. Further, its sports medicine grew from a focus on elite, competitive and professional sports and not--as had been the case for other countries--on school sports and exercise for health. An interest in the amateur athlete appeared only after 1970, the result of increased government intervention in national fitness and new theories in public health.
到目前为止，历史学家们还没有将英国视为运动医学的先驱，反而认为业余主义的风气阻碍了科学和医学的发展。本文表明，英国比大多数其他国家更早地将运动（和锻炼）医学制度化并正式认可。此外，英国的运动医学源于对精英、竞技和职业体育的关注，而不像其他国家那样，源于对学校体育和健康锻炼的关注。对业余运动员的关注直到1970年之后才出现，这是政府对国民健康加大干预以及公共卫生新理论的结果。
