Heggie, Vanessa (Author)
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History/Bulletin Canadienne d'Histoire de la Medecine
Volume: 28, no. 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 249-269
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. Résumé. Les historiens n'ont pas jusqu'ici considéré la Grande-Bretagne au nombre des pionniers de la médecine sportive, estimant plutôt que la domination de l'idéal du sport amateur en a retardé le développement . Cet article démontre que la Grande-Bretagne a institutionnalisé et reconnu officiellement la médecine sportive (et de l'exercice), bien avant la plupart des autres nations. Contrairement à plusieurs autres pays, sa médecine du sport s'est développée centrée sur des sports d'élite et compétitifs plutôt que sur l'éducation physique à l'école et l'exercice pour la santé. Ce n'est qu'après 1970 qu'un intérêt pour l'athlète amateur s'est véritablement manifesté en Grande-Bretagne, soit après l'intervention gouvernementale en matière de mise en forme et l'application de nouvelles théories en santé publique.
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