Sports Medicine
Duties and Responsibilities: Sports physicians treat injuries that occur as a result of participation in sports such as knee injury, ankle sprains, head injuries, tendinitis and fractures. The care sports physicians may treat chronic health conditions that can affect athletic performance such as asthma and diabetes. The sports physicians counsel athletes help them maximize performance, to prevent injuries and lead a healthy lifestyle. They may suggest supplements the diet plans or exercise regimens to address performance issues, They also help athletes with psychological or substance abuse issues.Sport physicians collaborate with physical therapists, the athletic trainers and other healthcare professionals to plan courses of treatment and rehabilitation for their patients.
Salary: $161,205
Education: In order to be a sports medicine or athlete training is a common educational requirement for a career in sports medicine therapy. Sports medicine therapists must be licensed as physical therapists in the state where they intend to practice. The state licensure requirements for physical therapists vary but generally include graduation from a degree program that’s been accredited by the american physical therapy association and passage of the National Physical Therapy Examination which is overseen by the Federation of State Boards of Physical therapy. Some states require an additional jurisprudence examination that tests aspiring physical therapists on relevant state laws and regulations.
Reflection: I would really enjoy this career but then at the sometime i feel like i wouldn't because i'm really into sports and i like doing extracurricular activities on my free time it helps me forget about all my stress and problems i have. It’s also a very interesting career because you're dealing with patients that play sports and it’s pretty interesting like what if you meet someone famous because they recommend you to someone and they go to you. This is a really good and interesting job if you like working with students and you like to play sports.
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