ExtremeSportMED

International Scientific Association aiming to advance healthcare, research, technology and education concerning medicine as applied to adventure and extreme sports.

Activities

RESEARCH

Design, development and testing
of methodologies,
equipment and safety systems

TRAINING

Conferences, Summer schools, Workshops, Webinars, Training courses, Expeditions

ADVISORY

Sportsperson-expert networking, sport-specific athletic preparation and rehabilitation

2018 Extreme Sports Medicine Congress

Featured

This symposium is directed toward Sports Medicine Specialists and Allied Health Professionals involved in the care of extreme athletes. Orthopedic Surgeons, Primary Care Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Athletic Trainers, and … Read More about 2018 Extreme Sports Medicine Congress

RESOURCES

A collection of scientific resources concerning medicine as applied to adventure and extreme sports.

Extreme Sports Medicine Book

May 29, 2018

This technically oriented book on medicine as applied to extreme sports offers broad coverage of the … Read More about Extreme Sports Medicine Book

Injury in kite buggying: the role of the ‘out-of-buggy experience’

May 2, 2018

Kite buggying is considered an extreme sport, where extreme sports are those activities where a … Read More about Injury in kite buggying: the role of the ‘out-of-buggy experience’

Chest Ultrasonography in Modern Day Extreme Settings: From Military Setting and Natural Disasters to Space Flights and Extreme Sports

March 15, 2018

Chest ultrasonography (CU) is a noninvasive imaging technique able to provide an immediate diagnosis … Read More about Chest Ultrasonography in Modern Day Extreme Settings: From Military Setting and Natural Disasters to Space Flights and Extreme Sports

ExtremeSportMED involves key experts from around the world, including researchers, doctors, bioengineers, physiotherapists, trainers and athletes.

PARTNERS

Foiling Week
Xsens
Politecnico di Milano

INNOVATION FOR EQUIPMENT

We aim to provide entrepreneurs with the cultural and methodological tools needed to develop sound equipment, methodologies and safety systems. ExtremeSportMED makes the expertise, experience and knowledge of leading researchers in various scientific fields available to companies.

Our researchers are experts in prototyping and testing both methodologies and equipment for outdoor sports. ExtremeSportMED also organizes ‘Call for Ideas’: initiatives aimed at bringing together the best innovative ideas in the field.