Sports medicine doctors are trained to diagnose and treat injuries and conditions related to the musculoskeletal system, which includes bones of the skeleton, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints, and other connective tissue. Sports Medicine doctors have extensive knowledge of the types of injuries that athletes and active individuals are most susceptible to, such as stress fractures, sprains, concussions, muscle cramps, ACL injuries, and shin splints. Additionally, they specialize in injuries and pain experienced as a result of everyday stress on the body, work conditions, active lifestyle, repetitive motion, and aging. It is the responsibility and goal of sports medicine specialist to help individuals avoid injury and minimize pain and propel them back to their active lifestyles.