| Do you want a rewarding career that also lets you | | | | athletes have incurred. A second career in sports |
| work with a lot of people? Do you enjoy sports and | | | | medicine is called a sports medicine physical therapist. |
| physical activity? Do you want to be a doctor? If | | | | A sports medicine physical therapist works with |
| you answered yes to any of these then you may be | | | | athletes to rehabilitate them from sports related |
| interested in a career in sports medicine. A career in | | | | injuries, muscle problems, joint problems, etc. For A |
| sports medicine has many advantages for you. Not | | | | career as a sports medicine physical therapist you will |
| only is it an excellent career, but people educated in | | | | need to get certified as a physical therapist after |
| sports medicine are always needed. You know you | | | | your initial medical school training. |
| will always have a job in the field of sports medicine. | | | | Many college campuses offer courses in sports |
| Sports medicine has two fields of expertise. Sports | | | | medicine. Some even have job placement for people |
| medicine first focuses on injury treatment and injury | | | | that wish to start a career in the field of sports |
| prevention for athletes. The second focus of sports | | | | medicine. One great school to look into is The |
| medicine is to provide an athlete or athletes with | | | | American College of Sports Medicine. They offer |
| performance enhancement. This can be for any type | | | | certification in this field and are world renowned. For |
| of athlete. In sports medicine you can treat: runners, | | | | more information about sports medicine you can |
| bicyclists, football players, soccer players, hockey | | | | check out a book called The American Journal of |
| players, baseball players, and many other types of | | | | Sports Medicine. It has details on sports medicine |
| athletes. Sports medicine is open to many fields. The | | | | education and articles about sports medicine. |
| goal of a person who works in sports medicine is to | | | | This career is an excellent choice for many of you |
| make sure the athletes he or she treats achieve top | | | | out there. It's great to know when you are the one |
| performance and optimal health at all times. | | | | that helps an athlete perform his or her best. If you |
| There are many careers in sports medicine. One is | | | | are really good at it you may even get to treat the |
| called a sports medicine physician. A sports medicine | | | | athletes that are in the Olympics! Perhaps you will get |
| physician goes through medical school first and then | | | | to treat some of the world famous basketball stars |
| gets educated in sports medicine. This is when they | | | | or football players! Then you too can world famous! |
| learn to diagnose and treat sport related injuries that | | | | |