University of Nebraska at Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO Journal Articles Department of Biomechanics 3-2007 Herodicus, the father of sports medicine Anastasios D. Georgoulis University of Ioannina Irini-Sofia Kiapidou University of Ioannina Lamprini Velogianni University of Ioannina Nicholas Stergiou University of Nebraska at Omaha,
[email protected] Arthur Boland Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/biomechanicsarticles Part of the Biomechanics Commons Recommended Citation Georgoulis, Anastasios D.; Kiapidou, Irini-Sofia; Velogianni, Lamprini; Stergiou, Nicholas; and Boland, Arthur, "Herodicus, the father of sports medicine" (2007). Journal Articles. 96. https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/biomechanicsarticles/96 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biomechanics at DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal Articles by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. HERODICUS, THE FATHER OF SPORTS MEDICINE. Anastasios D. Georgoulis1, MD; Irini-Sofia Kiapidou1, PhD; Lamprini Velogianni1, Ma; Nicholas Stergiou2, PhD and Arthur Boland3, MD. 1Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Center of Ioannina, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Ioannina, PO BOX 1330, Ioannina 45110, Greece 2HPER Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, NE 68182, USA 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Sports Medicine/Shoulder Service, Yawkey Center 3G, Suite 3200, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA Contact details Anastasios D. Georgoulis, MD Methodiou Anthrakitou 1 Ioannina 45221, Greece E-mail:
[email protected] TEL/FAX: (+30) 26510-64980 1 ABSTRACT Herodicus (5th century BC) is the first person in the history of medicine who actually combined sports with medicine. He used to be a sports teacher, who later studied medicine and managed to succeed Euryphon in the medical school of Cnidos, one of the most prominent in ancient Greece together with its neighbor medical school of Cos (Hippocrates’ home).