Lawrence Donald Powell MD
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
/Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
Phone, Open Hours, Reviews & Information
(404) 616-2886
Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
A family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.
Health Insurance Plans Lawrence Donald Powell accepts
- Aetna Health Inc. (a GA corp.)
- Network: PREFERRED [East Point, GA] [30344]
- State: GA
- Year: 2024
- Accepting New Patiens: accepting
- CareSource Georgia Co.
- Network: PREFERRED [East Point, GA] [30344]
- State: GA
- Year: 2024
- Accepting New Patiens: accepting
- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Network: PARTICIPATING [East Point, GA] [30344]
- State: GA
- Year: 2024
- Cigna HealthCare of Georgia, Inc.
- Network: PREFERRED [East Point, GA] [30344]
- State: GA
- Year: 2024
- Accepting New Patiens: accepting