| Innovative choice of careers has become quite | | | | student then proceeds to carry out a professional |
| prevalent these days, following a broad change in | | | | assignment in both clinical and academic environment. |
| choosing careers over the years. While the reasons | | | | This gives the person the required understanding as |
| may vary from new fields opening up to increasing | | | | well as the real world experience before starting to |
| awareness, sports medicine careers is just one field | | | | treat patients. If leaving at this level, the sports |
| that has benefited by more people opting for it. | | | | medicine careers open for pursuit are those of a |
| There are educational and professional criteria to be | | | | fitness instructor, nutritionist, scientific researcher or |
| fulfilled, for a successful sports medicine career. | | | | an academic professor. |
| Educational aspect deals with studying for a | | | | Beyond this level, the person may pursue further |
| profession in sports medicine. There is no separate | | | | studies that will give him or her the necessary skills, |
| category called sports medicine education; the term | | | | to diagnose and treat injuries sustained in the course |
| just refers to applying the principles of medicine, for | | | | of sport events or physical activities. |
| best performance and treatment of injuries from | | | | Health and medical professional working in the field of |
| exercise, sports and physical activity. | | | | sports medicine come from diverse backgrounds and |
| There is not even a specific called sport medicine | | | | prior experience such as training of athletes, exercise |
| education or a degree that can be obtained for this. | | | | physiology, primary care, physical therapy, sports |
| On the contrary, a number of fields in medical science | | | | psychology, nursing and nutrition; and they bring the |
| and exercise together form the filed of study, to | | | | unique learning an experience of these fields into their |
| pursue sports medicine career. | | | | treatment methods. Thus, their background is |
| Exercise science is a technical learning of physiological | | | | important to their continuous success in sports |
| and biomechanical principles that tell us about the | | | | medicine careers. |
| ability of the human body to adapt to various | | | | Sports medicine careers are being pursued by an |
| movements and physical activities. When studying | | | | increasing number of people. Simultaneously, jobs |
| exercise science, apart from learning it, research is | | | | have also increased and positions are available for |
| also important. | | | | sports medicine physicians, trainers, fitness instructors |
| After completing the learning of exercise science, the | | | | and others creating a win - win situation for all. |