John discusses sports medicine with student athlete Matt. Sports medicine is a fast-growing healthcare field that focuses on the treatment of athletic injuries. Sports medicine healthcare providers help athletes and other physically active patients improve movement and performance. These professionals also work to prevent illness and injury and treat sports-related injuries. The world's first sports medicine establishment took shape in Dresden, Germany, in 1911. The 'First Congress for the scientific investigation of sports and physical exercises' was held in 1912 (Oberhof, Germany) and the term 'sports physician' or 'sportarzt' (coined by Arthur Mallwitz) was first used in 1913.