American Osteopathic Academy is a professional osteopathic sports medicine organization founded in 1976. It advances a holistic, comprehensive approach to prevention, diagnosis, and management of exercise- and sport-related injury, dysfunction, and disease, with attention to athletes and other physically active people in recreational, occupational, and industrial settings. The academy focuses on education, professional development, collaboration, and advocacy in primary care sports medicine, while promoting fitness and exercise guidance and helping inform healthcare policy related to wellness, physical activity, and sporting events.