There is a continuum in non-traditional sporting practice ranging from leisure exercise to professional action sports participation.
ExtremeSportMED covers this broad spectrum and also includes the role of leisure sport practice in poor health and chronic diseases prevention.
Action sports medicine requires a interdisciplinary approach which includes several branch of medicine, physiotherapy, bioengineering, biomechanics, physiology, psychology, etc.
ExtremeSportMED pushes the boundaries of exercise science with research projects on overuse injuries, fluency of movement and coordination, wearable measurement systems, smart clothing, telemedicine.