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What is Sports Therapy?
Sports Therapy is an aspect of healthcare
that is specifically concerned with the prevention of injury and the
rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum level of functional, occupational
and sports specific fitness, regardless of age and ability.
It utilizes the principles of sport and
exercise sciences incorporating physiological and pathological processes to
prepare the participant for training, competition and where applicable
work.
A Sports Therapist is a practitioner who:
Has the knowledge and ability to provide first aid and attend to injuries in
recreational, training and competitive environments.
Has the knowledge and ability to
assess and where appropriate refer on for specialist advice and
intervention.
Has the knowledge and ability to
provide sports massage pre and post activity.
Has the knowledge and ability to
implement appropriate rehabilitation program's
Has the knowledge to utilize sports
and exercise principles to optimize preparation and injury prevention
Taken from “The Society of Sports
Therapists”
Sports therapy is in the middle
of application to the heath professional council. If this is accepted then
sports therapy will be a protected health profession. This means that anyone who
calls themselves a sports therapist has been fully checked to have the correct
qualifications, and insurance.
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