by Harold Abramowitz

Question by Awesome: Is a physical therapist the same as a sports therapist?
I’m interested in becoming what I read to be a “sports therapist” which is basically a person who helps athletes recover from injuries and help prevent them in the future. I would rather not have to deal with older folks, although I wouldn’t mind too much either. Is there a difference between a physical therapist and sports therapist?

Best answer:

Answer by mistify
In the US, a sports therapist is a physical therapist who chooses to work exclusively in the athletic field. However, you must learn “all” the therapy before just concentrating in sports therapy. In other words, you must complete general physical therapist education first…you can’t choose to learn just the sports stuff.

Athletic training is also another option…athletes only…but much less pay and much less job availability.

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