Sports Medicine

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.

tyler haws

“I Trust that my hard

work will pay off”

Tyler Haws

  Brigham Young University

Basketball Player

Mormon Church

Missionary

Hard work pays off. If you work hard enough for something you want to accomplish i think it’s very possible you just have to set your mind to it and focus on it and not slack off. Just like in school Hard work pays off if you do your work then you will get what you deserve. If you work hard for that A you will reach that goal it you work hard enough to get it or if you want straight A’s go for it work hard in order to achieve this goal nothing is ever impossible you could achieve anything you set your mind to do. But you have to try hard. Tyler Haws didn’t get to where he is now magically he's not as good as he is just because he worked hard and it’s paying off. He’s a great basketball player who never misses when he takes a shot which is pretty amazing. You need to really want it and not just say you want it and not try you have to reach for it work hard and it will pay off all at the end. School Wise, Sports etc. It depends on you if you really want to accomplish it if you really want the grade or if you really want to become the best athlete ever it can happen. Just work hard.